From: Natasha Vita-More (natasha@natasha.cc)
Date: Sun Jul 20 2003 - 15:30:45 MDT
At 07:05 PM 7/18/03 -0400, you wrote:
> > "OK, but let's not just say it as a matter of faith. Let's
> > take real action. What exact changes do you propose to make
> > that will cut down on rancor? If no changes are made, none
> > will occur."
> >
> > Harvey, think outside the box. Changes can and will happen.
> > They might not happen when you want or expect them to happen,
> > but they shall. This is the nature of progress.
>
>This doesn't make sense to me. If we don't change the system, it won't
>change. ExI is currently in control of the list, the rules, the moderator,
>and the enforcement. Everything is happening exactly they way ExI's
>moderator implements it. If we don't enforce the rules, they aren't really
>in force. If we don't prohibit ad hominem, we can't claim ad hominem is
>prohibited on this list. I don't understand how doing nothing will
>institute change.
I never said we are doing nothing. In fact, we are doing something.
Natasha Vita-More
http://www.natasha.cc
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