From: Greg Burch (gregburch@gregburch.net)
Date: Sat Mar 29 2003 - 14:00:37 MST
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-extropians@extropy.org
> [mailto:owner-extropians@extropy.org] On Behalf Of John K Clark
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2003 10:25 AM
> To: extropians@extropy.org
> Subject: Re: META: Enforcement of mandatory subject labeling
>
>
> There has been a request to label posts that deal with
> certain events in a country whose name must not be spoken.
> I'm happy to comply but I am curious, what's the big deal?
> The time it takes to set up elaborate filters and write posts
> complaining that other posts are not properly labeled is much
> longer than just hitting the old delete button. Is it really
> the end of the world if you happen to see a few words of it
> in the fraction of a second before it enters electronic heaven?
>
> John K Clark jonkc@att.net
So far, I'm not inclined to try to impose any kind of rule, because I
tend to agree with you, John. Most folks HAVE voluntarily accepted a
"country-name label" to assist those who want to have some kind of
automated filter. Me? I delete most of these posts without reading
them, mainly because I don't have time. However, I'm glad I don't have
an automated filter because, from time to time, I see a post by someone
whose writings I usually find enlightening, or I dip into a thread I'm
otherwise ignoring, just to see what's going on.
Greg Burch
Vice-President, Extropy Institute
http://www,gregburch.net
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