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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TimF who wrote (65760)	11/4/2002 7:29:48 PM
From: The Philosopher	Respond to of 82486

It could be an excellent option, if you actually enforce the rules. But CH would not like it because honestly he might be on a short leash in terms of saying anything negative about Poet on the thread. Not at all. You may have noticed that months went by here with very interesting discussions where I said not a single word to or about Poet. This fallacy that I am somehow obsessed with her is pure nonsense, and proved to be so. You may also notice that on other threads, such as DAR, I am a model of decorous posting. This thread is the BR, or now SITST, and is designed for combat. But if you set one up that is designed for the kind of posting that went on here before the hate crowd leapt in to try to destroy the thread, more power to you. And I would welcome being able to post again about issues of interest without being perpetually bombarded by attack posts from E, JLA, Laz, and the rest of the crowd. So as to me, go for it.

To: TimF who wrote (65760)	11/4/2002 7:32:32 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Just one further note. I'm assuming that things that happened on other threads wouldn't have any impact on participation in your thread. That was Laz's problem. I agreed to a no to-or-about with Poet on SMBR, and he agreed to unban me. I kept that, but because of a totally different post on a different thread totally unrelated to Poet, he went back on his word and broke his promise. I'm hoping you won't set the same sort of rule for your thread, but that you will only monitor and manage the behavior on it, and leave BR as a free-for-all for those who want to keep free-for-alling. Does this work for you?

To: TimF who wrote (65760)	11/4/2002 7:42:12 PM
From: Tom C	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

That sounds like a good idea to me. I for one am ashamed of my own behavior on this thread. Not so much for what I've said but for getting sucked down in the muck on several occasions.

To: TimF who wrote (65760)	11/4/2002 7:46:27 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

If you do, you should name it "No Spitting Allowed." <g>

To: TimF who wrote (65760)	11/4/2002 7:47:22 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Go for it! (I guess this thread will be for this war...) Sure seems to be. Even people like EV. Now THAT's a bit extreme! :-) If he showed up, I think the problem would take care of himself. If he posts his usual crap, I will not withhold fire. I will stick to the facts. That generally has the worst effect on him anyway. And, in honor of your idea, I am ceasing fire here.