[ale] [OT] Big Brother Wins, We lose... From /. Real-ID Passes U.S. Senate 100-0

[Brian Stanaland]

I didn't look at it that way.  People who don't us the OT won't use
any other kind of label, either.  I sometimes enjoy these threads.  I
get to see things from all kinds of perspectives.  Points are brought
up that I never would have thought of.  Not saying I've "changed" my
mind about some things because of it, but I have without a doubt
modified my thinking some.  And isn't that what lists are about?  It
may be OT, sometimes VERY OT, but it's all about the exchange of ideas
and information.

Brian....


On 5/12/05, ChangingLINKS.com <groups at changinglinks.com> wrote:
> On Thursday May 12 2005 07:53, Geoffrey wrote:
> > ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> > > Next time, argue that people should use OT in the subject line.
> > > Everyone agrees that the use of [OT] is considerate and allows those not
> > > wishing to see these political threads a way to filter.
> >
> > Better yet, use [PT] 'Political Topic', hence folks who simply aren't
> > interested in building on the flamewar can filter on that.
> 
> I vote against the [PT] .
> My thinking is that if we can't get people to USE [OT] consistently, there is
> no way they will remember to use [PT]. I thought that telling people to use
> [OT] would be a solution, BUT then there will be tons of flamewars on what is
> "[OT] or not." A better solution is to charge $1 for failing to use [OT] -
> but again, enforcement of that rule would cause enforcement flamewars. :)
> 
> > Seriously,
> > there's never been any productive discussions on politics on this list.
> > Nothing is gained, people just blow the bandwidth.
> 
> There IS something gained in these flamewars.
>    If there wasn't, they wouldn't happen.
>     I can think of numerous benefits off of the top of my head.
> 
> Likewise, the "wasting/blowing bandwidth" objection gets repeated everytime a
> discussion is [OT]. The objection is not only invalid, but just as
> "non-productive" as the original thread. Still, apparently there IS a benefit
> for restating the false argument of "saving bandwidth."
> 
> Flamewars, Saving bandwidth and other seemingly pointless behaviors will
> always be a part of this list. The "wise" don't participate, post worthless
> objections, or even post objections TO those objections.
> --
> Wishing you Happiness, Joy, and Laughter,
> Drew Brown
> http://www.ChangingLINKS.com
> 
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