Who said the list has to be democratic?  My company is not a democracy.  If
it was it would collapse in a minute.  Democracy is a form of government it
does not apply to everything.  My family is not a democracy.  If my three
kids vote against my wife and I we decide, not them.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Xiaofan Chen" <xiaofanc@gmail.com>
To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 1:23 AM
Subject: Re: [OT]: HAI & list moderation (was: RE: [OT]:: Depression
curewithin hours)


> On 1/27/07, Vitaliy <spam@maksimov.org> wrote:
> > James Newtons Massmind wrote:
> > > As a list owner, I get to set the rules and define the words.
> >
> > Yes, this is what it boils down to.
>
> So we have to agree that there is no democracy process here even
> though the following rules set by Jame the God of the PIClist is
> very ambiguous. I believe the rules are set in such a way so that
> he can explain it in his favor.
>
> > > The forbidden
> > > here is discussion of what can not be known. Things that will not
reveal
> > > themselves to confirmable tests and studies.
>
> It is very hard to define "can not be known". That is very subjective. To
a
> free thinker like me, any supernature things are non-existent and it is
> "known" to me. To one firmly belive in certain religion, the God they
> believe is known to them.
>
> >
> > However, I also think that sometimes you are being inconsistent in your
> > application of the rules, and I reserve the right to voice my opinion
> > regarding this subject, as well as others, including (but not limited
to)
> > polyamory, homosexuality, poligamy, and mahogany. What you do with that
> > opinion is up to you.
> >
>
> The truth is that James is a human being and a human being can not
> be always consistent.
>
> So the best approach is to ignore those topics and let people indulged in
the
> [WOT] topics continue their topics. Sometime they do become interesting
> even though one may not agree with what they say.
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