RussellMc wrote:
> It may be useful if list members OTHER THAN Vitaliy and Bob (and
> russell ? :-) ) say publicly what they think "no politics" may or does
> mean. Having a corporate view may help.

I can see it both ways and don't intend to cast a vote, and will continue t=
o
participate occasionally if it appears to be within rules.  That last part
is tricky.  Sometimes things get stomped on, other times they seem to be le=
t
go.  I thought Bob made it clear this thread was supposed to stop, so I
refrained from posting for a while after that, but then others chimed in
anyway and now you're bringing it up.  Seriously guys, it's a bit confusing
at this end.

However, whatever is decided should apply to all.  It should certainly not
apply more to Vitaliy and less to admins.  Political or economic viewpoints
aren't list administration issues.  It is therefore very wrong and counter
productive in the long term for admins to grant themselves a special pulpit
for such issues.  Breaking into a thread and saying it's outside the list
realm and needs to be stopped is a admin issue, but then you can't use that
as a excuse to put espouse your own point of view.  You can't have it both
ways, at least not if you want to be taken seriously.

> It would be nice for protagonists to change the tag to something
> apposite (but polite :-) ) so that people can decide if it's liable to
> be worth reading.

But I note you didn't.


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