A thought on discussions such as the current Braille one
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Gene
As list owner, I thought this would be a good time
to explain why I allow such discussions as the Braille one to continue.
Some list owners see such lists of this kind as an almost exclusively question
and answer list where technical questions are posed and answered or
discussed. I see this list as going beyond that to an extent. Too
much discussion of a philosophical nature would detract from the list but a
certain amount, from time to time, allows list members to develop a sense of
community and to learn a little bit aboutother members. I don't think it
is good for a list if people just discuss technical problems without ever having
any human contact. Its isolating.
Some people may have been wondering why I allow
such discussions or why I don't stop them much sooner. If a discussion
goes on too long and is producing mostly repetitive comments, or if a topic
comes up which is divisive and causing ill feeling on the list, I would stop
them. But the Braille topic is not doing so. A little disagreement
is not the same as ill feeling.
If people have comments about this question, they
may write me at
gsasner at
gmail.com. Don't forget to use the actual at sign in stead of the
written out word. I used the written out word to stop bots from harvesting
my address for spam.
Gene, owner
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