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While I think many of the posts have been somewhat useless (not even
entertaining!), there are still many posts that either make me think, or
entertain me, so I'm all for keeping the group around.
Frank Filz wrote:
> Well, after another few weeks of .debate, I'm really really thinking I'm
> just going to abandon it, and honestly, more and more, I'm feeling it's
> a waste of Lugnet resources to have it. There are two constantly
> recurring shouting matches:
>
> - Scott vs Larry (and sorry folks - as they always say, it takes two to
> tangle [though I do have an opinion as to who has consistently provided
> worthwhile contribution to .debate])
>
> - The religion "debate" which constantly drags off into the Christians
> saying their piece, which is not even remotely a debate because their
> position by their definition CAN NOT be open to critical discussion.
>
> I think there are interesting things to debate, but it isn't happening
> here, and I honestly don't forsee it ever happening. One problem is that
> too many of the folks who are interested in honest debates have given up
> here.
>
> I'm also not convinced that the rancor generated in .debate will always
> stay there. We have seen leakage several times over the past weeks, and
> I see that leakage being a result of shouting matches building up steam
> in people here, and not being a place for folks to let off steam from
> hot discussion in other areas.
>
> If anyone has any ideas for how to make .debate something worth
> participating in, I'd love to hear them.
>
> --
> Frank Filz
> blowing off some steam...
>
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> Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
> Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) I agree with some of the philosophies about needing a place for off-topic things to spill, and needing a seperate place for them, etc, but I have to admit that I'm starting to wonder if there might not be a need to somehow restrict the posting (...) (24 years ago, 18-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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