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Subject: 
What, no answer?
Newsgroups: 
lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Fri, 12 Oct 2001 09:42:00 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Lawrence Wilkes writes:
> > 
> > > Or better still
> > > Ban lugnet.off-topic.debate, so we can get back to discussing Lego.
> > 
> > The argument has been made in the past that having .debate as a place to
> > send off topic debates is good for the rest of LUGNET.
> > 
> > If you want to discuss LEGO, do so. Nothing is stopping you, nothing is
> > making you post here, and posts here do not as a habit spill out elsewhere.
> > 
> > Change the channel, don't call for the channel's abolishment. It is up to
> > the owners of LUGNET to decide, of course.
> > 
> > My suggestion of a binding vote, with .debate participants being the voters,
> > was a totally serious one, whatever you or anyone else thinks.
> > 
> > I seriously agree with others that have said that .debate is less useful to
> > other participants with both Scott and myself in it and infighting, and
> > banishing one of us may well return it to some more useful state.
> > 
> > I of course have a preference as to which one is the more useful poster
> > here, but I am biased.
> > 
> > Scott has already said he would not abide by such an outcome.
> 
> This not true Larry. Where did I say that?

What, no answer?

Scott A

> 
> I rejected the whole foolish notion - not its outcome. If I did take part, I
> would "abide by such an outcome". But I am not, so this is not an issue.
> Perhaps you could run alone:
> 
> Vote 1) Larry Stays
> Vote 2) Larry Goes
> 
> 
> 
> > I would. What
> > does that tell you about the relative merits of each candidacy?
> 
> Err. Nothing other than that you would rather not debate than justify
> yourself. It also tells me that you do not understand the meaning of the
> word "candidacy":
> 
> candidate
> noun [C]
> a person who is competing to get a job or elected position.
> 
> candidacy, British also candidature
> noun [U]
> She is expected to announce officially her candidacy (=the fact that she is
> a candidate) for president early next week.
> 
> Scott A
> 
> > 
> > The actual mechanism of banishment need not involve actual administrative
> > action, at least in my case, as I would abide without the need for such a
> > mechanism.



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  Re: ScottFroth(tm) answered
 
(...) This not true Larry. Where did I say that? I rejected the whole foolish notion - not its outcome. If I did take part, I would "abide by such an outcome". But I am not, so this is not an issue. Perhaps you could run alone: Vote 1) Larry Stays (...) (25 years ago, 11-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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