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Re: What am I missing here?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 13 Nov 2000 16:10:57 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Eric Joslin writes:
> If you don't want to take part in it, why not just skip the posts? Why find >it necessary to post just to say that you think it should stop? If those
> people are (for whatever reason) happy to keep debating it, why not just
> leave them to it and move on to other threads yourself?
This is a good point, but I'm prevented from taking your advice because I
access LUGNET via the web rather than as a newsgroup. As such, I see all
the posts in .debate. Is there a way to filter out a specific thread? In
any case, I generally try to follow discussions here whatever they concern.
> I guess I'm just confused about the motivation for asking people to stop a
> discussion just because you aren't interested in taking part in it.
On the contrary; I'm greatly interested in participating, but I recognize
it to be futile. I can see vast holes in the reasoning of one poster in
particular, but I'm keeping my mouth shut about it because I know no change
would come from my pointing them out.
Dave!
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Message has 2 Replies:
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| (...) I read via the web too, and to my knowledge, no, there isn't. I just skip anything that is in a thread I don't want to read. I tend to use the "compact" method of viewing, so all I see are the posts' subject lines. (...) Ah. I gave that up a (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
| | | Re: What am I missing here?
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| (...) If you think you have valuable points to contribute, I'd sure be interested in your participation. I for one am NOT decided. If I'm the person whose reasoning you see vast holes in, I would welcome your input, if I'm not, I'd still welcome (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) And yet you both found it necessary to say that it's pointless and ask that people stop. I'd say that people that are taking the time and energy to actually post about it are finding some value in it, whatever that may be (and beleive me, I'm (...) (24 years ago, 13-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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