Tolerance

>Personally the attachments don't bother me, neither does the FTL thread
>(yet), but can't we be a little more tolerant??

I feel compelled to add my forpennorth (British 2 cents) to this:

Personally speaking I like to read mails relating (though not always
directly) to wargaming.  What I do not like to read (in volume) is a
discussion between two factions covering subjects which, although
starting
in game relavant material, rapidly expands into so much pseudo science
(my
physics is better than your physiscs) ramble.  Come on guys this is a
game
after all, who cares about the real world, we are PLAYING with little
spaceships, PRETENDING they are in space.  Surely we do not need to
justify
what we want to do with some science babble.  If I want to use some
super
X-ray laser scanner missile disruptor then as long as my gaming
group/oppponent doesn't mind/likes the idea then who cares if it
does/will
ever exsist.  As  a bonus if it works then I may post it on the net
where I
would expect an amount of 'its too expensive/powerful/try this
modification' type of discussion.  I do not feel it is neccesary for a
three week long argument over the net as to the possiblity of this thing
or
how it may work, in my mind it just DOES, is that not enough ? If folks
want to argue the future/potential physics of things then please do so
but
why not mail each other privately.

As far as attatchments go.  I thought the nettiquet of attatchments was
not
to send them unsolicited.  OK so I don't pay for my email time so I have
no
problems with them but some folks do, so perhaps it is best not to send
them unless asked to.

Rather than start a flame war over the mailing list, if folks want to
flame
me for my opinions then please mail me privately !

Stuart.

Stuart Murray

Department Of Molecular Genetics
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine
1300 Morris Park Avenue
Bronx
New York 10461

Tel: (718) 430 4289
smurray@aecom.yu.edu