Re: Other Forces

>On Wed, 12 Aug 1998 15:30:28 -0500, Thomas Barclay writes:
>>Niall spake thusly upon matters weighty:
>>> >> At this rate we should really start a separate list for the
>>> >> discussion of historical and political perspectives on the FT
>>> >> universe.  Its a pity a list that used to be quite friendly  and
>>> >> sensible has taken a turn for the worse.  Maybe we should just
put a
>>> >> total ban on certain topics for a while and let things get back
to
>>> >> normal.
>>> >
>>> >Probably. And I hate to say it, but this topic interests me as much
>>> >as the others. But in any case, nastiness not required. :)
>>
>>Anyone game to tackle setting up such a list?
>>
>
>If people fel there is serious need for a seperate list, I'll
>volunteer to start one up.  Lists are easy, finding good enough
>content is the hard part.

IMHO, reasoned discussion of the development and details of the
background
is perfectly valid on this list, and very useful. It just needs a
consensus
of common sense to know when it has drifted far enough off-topic that
the
thread should be killed....

Jon (GZG)
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