Craig White wrote: > ---- > not wishing to make this a referendum on Bryan, Karanbir or anyone else, > it's obvious that one of the primary effects of attempts to moderate, by > anyone, accelerates/exacerbates the problem - having exactly the > opposite of the intended effect. > > In essence, we have a situation where everyone is both right and wrong. > > The founders of the American Constitution recognized that strength came > from the expression of ideas and that those in power should not be able > to control or silence their opponents/detractors as that weakened the > country. I pretty much feel that the same happens here as well - that > CentOS is weakened by heavy handed attempts to silence those whose > opinions we don't like. We all have filters and delete buttons. List > owners of course have the option to knock people out but are almost > always wisest not to use that power except when absolutely necessary and > I'm quite certain that it hadn't reached that state. > > Craig > not at all, this stupid thread started from a blank email (a mistake) that needed NO response from anyone nor should it be continued. we get enough junk in our mailboxes as it is don't you think!