OK here's a possible solution to the moderated, self moderated argument. On the PIC-List there are subgroups that you can opt in and out of. I'm sure many people here have seen the PIC-List. They have sub groups for EE, FOR SALE, OT, AVR etc. This could greatly reduce the Signal/Noise ratio for people who don't want to have their inboxes stuffed with Hacker Space Politics.<br>
<br>This could probably handle a chocnk of the issue for many people.<br><br>Just a thought.<br><br><span style="font-family: Arial;">Tocqueville's statement that </span><span style="font-family: Arial;">in a Democracy, the people get the government they deserve</span>, can be applied to Discussion Lists, Usenet groups and Hacker Spaces.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 12:09 PM, das ende der nahrungskette <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jg@monochrom.at">jg@monochrom.at</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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>i think a lot more people would have been willing to participate if the<br>
>issue hadn't been presented as "this is how it is, if you believe that<br>
>apolitical nonsense, you are stupid and ignorant" before discussion even<br>
>opened, and then followed up with ad hominem attacks instead of actually<br>
>discussing the issue. in my case, it was attacks both against me and my<br>
>little hackerspace.<br>
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</div>oh, i think the "pamphlet" can be considered a standard literary form<br>
of the present.<br>
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cultural technique, wee kan haz it too!<br>
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all the best<br>
johannes<br>
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