Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] plans for future MLUG Discussion discourse

["Christian M. Cepel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

And he shall show them the road to the promised land of paradise.   
Whatever.

This coming from the person who motivates people to every once in a 
while (once or twice a year) post statistics that show that for sheer 
volume of posts, Mike beats all comers hands down.

/ /Christian M. Cepel

Mike Miller wrote:
> Just to let you know...
>
> I cannot respond to most people's messages because there often are too 
> many of them.  So sometimes my responses to critics are too brief to 
> provide a rationale that makes my perspective clear and this can only 
> make things worse.  Therefore, to avoid more problems I will only 
> reply to messages about political or religious matters that seem (A) 
> serious and well-reasoned, or (B) factual (as in citing published 
> materials).  I am not saying that people have to agree with me to get 
> a response -- they don't -- but I am saying that messages that consist 
> of opinions and feelings and that lack a clearly logical argument, or 
> messages about what I am like as a person, will not get a response.  
> That doesn't mean I won't read such messages.  I might read them but 
> if they are long I won't finish them and I won't respond to them.  
> This should only apply to contentious issues and when it comes to 
> discussions about computer stuff or gadgets I'm sure nothing will change.
>
> In fact, I would recommend that everyone do what I am planning to do 
> and probably we'll find that the quality of postings improves.
>
> Best,
>
> Mike
>
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