[Am-info] QUESTION - Should this list go away?

[felmon davis]

On Wed, 23 Jun 2004, Hans Reiser wrote:

> I think that turning off the list is reasonable but not for the reasons
> you supply.
>
> Nader is the only one who would end support for Israel, and that is the
> only way out of the Middle East problem for the US.  So long as we are
> supporting the ethnic cleansing of palestine, we will continue to have
> to expend hundreds of billions a year on security that inconveniences
> our lives.
>
> I will not vote for him, because I want Bush out, and because I think
> the wealthy should not pay confiscatory tax rates, but I respect him.
>
> I do wish that Nader would withdraw at the last minute so that Bush
> would lose.

I have my political sympathies too but I think this discussion is
going off course.

as I see it, the issue is that the moderator no longer wants to
moderate the list under the present arrangement. so the question is
not whether Nader is good or bad, Bush is saint or villain, etc., - to
be sure, the arguments are interesting and hair-pulling.

the question is: do we keep the list?

if we keep it, we can do it with, or without, Gene's generous offer to
find another host and continue moderating it.

I vote that we seek to keep the list. and I would warmly encourage
Gene to seek another host and continue moderation.

my reason: I much prefer having Gene on the list than staying with
this host. the host doesn't mean anything to me beyond being a vehicle
for discussion.

if there are compelling reasons to stay with this host, I would regret
bidding adieu to Gene, and then we need to find another moderator.

I am not sure what is involved, Gene spoke of removing spam. anything
else necessary?

I find Fred's stuff on Linux a lot more germane to the list than the
debates on the glories/inglories of Bush, except in so far as they
relate to the 'industry'.

Felmon

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Felmon Davis - Dept of Philosophy
Union College - Schenectady, NY
May your Tongue stick to the Roof of your
Mouth with the Force of a Thousand Caramels.