The Logic Off Topic list

On Monday, October 21, 2002, at 12:01 PM, Jeremy Martin wrote:

> cen·sor

My view is this: the opinions of the censor are arbitrary.

Example: shortly after Joeri started his version of the LUG there was a 
discussion which I participated in regarding the relative merits of the 
Be operating system. Joeri squashed several of my posts, delcaing it 
not on topic since there was no Logic on Be (despite Markus having 
expressed his interest in the OS)

6 months later - in the heady days when Markus was enthusing about Be's 
streaming capabilites - even developing Audiowerk driver for it - Joeri 
himself was writing messages concerning Be.

Nowadays we have regular discussion on the LUG about these same 
streaming capabilities - only they are under the banner of OSX and 
called "Audio Units".

go figure

So much for "moderation"

I applaud the creation of the OT list - it does remove clutter from the 
main list, and does perform a useful function in moving such banalities 
as platform wars over to a separate area. Furthermore, it allows 
discussion of issues which may not be "mainstream" today, but become so 
later.

That said - the OT list should not have any limits on discussion aside 
from patrolling for spam and trolls.

In the current discussion, I find myself agreeing with Denis who has 
been on the LUG ever since I can remember, and whose posts have been 
helpful and provocative from the beginning (hey, that's so far back 
that even Gerhard himself was on the list). If Denis left the LUG, it 
would be diminished. I disagree with him about missing Joeri, though, 
personally, I miss Fokke. :-)

To the current "admins" - keep doing the good work in ensuring that the 
main LUG stays focused on Logic issues. Direct what you will to the OT 
list - but do not try to apply any "conduct and morals" judgement to 
the OT. The list is not that busy anyhow. Everyone here is a 
responsible person. Responsible enough to make the decision whether to 
ignore or join in any discussion.