[extropy-chat] Appropriate List Content - was Malachy's Prophecies; Pope John Paul II, then two before the destruction of the Holy Roman Church

justin corwin outlawpoet at gmail.com
Tue Apr 5 19:00:56 UTC 2005


Eugen 
> So far, everyone seems to disagree with me, either mildly, or strongly.
> Anyone else?

I read this list silently, most of the time. I'm too busy to post, and
haven't much to add, in most cases, to the rainbow of Extropian
Opinion. But the key point to be clear about here is if this list is a
place for Extropians to chat (about anything) or a place to hear
Extropian Chat.

I subscribe to this list to hear about transhumanist events, their
thoughts on relevant current events, and the wonderful filtering of
science and science fiction into easy readable segments.  I groan
every time that someone suggests starting a religion, when political
speak starts to repeat, when jingoism or banality leads to great
digressions in tone.

A lurker like me may not be the intended audience of this list. But I
come here for Extropian Topics. There are other, and better focused,
and often more qualified commentators/forums/discussion lists for
almost everything else. This is, as far as I'm aware, the Only place
for this brand of transhumanist thought.  So shouldn't we focus on
that?

I don't like 'suppression of speech', which is what censorship is
supposed to mean. But private discussion lists aren't the whole of
public discourse. It isn't censorship to prevent someone with a
bullhorn from running around inside your house. There are other places
to speak.

I would vote in favor of Eugen explaining a possible system of
'refocusing' Extropy-Chat, for consideration by list management.



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Justin Corwin
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