The Oath of Enlistment was Re: [extropy-chat] Re: Meta: Too far

[Brett Paatsch]

Sorry :-)

I can deconstuct that for you by reading from the right and using the Re:s
as place holders.

I had posted a post headed "Meta: Too far Re: [extropy-chat] Re: Iraq and 
legality again".
The discussion had been about "Iraq and legality" which this list has 
discussed before, going
right back to before the invasion of Iraq in fact.

I meta'ed a post that I thought, rightly or not, was not really about "Iraq 
and legality again"
but was an attack on two posters.

This Meta'ing, wise or otherwise by me, caused interest, and people joined 
the
discussion that before hand had not been in it.

Damien then pruned the subject header to "Re: Meta: Too far " dropping the 
rest of the
header but leaving my miss spelling of too.

The list reply process adds "Re: [extropy-chat]" to the front of anything, 
so we got
"Re: [extropy-chat] Re: Meta: Too far".

Because I have been following all of the conversation including the 
diversions I
can actually make sense of the header and did want to retain something of 
its
history because others like me may be able to read it and get meaning from 
it.

I pit the words "The Oath of Enlistment was" at the front of what to me was
and still is meaningful.

I don't mind if someone else prunes it, or leaves it, I will be able to find 
it
if I want to anyway.

Hope the above clarifies, if clarification, was necessary.

I think it was Einstein that said things should be as simple as possible but
no simpler.

Brett Paatsch


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Bret Kulakovich
To: ExI chat list
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: The Oath of Enlistment was Re: [extropy-chat] Re: Meta: Too far




Not to mention the horror of these subjects, sub-heads, and organization of 
the threads thereof.


"Re: The Oath of Enlistment was Re: [extropy-chat] Re: Meta: Too far "


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On Jun 29, 2005, at 8:20 PM, Brett Paatsch wrote:


Sometimes, as I have to do other things as well, I can't keep up with the 
rate at which threads move along,





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