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

[Bret Kulakovich]

Ah, of course. And not aimed specifically at you, Brett. The list in  
general seems to soften its structure when things speed up. I think  
it is thermodynamics.

Anyway - I merely spoke up because my mail.app uses referencing for  
threads (as many do) and I click on one message and they now all  
illuminate. =( So I thought I would lament to the list.


]3


On Jun 30, 2005, at 1:42 AM, Brett Paatsch wrote:

> 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 "
>
>
> ?
>
>
>
>
> ]3
>
>
>
>
> 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,
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> extropy-chat mailing list
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo/extropy-chat
>
> _______________________________________________
> extropy-chat mailing list
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> http://lists.extropy.org/mailman/listinfo/extropy-chat
>