[OT] Re: discussions, opinions and religion

[Gregory Lypny]

I couldn't agree with Dan more.  Members of this list have done a  
good job in courteously steering discussions.  And I have come to  
understand Revolution as much from gaining an appreciation of the  
people who use it as from learning code.  It would be a shame if that  
were lost.

	Greg

     Gregory Lypny

     Associate Professor of Finance
     John Molson School of Business
     Concordia University
     Montreal, Canada


On 13-Dec-05, at 8:38 PM, Dan Shafer wrote:

> This list is the only community gathering space for Revolutionaries. I
> understand as well as anyone the desire to keep it largely focused  
> on using
> Revolution but if it becomes a restrictive space which actively  
> discourages
> friendly conversation and exchange of opinions on subjects that are  
> at least
> tangentially related, then I for one will be a less frequent visitor.
>
> Maybe that would be a good thing in the eyes of some, since I seem to
> instigate more than my share of off-topic conversations here. OTOH,  
> I always
> include [OT] in the subject line, which makes it easy for anyone  
> who doesn't
> want to be aware of such distractions to filter them out.