Re: Mine Safety Subordinated to Mining Company Interests
- From: alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Alan)
- Date: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 06:45 +0000 (GMT Standard Time)
In article <11s3fv49j0bsl47@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
joschapern4ospam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Jo Schaper) wrote:
> Alan wrote:
> > IMHO, this is a newsgroup and you are as entitled to have an opinion as
> > anybody else, but of course, as you seem to think that Brian, Al and Stuart
> > are the only ones entitled to speak in this newsgroup then I guess that is
> > why you are now apologising for daring to express your opinion.
>
> Anybody here can say anything they wish, Alan, as long as they are civil
> about it, IMO. That includes EVERYBODY whether I agree with them, their
> views, or not. None of us have ever met, and we're known for the words
> we type.
But George has already admitted that he complains to people's ISPs, and the
funniest part of all is that none of us would have known if he kept his mouth
shut, cos the post in question has obviously been withdrawn. This means we all
have to be careful about what we say, to make sure we don't offend George. So
now things have gone from some mere disagreement about plate-tectonics and earth
expansion, to a newsgroup where George indulges in censorship.
> > What I am saying is, what the hell are you apologising for?
> Not apologizing. Just making clear that I wasn't trying to raise hell,
> just get some feedback on a notion I had. Mr. Kepler gave some feedback,
> based on his position of knowledge in the mining industry. That's good.
> I had my say. That's good too. I learned some things. Hopefully others
> did as well. Isn't that the whole point of a discussion....
>
> Most of my views are within 20% of a reasonable centrist viewpoint--a
> position which means I am much more likely to be misunderstood than if I
> was out on the extremes. Plus, you get both sides mad at you at times,
> because you see everything in gray, not black and white.
>
> There is a diffence between apologizing, and indicating reasonableness.
Well I admit that I was teasing you a little bit, but now George has entered the
world of censorship and we all have to be very careful what we say. Next thing
you know he will be starting one of those moderated newsgroups where he and Al,
Brian and Stuart can moderate everything anybody says. And even now, I could be
teasing you a little more, but George is probably archiving everything we say
and sending it to "Homeland Security". He might even be a CIA agent. Who knows
any more?
This message has been designed to self-destruct within ten seconds, and as
always, the secretary will deny all knowledge of this matter.
Alan
http://www.veloceraptor.free-online.co.uk/enigma.html
http://veloceraptor.blogspot.com/
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