[Air-l] peace

[KeithDoyon at aol.com]

sj wrote:  <<The interesting question that Danny initially asks, that I've 
been interested in for a very long time, is to do with our expectations for 
community. Should we expect discussion of the war, silence about it, or 
ignorance of it, how do those expectations come about and how do they change? 
>>

and mt added:  << In other on-line communities I have participated in, the 
communities generally had a set of "business rules" roughly governing online 
behavior and themes. >>


I haven't previously posted on this topic, not because I don't share strong 
feelings, but rather because, in my strictly personal experience, I have 
never participated in any online community that didn't have something akin to 
"a set of 'business rules' roughly governing online behavior and themes" 
without sooner or later experiencing an acute time and attention/energy 
allocation conflict, due to large numbers of posts far afield from the 
"theme" of the list I was trying to keep up with.  It's like attending a 
committee meeting with a weak chairman who lets discussion meander 
indefinitely ... such meetings are exhausting.  So is keeping up with posts.  
Somewhere along the line, something else has to be sacrificed to do it.   But 
they're fascinating and informing, so I keep reading ... lol

Here's to a compationate victory, leading to a long, agreeable peace.
Keith
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