Re: OT posts, an answer, and my sarcasm button (you asked...!)

[Roger Burton West <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm running some recent posts through the same filter I'd normally apply
to list posts, to give an example...

On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 06:08:04PM -0700, dreamofpeace@juno.com wrote:
>Hello,
>
>        OK, if those are the standards, I can accept them; thanks for the
>clarification.  But I maintain that it's only fair if *all* political
>speech is kept out.  My impression is that only (or mostly) the
>expression of political opinions from the left have been repudiated,
>while right wing views (for example, contempt for the Geneva Conventions)
>are routinely expressed with approbation.

This post is off-topic.

On Sun, Apr 21, 2002 at 11:42:26PM -0500, Robert J. Hansen wrote:
>To that, I have this to say:
>
>1.  Life isn't fair.
>
>2.  What is permitted on the list, by the listmaster, is not the same as
>that which the community will permit.  This does not make us fascists,
>hypocrites, or autocrats.  It just means we're a community.

This post is _also_ off-topic. :-)

On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 05:28:23AM +0000, Matt_Da_Mann Lennane wrote:
>War is hell, a "Humane" war will be every one plays a game of cards, like 
>snap, gee wouldn't that be nice.

This post isn't off-topic because it has some relevance to the game -
dealing with the behaviour of people in actions similar to those
encountered in the game.

On Mon, Apr 22, 2002 at 08:04:13AM -0000, emil@iversen.as wrote:

>I agree with manu being something of a leftist. but I also believe that rules in
>war aren't always that easy to follow :) the best thing to do is to keep
>political discussions off list, that way no one is offended. Stick to my policy,
>wich is to never discuss politics with your friends unless they share your
>opinions. works for me, I got lots of right wing conservative friends.

This post is off-topic.

Does this make the policy clearer? Manu, if you want to post something
that's _relevant to the game_ and has a left-wing-ish viewpoint - in
that order of priority - I shall happily let it go through.

When you post game-relevant information, I don't do anything about it; 
that's the way things are supposed to work. When you post propaganda 
and links to propaganda, I object. (That's "you" as in everyone here, 
by the way. Including me - if you guys don't like my actions as a list 
member, rather than as a list owner, tell me so.)

The only other time I kill discussions is when I start to see
unsubscription requests. Not everybody posts a "goodbye to the list".

-- 
Roger Burton West - roger@firedrake.org - gamer since 1984
http://firedrake.org/roger/rpg/
66. Things that must be together to work, usually can't be shipped together.