R: continued inflammatory and off-topic responses toconstructiveemails[wasRe: [Campaigns-l] blog efficiency inpolitics: the Finland case]

[Luis Villa]

On 10/24/06, Jonathan Trenn <jonathan_trenn at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Steven
>
> You're missing the point.
>
> The reason we have this discussion forum is related to the creation of a
> campaign wiki.  It is not to end up getting in debates on specific issues -
> abortion, Iraq, etc.  Many of these issues create a tremendous amount of
> passion and can often result in attacks against individuals, nations,
> faiths.
>
> That, in the end, completely takes us away from the mission.  Some, as a
> result, choose to leave.  They may be either insulted at the discussion at
> hand or they may have seen they way this may be going and end up not wanting
> any part of if.  Because the mssion is being hijacked.

Or merely that their time is being wasted; I certainly have more
important things to do than subscribe to and read a list if most of
the traffic is going to be completely irrelevant to my interests and
not related to the goal of the list.

Luis