To me, the issue is ongoing debates where those involved are fully entrenched in their views. A forum like this is good for exchanging viewpoints and ideas and all kinds of other things. I don't think it's an appropriate place when the main objective is to just debate.
>From what I can tell, the moderators have been pretty judicious about shutting things down and I fully support them when things just keep going back and forth and spiralling off the original topic. My .02. -Bob On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 11:37 AM llas902551--- via Lincoln < [email protected]> wrote: > Thank you for your thoughtful response. > Lynne LaSpina > > Sent from the all new AOL app for Android > <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.aol.mobile.aolapp> > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 10:38 AM, Kathryn Anagnostakis > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 9:02 AM Seth Rosen <[email protected]> wrote: > > Katy, I agree the moderators make the rules. They do this for free, so > it’s hard to get too pushy. But ultimately they do it because it’s a > community service, so they want it to add value. > > I wonder - is he really “dominating the discussion”? It’s email and it’s > asynchronous. At town meeting there’s a room full of people with limited > time and attention — this is not that. No one has to get drawn into the > debate if they don’t wish to. > What actually happens in my experience - having read his posts for many > years. Someone makes a statement or expresses support for a fairly popular > opinion. Sometimes it’s not very well supported or lacks substance. Lots > of people throw their support behind that statement, because it appeals to > the majority. Dennis comes in and provides a detailed thoughtful and > well-supported analysis of why he disagrees. > > When I see those long treatises I don’t feel annoyed that they’re too > long. I feel grateful that he took the time to propose a counter-narrative > and even more grateful that he did so knowing that it wasn’t popular. > > If we’re looking for neighbors to affirm neighbors, that’s what it’s > turning into. Candidly I’m encouraged that even the people who don’t agree > with Dennis at all are chiming in to support him. > > > Totally agree. > > Dennis cannot drown anyone out over email. If you want to simply state > your opinion and not back it up with facts or studies feel free to do so. > Feeling annoyed because someone with a differing opinion takes their own > time to support their opinion isn't valid in adult conversation. If you do > not want to engage with Dennis simply do not reply to his lengthy emails. > Anyone is free to disagree and not follow up. > > Dennis is writing those emails mostly to provide information for people > who don't already have an opinion set in stone - in fact I view his emails > almost like a public service. I definitely disagree with him at times but > I love that he has done a ton of research. That makes it easier for me to > hone my own disagreement or, for issues I haven't thought about, gives me > simple information. > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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