Personally, I would propose the following alternative:
1. If it's national or international news, we don't need to discuss the merits
on a mailing list. Nobody is going to have their eyes opened or mind changed
through these arguments. To the contrary, such comments from behind a keyboard
ten
Thank you I support this proposal.Sincerely,Theresa Sent from my iPhoneOn Jan 3, 2025, at 9:28 AM, Jonathan Sheffi wrote:I disagree. Political event invites inherently contain political statements (that's how we got into this mess to begin with!). Therefore they need to go to the new political ch
Those who want something different should create and moderate.LT and the work of the moderators served many well.It is not the responsibility of LT moderators to do anything different.The ball is in the court of those who want otherwise to create something else…something that meets your specific ne
I agree, discussions here about anything political won't solve anything,
rather create tension.
On Fri, Jan 3, 2025 at 9:28 AM Jonathan Sheffi wrote:
> I disagree. Political event invites inherently contain political
> statements (that's how we got into this mess to begin with!). Therefore
> the
Jonathan
,
Thank you for your proposal, which I heartily endorse.
There is a time and place for everything. I would also prefer that
national and international politics not be broadcast in Lincoln Talk.
Surely there must be more appropriate fora for those sorts of things
Happy New Year. neighbor
What’s been asked for and what has been truly required for many years now
is a web-based discussion forum that would facilitate the partitioning off
of discussions people don’t necessarily want to engage in- Through Internal
forums and sub forms that are geared to such topics. These Forums have bee
I disagree. Political event invites inherently contain political statements
(that's how we got into this mess to begin with!). Therefore they need to
go to the new political channel along with the discussion around them.
On Fri, Jan 3, 2025, 08:33 Paul Shorb wrote:
> My votes:
> Some version of
My votes:
Some version of suggestion #1 could be OK; I defer to the judgment of
the LT moderators.
Suggestion #2 seems unnecessary. LT seems like a reasonable place to simply
post notices of upcoming events that are aimed at Lincoln residents, even
if they concern topics outside of Lincoln, and I'
I support this proposal.
June Matthews
From: Lincoln On Behalf Of Jonathan Sheffi
Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2025 10:34 PM
To: Lincoln Talk
Subject: [LincolnTalk] Moving geopolitics off of Lincoln Talk – permanently
When discussions about Israel and the rights of Jewish people started, I was
