Re: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread f10r14n
Hi, I think tagging your messages OT is not really analogous with smoking outside someone's home. I think it's rather like tagging a podcast or radioshow as 'Explicit'. I think it allows those who do not want to read it to safely skip it, knowing it is about something they do not care about. I agr

Re: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread Scott Rumery
Hello, I really like this idea. I have been wanting to do something like this for a while now, but I just didn't know how to get such a project started. I do have some time on my hands as i am not employed right now. So if I can help in any way to get this project under way, please let me kn

Re: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread Marlaina Lieberg
I find myself wondering why some folks think putting an o t notification in the subject think that makes the post ok for a given list, smile. No vengeance meant, just it feels kind of rude to me, like if I say no smoking in my house so you stand in the doorway with your back in my house and you

Re: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread f10r14n
Hello, Very well. I have put up two warnings for this being off-topic, but I have noticed that some people have taken offense at my posting this on an apple-only mailing list. I will therefore not speak of it again, or perhaps one more time to share a link to a dedicated list for discussions regar

Re: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread Emrah
Hello Florian, My understanding of "taking it off list" is exactly what you described in your message and I approve Kawal's suggestion. I don't want to step on anybody's toes, but perhaps you could create a new discussion list and paste a link here to invite the interested ones to join? Your ide

Re: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread f10r14n
No need to write you off list for you can just use the 'reply to author' function or get my email address from the from: line in my emails. I was only posting here to announce my idea, and if Cara tells me to stop posting then I will. I am reluctant to take this off list for I want people to be abl

Re: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Why not take this off list as Cara does not like completely OT. After all its her list in a sense and we have to abide by the rules and I think her wishes should be respected. If you write to me off list, I will point you to some. Kawal. On 3 Jan 2012, at 12:58 PM, f10r14n wrote: > Hello, >

Re: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread f10r14n
Hello, I am not aware of any such resources , either in English or in Dutch, which cover the topics previously described. Indeed, I want this information to be accessible, free of charge, without any hastle, to anyone who needs it . And I want people to be able to contribute with whatever they thi

Re: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
But there loads of local resources covering these types of things unless this is for those throughout the world? Not against this but may be you will duplicate local sources of information. Kawal. On 3 Jan 2012, at 12:08 PM, Angela Delicata wrote: > very good idea. > I'm with you and I'd lik

RE: completely OT: new independence community website planned

2012-01-03 Thread Angela Delicata
very good idea. I'm with you and I'd like to see the site on line soon. Regards. Angela from Italy. -- "La verità si ritrova sempre nella semplicità, mai nella confusione". (Isaac Asimov). -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com]