[Foundation-l] [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2008 will happen in Alexandria, Egypt

[Dmcdevit]

Marc Riddell wrote:
> So it's not strictly flowing
> exactly from the original topic, so what! It's conversation. Now the
> suggestion is to actually moderate (punish) the participants. My question is
> simple: How on earth is this conversation harming this List or anyone
> reading it? 
Foundation-l is not an amateur debate club. I don't give a whit about 
your pontifications on sexuality, religion, and politics, and neither 
does my inbox. Frankly, I have no idea what you Thomas, Ray, Anthony and 
others think you are accomplishing, but I am very frustrated that 
repeated attempts to suggest some level of relevant discussion are 
simply dismissed with a "it's not harmful" response. It may not be 
harmful to whatever your purposes are, but it is extremely 
counterproductive to the list's, and Wikimania. Whether or not I agree 
with it, I was happy to see Mark Ryan's on-topic post, moving us towards 
what the line of discussion already should have been: if and how we can 
improve the bid selection process in the future. Unfortunately, it's 
being drowned out by your droning on the nature of homosexuality, 
learning and choosing religion, Jewishness, and other stuff that is 
better left to your private musings and personal emails.

If your response to this email is a similar dismissal and continued 
off-topic philosophizing, I welcome moderation.

Dominic