[WikiEN-l] Bureaucrats decide!

[Marc Riddell]

> On 4/13/07, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86 at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Are you in favor of making people feel their opinions are worthless?
> 
on 4/13/07 8:58 AM, Ron Ritzman at ritzman at gmail.com wrote:

> Worthless no but perhaps irrelevant to a particular issue. If somebody
> voted "oppose" in an RFA because the nominee is a "Scorpio", the
> opinion might not be "worthless" but it would definitely be
> "non-sequitur".

Thanks, Ron, and you're right. Some may see this as nitpicky, but this is a
crucial distinction. "Worthless" is a powerful word when used in reference
to any aspect of a person.

As to your example, their response of "Scorpio" in that situation could be
met with "huh?" :-)

Marc