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[Oldak Quill]

On 27/10/2007, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
> > This "experiment" needed to be concluded by someone and it seems that
> > the board haven't taken any steps in this direction. Two options when
> > it comes to concluding this experiment are declaring it a success and
> > making it permanent or declaring it failure and ending the ban. Since
> > the motivation for the trial was PR and since the ban has probably
> > done more net harm than good, I welcome Gregory Maxwell's initiative.
>
> I agree, it's a good idea. That doesn't give any individual the right
> to say "we're doing this on such and such a date". This should have
> been proposed, not stated.

That's a matter of wording. GM proposed this using the language of
statement (an effective technique to get things done). Ultimately, if
enough are/were opposed to the proposal, it wouldn't be carried out.

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Oldak Quill (oldakquill at gmail.com)