[at-l] ATC Pledges

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

I have mixed feelings; like many things in life, timing is everything. 
I think the pledge drive idea was a real good thing at the time it
occurred, we both got donations to the ATC and made many of us think a
bit more re what we post.  But, as Rafe notes, the whole idea, if
thought of permanently, does seem too stifling.  None of us is perfect;
the list is not perfect; and we'll just have to keep muddling on thru! 
It's probably time to move on from the pledge thing, and yet try to
recall the spirit of a bit of civility when we express our more strongly
held views . . .

I, for one, thing this list has wandered along the trail of cyberlife
pretty darn well, all-in-all (at least for the time I've "been here" -
whatever that phrase means in the cyberworld!

thru-thinker

Raphael Bustin wrote:
> 
> At 09:36 PM 5/30/2002 -0400, Chainsaw wrote:
> 
> >It was $20 a month and I agree that May does not qualify.  Hopefully the
> >list will earn it for the ATC in June and for the rest of the year.
> 
> You guys crack me up.  Did you really think you could buy my silence?
> 
> I will not submit to self-censorship.  That's an affront to all that I
> believe in.
> 
> There are serious matters to be discussed and people may be
> offended.  That's life.
> 
> Differences are voiced.  With luck, good will, and effort, consensus is
> formed.
> Or maybe not.  This is the basis of a democracy.
> 
> Speak and be heard.  Do so in a civil manner, with *respect* for your audience.
> Adults do this all the time, I'm told.
> 
> Good people can disagree.
> 
> Y'all can boot me out of here, but you can't buy my silence.
> 
> rafe b.
> aka terrapin
> 
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