On 9/1/2010 7:33 PM, keith smith wrote:
>
> For what it is worth I have great respect for Josef Lowder.  He has 
> been the voice of reason in my life several times and in getting to 
> know Josef, I know he only intends good.
>
>
> ------------------------
> Keith Smith
>
> --- On *Tue, 8/31/10, Brian Cluff /<brian@snaptek.com>/* wrote:
>
>
>     From: Brian Cluff <brian@snaptek.com>
>     Subject: Re: OT: Plug Digest, Vol 62, Issue 31 - the unfixable
>     problem.
>     To: "Main PLUG discussion list"
>     <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>
>     Date: Tuesday, August 31, 2010, 11:15 AM
>
>     This thread needs to end.  It's so far off topic that it has
>     nothing whatsoever to do with Linux/FOSS.  It's devolved into
>     religion and politics and can go nowhere good from here.
>
>     If you would like to continue to discuss it, please take it off
>     the list, but I suggest you just drop it entirely though.  We have
>     a couple of very strong opinions on the same subject and I can
>     tell that neither side it going to win in this debate and you'll
>     just end up hating each other, and I think that everyone can agree
>     that we need a lot less hate in this world.
>
>     Brian Cluff
>
   Another discussion group to which I belong has the delightful 
practice of "calling pizza."  Whenever an OT: thread becomes overheated 
and tends toward the acrimonious any member can invoke the call. It 
suggests: "instead of continuing THIS debate let's all go out and have 
some pizza." The group then quietly drops the thread with no further 
discussion and gets back "on topic."

RNE