[CS-FSLUG] PD: Suggestion for an alternative discussion forum for this topic

[Timothy R. Butler]

>
> Well, this is a list intended for Christian users of open source 
> software, so is
> this really the appropriate area for discussion.  The debate also 
> doesn't
> exactly seem to be progressing much, as we seem to be rehashing the 
> same old
> arguments over and over again.

	Well, technically, we've always tried to keep CS an open forum for 
discussion.

	The rest of this is a general note to everyone, not just you, because 
I know you aren't even usually an active political poster.

	 The key to making this successful, however, is the responsibility of 
individual posters to let topics go and move on to other things. One 
thing those who do participate in political discussions should 
consider, after the week long sabbatical is over, is that perhaps if 
you've already voiced your opinion on something in one thread, wait 
awhile before voicing it again. Indeed, we do tend to rehash things 
over a lot to no real avail. We also tread dangerously close to failing 
to "keep the bonds of piece" (part of the CS Statement of Faith) -- 
something well worth paying attention to.

	Another thing to consider is that we are in a community here. If your 
brothers and sisters in Christ are begging for a reprieve from 
politics, taking a few days off rather than voicing one's opinion again 
might be a charitable thing to consider doing.

	That said, we do use the "PD:" subject tag to make it easy to filter 
out these messages. On the other hand, I'm sure there are some who 
don't really want to filter out political discussions wholesale, but 
don't want the volume of them that we are putting out at the moment.

	Just some stuff to consider -- this is just me personally talking 
about the matter, not any "official position" I'm trying to establish.

	Blessings,
			Tim

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