Diana>>
>There is a group who want things to be slower, more thoughtful and mature
> but they were (and are) outnumbered.
>(Horse, Keith,Magnus, Bodvar and me) [have] decided that rather than try
>and moderate moq_discuss we should leave it as an open forum (to keep
>the masses happy) and reopen the Lila Squad as a closed forum for those
>who want a more structured dialog.
>Your comments on this are appreciated but please bear in mind that the
>Lila Squad is supposed to be a list for thinkers not for socializers.
"Thinkers" are- by your remarks, obviously a higher breed than socialisers.
Smacks of elitism, when you also characterise the LS as "mature"
and the MOQ_DISCUSS as "for the masses."
Is the LS to be a "closed forum" for "closed" minds?
A moderated discussion is by definition moderate.
The concept of "moderation" as the phrase "everything in moderation"
implies, is essentially a religious concept:
Moderation is a Puritan ideal.
Salvation through restraint and non-contamination.
The puritan mind eliminates all the "dirty" thoughts of the masses,
in order to preserve the "clear" light of intellectual puritanism.
The puritan elect are therby assured of illumination and thus salvation.
Of course, this ivory tower is a self-defined closed system of concordance.
I urge you to remain in the kitchen even if you find
-the heat uncomfortable.
-and the guests a little scruffy.
love
Fintan
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