Author: Keith Ian Price
Date: 20:30:46 03/21/98
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On March 20, 1998 at 19:15:37, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Dear Steve: >I know that this goes against the correct, actual, discourse, the >democratic hoopla that seems to think that anything can be wrong if a >lot of people vote for this or that according to questions or candidates >or alternatives. And that's fine in the area of political issues >concerning a whole society, but not here. The essence of tbeing part of >this kind of group is NOT TO BE SILENT, inasmuch as nobody forbid >personal expressions if they are decently worded. Just as in a society >only citizens has a right to vote, here, in this group, only those that >gives his opinions are real citizens and has a right to anything. And >this is not "elitism"; anybody is in capacity to say what he thinks, >anybody becomes automatically a member of this little society provided >he say something. Maybe an humble member, perhaps, as myself, with not >too much to say really fruitfull, but a member. Here to say is to vote >and to stay silent is not to be here as a real member, but only as an >observer. >Then, gto give the so called silent members an opportunity to influence >the course or shape of CCC in any way is so absurd as to give people >from Russia the right to vote about the budget in Arizona. It will >happens that precisely those that does not give nothing because lack of >interest, lack of ideas or lack of bowells to face criticism will, in >the end, handle by sheernumerical weight the destiny of thiis site. >No Steve, it seems a good idea but is not a logical one and what is not >logical is not good and has not the righ to be. So confusio said.... :-) >fernando Fernando-- The "voting" idea, as I understand it, is actually a "poll" on a question about computer chess, and not whether CCC should allow posts relating to any subject matters, or any other aspect of how CCC is run. So your analogy is not apt. It is more like not allowing ZDNet to poll people on computers and how they feel about them, because Ziff-Davis employees would not be the only people to answer. The poll is informational only, and not administrative. Otherwise, I would agree with you. kp
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