Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 11:22:57 03/22/98
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On March 22, 1998 at 13:25:11, Christophe Theron wrote: >On March 21, 1998 at 18:35:16, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>On March 21, 1998 at 16:05:16, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>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 >>> >>>Voting is a great idea. If I could vote, I would just vote against your >>>post. :) >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> Once again you make of brevity a kind of argument in itself. Let >>epigrams to the people that work doing calendars. > >I don't share your philosophical concerns about voting. We are not >presidents taking a vote on the destiny of earth. We are just children >playing in a garden, trying a new idea. It's not that I underestimate >CCC. But in all I do about computer chess I want to have some fun. Or >else I won't be able to keep on working on it. > >Voting seems able to generate some fun. Let's try it. If there are, as >you point out, some drawbacks, let's decide together to stop voting. > > > Christophe OK, Chris, let us see what happens. By the way, did you see the interview in WCCR? Fernando
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