Not necessarily - I think that the thrust of my argument is that not only should it initially be dealt with outside of the public domain, but that it should remain outside it, unless there is very good moral justification for it not to! Even if it is justifiably aired in public (in the forum), it should then be done with respect, tolerance and 'good will'.partisan wrote:Darby Dear, you statement presupposes that people have not tried what you suggest many many many times already.
These are values that I believe are important for peaceful and harmonious co-existence.
I would also venture to suggest that, from what I've read and heard from the man himself, Mr Cohen would also espouse these values - though I would not maintain this view dogmatically. However, I would also accept that, just because one is a fan of a particular artist, it doesn't mean that one has to adopt the values of that person. I suppose I'm just indicating my own hopes and desires in this respect. (I will get off my soapbox now!) 
On the prolific posting phenomenon, I find it hard to imagine that one would be ultimately daunted by the frequency of someone's posts in this forum context. After all, it is not like a real life face-to-face group situation or even the chat room situation where others may not get an opportunity if one person dominates. Theoretically, soeone's posting a dozen times should be no impediment to another person posting once - even though there posting may be queued down the list a little way!
As for a suggested resultant limitation on point of view, I would hope that everyone's opinion on any subject could be aired, irrespective of whether there is a dominant or much repeated position. In fact the debate in this thread is a good example of this dynamic. I would never accept that there should only be one view tolerated or limitations placed on the content of any adult discussion (by pressure to conform to one point of view), so as to curtail freedom of expression.
Cheers,
Andrew (Darby)
There, feel better now. Surely free speech gives me the right to defend these poetic posters?
