[consulting] Suggestion for Dries and Moderators: New Politics List

[Khalid Baheyeldin]

On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Sami Khan <sami at etopian.net> wrote:

> On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:56:16 -0400, Khalid Baheyeldin <kb at 2bits.com>
> wrote:
> > I think the list has managed to thrive for a long time (many years)
> without
> > moderation. Adding moderation seems like a harsh measure here.
> >
> > Perhaps a strawpoll on whether Sami's post was offtopic or not, and if
> > the consensus is that it was, then we ask Sami not to post non-Drupal
> > stuff any more on the list.
>
> My initial post that started this topic was specially about employment
> issues and the lack of healthcare issues in the US. Yes, admittedly it was
> not related to Drupal, but there were other people who chimed in and
> carried the discussion forward. It also wasn't me who brought ideology or
> politics into it; it was the people who felt they needed to attack
> socialism. I felt the need to defend the other side; though I could argue
> both ways. But okay, if you don't want to talk non-Drupal related labour
> issues, I would be obliged to not contribute them.
>
> Take a straw poll.
>

I realize that the thread in question was sort of a continuation on the
topic
of should Drupal unionize or not, ...etc. Therefore I can't say it is off
topic
completely. For me, it was, at worst, borderline and therefore should be
allowed.

We had threads about insurance providers, which is totally not related
to Drupal too. No one complained, since the topic is "benign" me thinks!
-- 
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