BS: Why Do People start biased, imflammatory

Subject: RE: BS: Why Do People start biased, imflammatory
From: Bill D
Date: 31 May 00 - 12:30 PM

bbc..having just posted to one of 'those' threads, I see your point...but let's face it- you will not stop them. You are quite different in your outlook and sensitive points than others. We have a wide diversity of people here and Max has put VERY few limits on what can be discussed. I used to abstain from many of the BS threads, and seldom START one, but whatta ya gonna do?...and YOU just added one more log to the fire...*shrug*...Remember sitting around at the Getaway where we all came together to make music? There were MANY conversation that weekend that had nothing to do with music...even between you & I. It just 'happens'. I, too, often wish there were less extraneous stuff, but I am learning to do as I did at the Getaway when the conversation went in direction I found silly or not to my taste..get up and go across the room. Can you really imaging getting up in the dining-hall at thr Getaway and standing on a table and shouting at everyone to keep their talk 'on topic'?...yep...I know there are differences...but..

Subject: RE: BS: Why Do People start biased, imflammatory
From: Peg
Date: 31 May 00 - 12:13 PM

I agree Terri, even as a BS thread I do think there is some truth in what has been said... and as an American who often wonders why so many other Americans are fat (and worries about starvation in other countries) I think this is a legitimate topic for a BS discussion...there are lots of threads that aren't about music here...and plenty that are. People are free to choose what interests them and start their own threads...

Subject: RE: BS: Why Do People start biased, imflammatory
From: TerriM
Date: 31 May 00 - 12:05 PM

at the risk of repeating what has been said a thousand times...so why open/read the thread? Why not just pass on to what does interest you? I'm genuinely interested, not being facetious or spoiling for an arguement..why can't there be a policy of live and let live here?

Subject: RE: BS: Why Do People start biased, imflammatory
From: alison
Date: 31 May 00 - 11:48 AM

well said bbc

slainte

alison

Subject: Why Do People start biased, imflammatory
From: GUEST,bbc
Date: 31 May 00 - 11:43 AM

threads without any musical merit? Why generalize about an ethnic or geographic group? Do the words "Get a life" have any meaning anymore? Who's fat; who's thin. Who cares?!!! As if you could generalize a statement like that about a country, anyway! I happen to be a thin American. Go sit on a tack! I am sick to death of the percentage of junk on this site lately!

bbc