>On Mon, Jun 14, 1999 at 04:41:23PM +0000, William X. Walsh wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 07:51:28 -0700, Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> >You do need to define what is on-topic, then.
>>
>> And you still need to address the question about what your intentions
>> are here, since you oppose the concepts and goals of the IDNO.
>
>You are incorrect. I do not need to address the question of my
>intentions. This is not a police state; I am under no obligation to
>report to the "Bureau of Correct Thinking", however it is disguised.
>Furthermore, your insistence that I do so is repugnant to the very
>notion of a democratic forum.
>
>In fact, I think it is pretty clear that your whole line of attack
>(and I use the word "attack" advisedly) is fundamentally off-topic,
>and should be discontinued. I will register a formal complaint with
>the list manager, if you continue.
As a non-member of this group, you certainly do have an obligation to
answer this question. You have not joined the IDNO. You want us to
permit you to remain on this forum.
It would help us in making this decision if we knew what your
intentions were in joining. It would help if we knew where you stand
on the goals of an individuals domain name owners' constituency.
As members of the IDNO, we have all stated we support such an effort.
It is not unreasonable to ask you to state where you stand in that
area, and if you oppose it, what you see as your reason for desiring
to be in this forum.
And I am not the only one wanting you to answer this.
>> Your silence on this question is perhaps the most telling thing. If
>> your intentions were positive, there would be no hesitation in
>> presenting an answer.
>>
>> That you have repeatedly refused to answer the question is turning
>> into proof enough of your intentions.
>
>1) It is proof of nothing.
>2) My intentions are completely immaterial.
>3) My intentions are unclear, even to myself.
>4) This whole discussion is an unproductive waste of time, and *I* am
>not the one pushing it.
>
>--
>Kent Crispin "Do good, and you'll be
>kent@songbird.com lonesome." -- Mark Twain
-- William X. Walsh General Manager, DSo Internet Services Email: william@dso.net Fax:(209) 671-7934"Let the people think they govern and they will be governed." - William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania
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