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>Scott: > >I think staying on topic is one way to expose ignorance, political persuasion or religious impediments to knowledge. Ned, you mean, straying off topic? That's what we were talking about. >All postings here Are not required reading. There will be no tests. No, but it's easy to understand how some subscribers get upset when topics under discussion relate to non-PD issues--especially those that get people worked up. As I said, I don't mind it, but I understand those who do. >What subject matter meets your with your approval for discussion here? It's not my place to approve or disapprove the subject matter. I was making an observation, based on subscriber comments to this and other mailing lists. Many of our PD community subscribers are on line here for support, for comradeship, for comparing PD notes, etc. I'll talk about any topic for which I'm well-qualified--which is a fairly wide variety, but I know that many people on the list want to stick with PD-related topics. >Ned Scott >===== Original Message From Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> ===== >Scott E. Antes wrote: >> It's not a matter of free speech. It's a matter of staying on topic. >> Personally, I don't mind straying off topic once in awhile. When it comes to >> subjects like the current Iraqi conflict, however, it can be frustrating. So >> many people want express their opinions about it, but those opinions are so >> often based on ignorance or political persuasion that what otherwise could be >> an intelligent conversation instantly becomes a shouting match. We in the PD >> community are united through enough common concerns without letting arguments >> of this sort divide us. Scott >> >> > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn Scott E. Antes Department of Anthropology Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5200 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn