et in dc
At 09:00 AM 10/28/97 -0500, you wrote:
>Paul J. Lucas wrote:
>> And, in the meantime, the signal-to-noise ratio is so bad that
>> it drives some listeners out because they simply don't have time
>> to wade through the off-topic stuff to find the on-topic stuff.
>>
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>I wish you would stop calling stuff off topic because its you who are
>going to discourage people from participating. You seem to have gotten
>the wrong idea. This newsgroup is not just about Rainbow Gatherings.
>Other things we Rainbows are interested in are not off topic. What you
>seem to want is a group just for One Topic: Rainbow gatherings. I think
>that's beautiful and there's nothing stopping you from starting one, but
>I don't think you are correct in your assumption that this is it.
>
>When you and BJ say there are other newsgroups we can use for these
>other issues, you are simply wrong. For example, I am researching
>electro accupuncture and I want to tell people in the Rainbow about it.
>I could simply DISCUSS it it any number of health newsgroups, (in fact I
>have), but there is no other news group where I can tell rainbows about
>it. It has nothing to do with scouting for sites or any particular
>rainbow gatherings, but it is something I personally think they ought to
>know about and which many of them will find fascinating. Just because
>you are not interested in such discussions does not mean they are off
>topic. It is not off topic for me to discuss it, it is not correct for
>you to keep saying that such topics are off topic, and there is no other
>newsgroup where I can discuss it with rainbows.
>
>I'm starting to feel like I'm not welcome here and I'm very carefull to
>never go where I'm not welcome. I'm concerned that there may be other
>people with other intrests who won't post because they have read your
>misinformation. One of the best things about this newsgroup is that it
>is one of the few which is not limited to one topic. That means you can
>really get to know PEOPLE and not just one topic or another. I want to
>encourage people to share more, not less.
>
>The low signal to noise ratio is not a function of topics as much as it
>is a function of people's willingness to take the time to communicate,
>and to read and write carefully. We all have alot to learn in that
>department, but we are never going to learn how to communicate more
>effectivelly with each other and with the rest of the world if we are
>limited to one topic. I'm interested in anything that is truly
>revelutionary, and so are most of the people here. That's how we got
>interested in Rainbow Gatherings. There is no reason why we can't share
>our other experiences with each other. In fact that is a fundemental
>part of the rainbow experience.
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>Rodeo Red
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