(urth) Uberproper Use of Subject Lines

[Dan'l Danehy-Oakes]

I'm sorry you're so trapped in semantics. Meditation might help.

On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 9:29 AM,  <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:
> It's not, though.
>
> It is a contradiction in terms.
>
> It verges on newspeak.
>
> Something that is voluntary is done of one's free will.
>
> Something that is enforced is done will ye or nil ye.
>
> So what is something that is voluntarily enforced?
>
> You either want something to be done voluntarily, or you want it to be
> enforced.
>
> You can't have it both ways.
>
> .
>
>> Perhaps it would help if I explained that "voluntary enforcement" is a
>> fancy way of saying "civilized behavior."
>>
>> Probably not, though.
>>
>> --Dan'l
>>
>> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 9:15 AM,  <brunians at brunians.org> wrote:
>>> L'audace! Encore l'audace!
>>> Toujours l'audace!
>>>
>>> -- Danton
>>>
>>> .
>>>
>>>
>>>> You misunderstood what I mean by "voluntarily enforced." I do _not_
>>>> mean universal citizen policing (which is a Bad Thing). Rather, I mean
>>>> a situation in which people voluntarily act in a disciplined manner.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 8:15 AM, James Wynn <crushtv at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> But then we have to endure threads on the rules of good subject lines.
>>>>> I
>>>>> think it is better to keep the list in line by modeling good behavior
>>>>> rather
>>>>> having self-appointed cops. Ever live in a neighborhood with extensive
>>>>> homeowner codes and have to live next to the lady who memorized them?
>>>>> Ever
>>>>> had someone yell at you because your Yorkshire Terrier, walking at
>>>>> your
>>>>> feet, is not on a leash? ("It's the LAW!")
>>>>>
>>>>> On 5/24/2010 10:04 AM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Discipline, voluntarily enforced, is a Good Thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
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Dan'l Danehy-Oakes