(urth) Uberproper Use of Subject Lines

[brunians at brunians.org]

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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