aweinste@Diamond.BBN.COM (Anders Weinstein) (07/15/87)
Since I will shortly be posting a follow-up to Harnad's last reply to me on the SGP, I guess I ought to address the meta-discussion. I think that different standards apply in the two domains in which this discussion has been taking place. I recognize that AI-List subscribers rightfully expect some selectivity from an edited digest, and I will understand completely if the moderator chooses not to redistribute my follow-up because the volume on this subject has exceeded the limits demanded by his readership. On the other hand, I see no justification for attempting to squelch the discussion on the Usenet side of things (from which I am participating). This unmoderated forum is avowedly anarchic, and the wishes of a supposed majority are irrelevant -- perhaps no single topic interests a majority of readers. If you're not interested in a discussion that's clearly appropriate for this newsgroup, the right thing to do is just ignore it. The software makes it easy to "kill" a topic you don't care about; do so, and you'll never even *see* the messages. I really don't understand the problem. Anders Weinstein BBN Labs