Wylie Williams wrote:
In response to
If so, I'm at a loss to understand
what exactly can be discussed without inviting DBT harangues.

Answer by Wylie Willioams
Nothing

"Bob Marcus" wrote .

Shame on you, Wylie. You yourself started a thread on Aug. 3 entitled,
"Competent design." Of almost 90 posts so far, only one uses any of
the terms DBT, ABX, or blind. So what are you complaining about?

Bob,
I am not complaining; I am being blunt. RAHE is what it is, and that means
that any thread is read by all the regulars, which includes a group of very
active DBT adherents.

It also includes a group of very active DBT opponents, in case you hadn't
noticed. Curiously, they seem to be more active at actually starting threads
about DBT and ABX and related topics, than the pro-DBT/ABX folks are.

You are right about the "competent thread" thread; it
did not turn into a DBT debate. I was surprised that it didn't, but it could
have morphed into one in an eyeblink.

And this bothers you?

No participant can control the
responses to his posts; only moderators have that power. Anyone seeking a
newsgroup free from DBT must seek elsewhere.

And to that I say: Bravo RAHE!

I should have sent the
originator of that question some info on alternatives. RAHE may be free of
vicious flame wars found elsewhere, but the posts are still allowed to be of
a nature that upsets thin-skinned people. For example, some people are not
accustomed to being told they are wrong or being reffered to in any negative
way for their statements, and are recoil when it happens.

You don't say!

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-S.