Re: virus: META: a rule for the list

Tadeusz Niwinski (tad@teta.ai)
Mon, 13 Oct 1997 16:03:20 -0700

David McF wrote:
>I think this list would be a lot more enjoyable (worthwhile,
>productive, fun, whatever) if everyone's messages were held
>to the same standard that they impose upon others. It is not
>fair to criticize another for being inconsistent, then say
>that consistency doesn't matter when the criticism comes back.
>It is not fair to accuse another of basing an argument on
>a falsehood, then say that truth doesn't matter if accused
>of the same. Notice I am explicitly not saying what the
>standards should be, I'm only saying that there should at
>least be some fairness in this game. Any objections?

Yes, we need some rules.

The problem is that a person who does not believe "A=A" will not follow the
rules. Such a person is incapable of it. We can either (1) ignore the "A
not A" people or (2) keep showing them how this leads to nowhere, or (3)
have a kind of court to at least point to such a person the inconsistencies.

Some basic honesty is required, I think. I was shocked, for example, what
Richard said about his (or his computer's) changing "Nateman" to "Nametag".
These things are "findable". Reality is not as unknown as the MS Flippers
would like it to be.

In any game there is a referee who can give penalties to players and I think
we can use it here too. Who is going to be a referee?

Regards, Tadeusz (Tad) Niwinski from planet TeTa
tad@teta.ai http://www.teta.ai (604) 985-4159