Posted by Quintal on February 15, 2007, at 9:56:51
In reply to Sweeten my imagination » Quintal, posted by Declan on February 15, 2007, at 2:05:27
>But it would be really difficult to codify.
Why do you think so? It should be fairly straightforward.
>You can't really say which people need to be excluded for the majority to function OK.
All the more reason to be careful of who you exclude, I would imagine.
>I really liked the scene in Amadeus where Salieri slits his throat outside in the snow, and the festivities continue in the Prague palace, almost enlivened (one feels) by the sacrifice outdoors.
I think you're going off on a bit of a tangent there Dec. There's nothing terribly difficult about legislating for civility, and even kindness. I think Dr. Bob has made some attempt at that already with his "Please don't post anything that may lead others to feel accused or put down" clause. It's applying these standards right across the spectrum that the problem seems to lie.
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