Posting of Off-Topic Discussions (was Abortion)

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Hi all,

 

As i started this thread on abortion, let me say a few things. I

find it strange that people cannot just discuss the medical aspects

of these things without their own personal feelings. Our personal

feelings are pretty much similar the world over, so there's no real

need to discuss our points-of-view. We should rather rise above the

standard blah blah of discussion and concentrate on the medical

aspects for the better understanding of our medicine.

 

Please note that the group's rules stipulate the non-use of religion

and politics in discussions. Discussing religion and politics will

not be tolerated. Cultural issues i believe are still useful to

understanding medicine in general.

 

If you want to talk about politics and religion, please discuss it

off-list.

 

Attilio

(list owner)

 

 

" Ai An Meng " <aianmeng@s...> wrote:

> Laura wrote:

>

> <<<So, if you don't mind, I will try to outline my thoughts in a

concise

> manner...(I know some don't like this forum being used to talk

about

> other issues, but I don't understand why...they don't have to

click on

> these topics do they?):>>>

>

>

> Hi Laura,

>

I do think it is important to keep topics on this list relevant to

TCM, CHM and acupuncture (or specific to the list), as much as

possible for the reason above. I know it's very easy to go off in

another direction when a post brings something else to mind.

Perhaps, when members wish to discuss off-topic material on this

list, it would be helpful if each of us would begin the subject line

with OT, followed by the subject, e.g., " OT: Abortion, " as this

would make it easier for folks to locate relevant posts, rather than

having to read through off-topic discussions (although it still

won't reduce email volume, it will make it easier to skip off-topic

posts). Often, it is very difficult to tell what material is

included in a post, or whether or not its relevant, without first

reading it. This is especially true if the topic was originally

relevant, but then has gone off-topic since (as has happened with

the 'Abortion' topic, for example). IMHO, topics of a controvertial

nature, such as religion and politics (not laws relevant to TCM, of

course), would be best left off of the list entirely, for everyone's

sake.