I, for one, think the poll was a good idea. It allowed us an opportunity to
talk about how we use this very valuable resource.
Having said this, I'll add I've heard about all I want to hear on the
subject! As one who has benefited from both Brian and Steve's posts in the
past, and who expects to continue benefiting in the future, can I ask all
players to "step back" and remind ourselves that it is Christ whom we
represent here, not ourselves, and that debate opponents are not enemies!
I've been on discussion e-mail groups since the early 80s (at that time on
an internal IBM system); these are not new matters, afterall -- we are
forging out new cultures -- almost every reflector/LISTSERV I am now on or
ever have been on seems to develop its own -- and that's OK.
I voted "no abuse" because I've seen the real thing. It is not pretty.
I really appreciate all the "players" in this sandbox -- those I agree with
and those I do not. You enrich my understanding. Hope I can share some
"goodies" with you from the upcoming UT conference!
Oh yes -- Phil Johnson mentioned to me yesterday (we were talking about
the conference and a bit of "Phil-bashing" that was going on in my
Compuserve forum) that setting your web search engine to the phrase
"BostonReview" picks up an interesting current origins controversy.
Burgy