Fw: Temperament LIst, was OT - Florida Update

[Ron Nossaman]

>I understand, and agree, about signal-to-noise.  The difficulty is in 
>categorization, since one person's signal is another's noise.

I agree, categorization is a considerable part of the problem. With 
separating signal from noise as the fundamental chore.


>   On the other hand, when the same two people hurl the same insults at 
> each other day after day, week after week, month after ... well, you get 
> the idea, I'd be willing to bet that the number of list members who feel 
> THAT belongs on the list is less than or equal to two.
>
>just my 2 cents
>
>Mike Spalding, RPT

This is a good case in point. I don't see two people shouting insults, only 
one. The other seems to be making an attempt at clarification based on 
something approximating verifiable facts and logic.

It always disappoints me to see both sides of unfortunate discussions like 
this lumped together under a common heading in this way. To me, it means 
that the noise is being heard, but the message is being lost. It means that 
the proponent of the rational and technically supportable side of these 
kind of discussions is  wasting his time trying to make sense of it for the 
rest of us.

Of course, that's just my opinion.

Ron N