Re: [spoon-discuss] Re: [Spoon-business] less judges

[bd <bdonlan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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On Monday 31 March 2003 10:16 pm, Orc In A Spacesuit wrote:
> >Secondly, while something done privately doesn't necessarily mean it must
> >stay secret, doing something privately does in fact suggest it is done in
> > a manner that excludes others.  Dave can blab it all he wants after he
> > gets it, but sending something to him privately would seem to suggest
> > it's not sent to anyone else.
>
> Yes, and it excludes everyone who isn't subscibed to spoon-discuss.  The
> fact that the mail server blabs to all who want to 'listen' afterwards
> doesn't change that.

That argument is specious and you know it. The mailserver is configured to do 
so, and everyone knows it. Otherwise the word 'privately' wouldn't apply 
anywhere - I could post votes to alt.games.dave.reads.this.group and get my 
votes recognized (if Dave chove to read it ;)

- -- 
bd
Sorry.  I forget what I was going to say.
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