Posted by Dr. Bob on July 21, 2014, at 1:00:10
In reply to Lou's reply-The Hsiung-Pilder discussion- » Dr. Bob, posted by Lou Pilder on July 18, 2014, at 6:46:43
> And ... your policy is to not wait to sanction a statement that could put down or accuse someone here because one match could start a forest fire.
That was my old policy. My new policy is to accept matches that I see as unlikely to start a forest fire.
> when one knows that there is a fire started and refuses to have it put out when they could have done so, then there are those that see the refusal as allowing the escalating of the fire
These are matches, not fires, but yes, I'm giving them the opportunity to escalate. If they do, then I'll do my best to put them out.
Bob
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