The irony is that the people who make up Tweeters are intense passionate
people. That is why it is so interesting to be a part of this group. Their
passion has motivated them to be very good at what they do. Their intensity
makes them feel very strongly about what they believe in. So we get
arguments and sometimes the arguments are not nice. But that has also
contributed to my education. I have learned a lot about how the reasoning
process occurs and doesn't occur. I have seen a lot of arguments that I
never would have considered. And when I have seen too much I use the delete
key.

Sometimes I get impatient with the discussions but I would be the last
person to want to abandon this forum for something nicer, and simpler.
Unfortunately it has gotten impossible to separate birds and politics. And
politics is never nice, or simple.



At 09:39 PM 5/20/99 -0700, Ray / Gilbert wrote:
>Does anyone care to explore the idea of a birders list that focuses on
>talk about birds --- instead of politics and personal slams?
>Jan Ray
>janray at oz.net
>
Jim Rosso
Issaquah, Washington
425-392-8440
jrosso at mediaseek.com