SC - Pennsic XXIX Butchering Class

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Elysant at aol.com wrote:
> 
> I think not.  There are people on this list who would not wish to be subject
> to this discussion.  The point is that not everyone (including myself) is
> gung ho about reading posts about slaughtering animals; it is a minority
> interest.

A poll might indicate otherwise. I don't know, and don't especially
care, if I may be frank. In the interest of fairness, though, I'm as
squeamish as the next person (I think I'd off a person before I'd kill a
lamb; now watch me get arrested in fourteen seconds after such an
admission) but I haven't seen anything especially objectionable. People
are planning a class, not a snuff film, and what they're planning has
not been taking place on this list.
 
> I have read Papa Gunthar's post saying this is a suitable topic for this
> list, however, I would ask please that list members take other members'
> feelings into account when thinking of initiating a discussion of such
> emotionally laden subjects as this. Not all of us like it, and deleting
> threads to avoid it shouldn't be the answer.

Alternately, does the inconvenience of deleting everything with a given
subject line outweigh the inconvenience of having to form and maintain
what amounts to a separate mailing list for those interested? It could
go either way, I suppose. I guess it depends on who's being
inconvenienced. While I won't presume to speak for others, I'm prepared
to ride that delete key. And believe me, I've been doing just that!  
 
> I agree with Ras and feel that a discussion of such detail as has been
> described in this thread would be best handled in a private forum of people
> who wish to read it.

I agree, yes, it probably would, but it assumes we're prepared to lay
the responsibility of solving such problems on others who aren't
willingly causing them. Maybe somebody on the cooks' list can do
something about all that unsolicited advertising I receive in my e-mail,
too, while they're at it.

Please understand, I mean no disrespect and would not willingly make
anyone uncomfortable with a topic, but we might also consider that if we
let these people just have their talk, they can get it over with,
especially as they're now aware of various people's feelings in the
matter. I'm sure they wouldn't abuse the privelege. I know where too
many of them live!

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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