West meets East (enough already)

I'm not getting involved in this political discussion... as many of you know I'm a (gasp) member of the media, and not just for old computers. Few people are stronger advocates of free speech than I. Having said that, I do feel that "off-topic" on this list ought to mean things that are other TECHNOLOGY topics, such as the WWW discussion from earlier this week. Yes, I once posted a last-minute message asking if anyone wanted to buy some concert tickets. However it's common sense, I think, that topics like politics (and religion, sex, etc.) on this list do nothing but scare away would-be collectors (and existing collectors who don't have my tolerance for this stuff). Now, if there were an (intelligent, not cliched!) debate about which candidate would better serve America's technology platform, that would be different. In fact I encourage that debate. But this current thread, and future ones like it, should stop. ===== Tell your friends about the Computer Collector Newsletter! -- It's free and we'll never send spam or share your email address -- Publishing every Monday(-ish), ask about writing for us -- Mainframes to videogames, hardware and software, we cover it all Visit the museums directory and read about past events at our web site: http://news.computercollector.com Contact us at news(a)computercollector.com 585 readers and counting!