Thanks for the comments. I was stymied as to how to react, since my level of experience is far below the average on this list. Personally, I find the Ravelympics case to be particularly egregious, <a href="http://www.diplomacy.edu/ig" target="_blank"></a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({&#39;rating&#39;:{&#39;value&#39;:-1,&#39;weight&#39;:-1},&#39;flags&#39;:{},&#39;single&#39;:true,&#39;ttl&#39;:7200,&#39;expireTime&#39;:&#39;20120710081446&#39;}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc0" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span>precisely because it is so apparently innocuous, and because Ravelry complied without a squeak. <br>

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If anyone has not yet read the article, I recommend it:<br></span><a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/7212016/Stitch-up-for-Olympic-knitters" target="_blank">http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/7212016/Stitch-up-for-Olympic-knitters</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({&#39;rating&#39;:{&#39;value&#39;:-1,&#39;weight&#39;:-1},&#39;flags&#39;:{&#39;shopping&#39;:null,&#39;social&#39;:null,&#39;news&#39;:null,&#39;it&#39;:null,&#39;corporate&#39;:null,&#39;pornography&#39;:null,&#39;violence&#39;:null,&#39;gambling&#39;:null,&#39;drugs&#39;:null,&#39;illegal&#39;:null},&#39;single&#39;:true,&#39;ttl&#39;:null}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc0" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>

<br>I also think Bill Drake&#39;s idea of a knit-in is a solid, simple demonstration of disagreement.<br><br>Cheers,<br>Ginger<br><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><div><i></i><br><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><b><i><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></i></b></span></div>

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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 7 July 2012 07:54, Norbert Klein <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:[log in to unmask]" target="_blank"><a href="/scripts/wa.exe?LOGON=A3%3D1207%26L%3DNCSG-DISCUSS%26E%3Dquoted-printable%26P%3D1237971%26B%3D--047d7b15ae894aae8f04c47af589%26T%3Dtext%252Fhtml%3B%2520charset%3DISO-8859-1%26pending%3D" target="_parent" >[log in to unmask]</a></a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

Thanks, Carlos, for the reminder - which highlights the IOC issue well - and I also want to say that I on a similar line with Tamir.<br>
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Norbert Klein<br>
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On 7/7/2012 5:51 PM, Carlos A. Afonso wrote:<br>
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Regarding Carson&#39;s unprofessional overreaction to a list thread -- which<br>
involved a legitimate criticism of objectionable practices by the IOC<br>
--, I see discussion lists as conversations, not as ritual engagements.<br>
Just in case, I recall the link which motivated this discussion:<br>
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<a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/7212016/Stitch-up-for-Olympic-knitters" target="_blank">http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-<u></u>style/7212016/Stitch-up-for-<u></u>Olympic-knitters</a><span onmouseout="cancel = false; window.setTimeout(WRCHideContent, 1000); clearTimeout(showTimer);" onmouseover=" var self = this; showTimer = window.setTimeout(function(){WRCShowContent({&#39;rating&#39;:{&#39;value&#39;:-1,&#39;weight&#39;:-1},&#39;flags&#39;:{&#39;shopping&#39;:null,&#39;social&#39;:null,&#39;news&#39;:null,&#39;it&#39;:null,&#39;corporate&#39;:null,&#39;pornography&#39;:null,&#39;violence&#39;:null,&#39;gambling&#39;:null,&#39;drugs&#39;:null,&#39;illegal&#39;:null},&#39;single&#39;:true,&#39;ttl&#39;:null}, self.className)},600);" class="wrc0" style="padding-right:16px;width:16px;height:16px"></span><br>


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--c.a.<br>
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On 07/03/2012 07:23 PM, Tamir Israel wrote:<br>
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Speaking as someone who does not regularly comment here (but does regularly<br>
follow discussions), I just wanted to say that I personally find discussions<br>
here neither &#39;spammy&#39; nor &#39;unprofessional&#39;.<br>
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[snip]<br>
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