Hey Team,
Hope some of you are working away on your "Greatest Hits"... it would be a shame
for the MOQBL to remain stagnant... (I didn't work for 30+ hours just to show
off my note-taking skills.)
Come on... are you telling me that from all the time -you- have spent reading
and contributing to this list, you have exactly -nothing- that should be
preserved (was it all just intellectual masturbation?)
Once we get the MOQBL nice and full with juicy items, it will be placed up on
the Forum for new minds, wanderers, and jaded know-it-alls alike to experience.
If I may be so bold: I believe that if you -don't- have anything to contribute,
you're just wasting our time and yours on this list. And I know some of you
quiet ones out there are just bursting with potential Magic... speak now, my
friend.
Your -absence- from the list of contributing Authors will speak volumes.
Here's the link and the request one last time:
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http://brainserver.thebrain.com/get.asp?i=b497f
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My request goes out to all current and previous list-members:
I wish to include all of the great MoQ ideas, discussions, and resolutions from
the past. Specifically, if _you_ have generated a great MoQ idea, an idea that
stands on its own and should be preserved, I want you to send that text to me.
You can include any context that you need (make sure to credit the original
authors), but try to keep the text brief. If you do this one-idea-at-a-time,
you shouldn't need more than 4 paragraphs (of course 1 is the ideal). Please
cut out all non-essential text. Make it look like the content currently present
on the MOQBL. I will review and add the text at my discretion.
How do you know your content belongs? Here are some criteria:
Does it stand -completely- alone?
Is it a likely resolution to an existing MoQ problem, or potential problem?
Was the thought generated from a state of inner peace?
If the text were part of a larger essay, is -this- the portion that a reader
would mark and copy to their notes?
If you said this to a typical person walking down the street, would they
generally nod their head, or at least stop to ponder the thought?
Obviously... Is it of high Quality?
Do you think every person should read this? Do you think every person _could_
read this and understand?
Here are some more criteria... if you answer 'yes' then your text probably
isn't ready:
Does it require knowledge of current (potentially fashionable or fad) scientific
hypotheses?
Be honest... Is it a guess?
Is there any emotion or bias buried within the text?
Are there any 'dangling threads'? Does it feel like something more is needed at
the beginning or end?
Would your ego be hurt if this were refused?
Please send the text to moq@galtenberg.net. Please don't send any questions...
if you don't understand the exercise, then study the MOQBL more. You're the
author, you know what content needs to be preserved. Please send all other
comments to the MD list for public review and discussion.
If we do this exercise once-a-year, I believe the MoQ will be a healthy and
flourishing philosophy. If we don't agree on a static-latch, I think the MoQ is
destined to fall victim to much unnecessary repetition and stagnation (like most
other philosophical discussions on the Internet).
Thank you for your attention and contributions...
Wisdom cannot be incorrect,
Christopher Galtenberg
www.galtenberg.net
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