>the real question is,  if you are the list administrator is your
>opinion on when a discussion has gone on long enough [when you don't
>agree w/ the other side of the issue] or not long enough, [when you do
>want to keep the discussion going because you feel stongly about the
>vw/nazi slave labor compensation fund] a valid exercise of the list
>admin authority?

Yes.

>finally,
>is it appropriate to label contrary opinions as "idiocy" simply
>because they differ from your own?  what happened to civility?

I'm only moderately civil.  Much of the time, I'm quite cranky.  Saying that a headlight will cause light polution during the day is
blatently idiotic, so I stated as such.

Coyote

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