Elliot Kane;
[color:"orange"]I say it is pointless because it is aiming at the wrong target and so will do nothing[/color]
It is mostly pointless because it is a petition and so will probably do nothing.
[color:"orange"]you say that as long as it draws attention it does some good anyway.[/color]
Drawing attention to the issue is pretty much all it can do (it might add a bit of credibility to those trying to stop the abuse), but that may be enough to make a difference at some point.
[color:"orange"]I think as far as the rest is concerned, we are actually in broad agreement[/color]
Pretty much.
Ubereil;
[color:"orange"]And yet you're haveing the biggest argument this board has seen in ages[/color]
The minor details in a debate are the 'important bits'. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> If we had wildly different views there would be no point in debating, since the other guy would obviously be an idiot. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" /> Besides, there is not much else going one here at the moment.
"It's one pound for a five minute argument, but only eight pounds for a course of ten."
- Monty Python,
The Argument Sketch
