As a moderator of this forum, I'd prefer we don't start labeling some
discussions "Not Samurai Related", because then that opens the door
for hundreds of completely off-topic posts. As long as a topic is
even vaguely or marginally related to Japanese history or culture or
Japan or Japanese, it is free to go (and I think that gives a lot of
leeway in discussion, and I'm not against history-related posts that
are more or less off-topic). Allowing a free-reign of completely off-
topic posts opens a can of worms I'd prefer to avoid.
Thanks
--- In samuraihistory@yahoogroups.com, tom helm wrote:
> Nate et al-
> My point was that it is a little hypocritical to say it is ok
> to chat about mopeds because they are Japanese, but not politics
> because they are European. After all the discussion of European
> history and politics started from a posting about things Japanese
and
> may well have returned to that subject in time.
> This list has been quiet for so long I thought it was dead.
> Once people are talking we ought to be able to draw the
conversation
> into areas more on topic. The Swiss are the Pope's samurai don't
you
> know...
> -t