I would like to suggest the following guidelines for discussions on
vegetarian and AR lists.

* Criticize and evaluate constructively,
* Respect diversity of opinions,
* Keep arguments focused on issues rather than on people,
* Support the  "raising of doubts" as a valuable opportunity for joint
learning to occur,
* Encourage exploration of underlying value differences, and recognize the
potential for joint values to emerge,
* View one another as potential contributors rather than as potential
competitors.

I honestly believe that many more of us would participate more often in
discussions on these lists if we all operated from these guidelines.

msc