# Is it time to enforce the five post rule?

*The Urth list — 4 messages, 2 voices, 09 Jul 2010*

<https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/urth/5657>

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### Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
*09 Jul 2010, 21:16*

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Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
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### James Wynn
*09 Jul 2010, 21:23 · in reply to Dan'l Danehy-Oakes*

The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to 
vote. ~ Babylon 5

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### Dan'l Danehy-Oakes
*09 Jul 2010, 21:29 · in reply to James Wynn*

If you're going to cite Koshisms ...

"You have forgotten something."

> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:23 PM, James Wynn <crushtv at gmail.com> wrote:
> The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. ~
> Babylon 5
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### James Wynn
*09 Jul 2010, 21:38 · in reply to Dan'l Danehy-Oakes*

> On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 2:23 PM, James Wynn<crushtv at gmail.com>  wrote:
> The avalanche has already started. It is too late for the pebbles to vote. ~
> Babylon 5
>    

> On 7/9/2010 4:29 PM, Dan'l Danehy-Oakes wrote:
> If you're going to cite Koshisms ...
> 
> "You have forgotten something."
>    

I actually got the insinuation. Subtle. Nice! "This ain't a democracy." 
But is today really the moment to call the cops? Perhaps a couple days 
ago, yeah. But today? On the other hand, perhaps the best time to firmly 
establish the rule is when the need least requires it. That is, if the 
Decider still thinks it is a good rule.

u+16b9

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