Am I Right To Be Feeling This Way?
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Armistice Day
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ABE will there be a Two-Minute suspension at 11 a.m. GMT on Armistice Day?
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But bernardo, the Ed might find this a worthwhile and valuable thing to do, can we just await the ed's response? Whilst you personally may not feel it appropriate to honour as a nation the scarifice of a previous generation, maybe the Ed and many of the subscribers to this site do, therefore we shall wait and see eh? It won't harm and certainly noone will suffer, so a little tolerence eh?
I don't think bernardo said he personally chooses not to "honour the sacrifice of a previous generation", he just said it was a personal choice.
I have to agree with him. I think it would be appropriate for there to be a notice inviting people to take part in the silence if they choose, but I don't agree with a suspension of activity
dotjhawkes wrote:
But bernardo, the Ed might find this a worthwhile and valuable thing to do, can we just await the ed's response? Whilst you personally may not feel it appropriate to honour as a nation the scarifice of a previous generation, maybe the Ed and many of the subscribers to this site do, therefore we shall wait and see eh? It won't harm and certainly noone will suffer, so a little tolerence eh?
I take exception to this remark. As a matter of fact, I will be attending my local war memorial on Friday at 11am to remember and honour the dead; and I intend to go to join the crowds at the Cenotaph on Sunday. The reason that I presumed to answer the question on behalf of, and in anticipation of, the Editor, is precisely because of the reasons given by myself and others. The fact that the website will not be suspended for two minutes was completely obvious, without even waiting for the Editor to say so - quite apart from any technical difficulties in doing so.
First, can I first say a "Thank-you" to those who supported ma request for a Two Minutes silence on Armistice Day. to-day and on ma previous Question.
ABE, I realise the decision of the "Techies" is outwith your control but a few weeks ago, you warned us that due to improvements being carried out on the site, we may not be able to post as normal (for a few hours as I recall) As it happened I think there was little or no disruption. The "Techies" were willing to make improvements and accept the risk of disruption then but when a suspension is requested, the answer's "NO!"
In The Great War, almost nine million British and Empire troops fought and there were 3,200,000 casulties including 908,000 killed. To put it into perspective, that is more than 100 deaths every hour of every day in the past 12 months.
Out of the 525,600 seconds in a year, it has been decreed it is not possible to suspend posting for 120 of them.
I know many members will be paying their own silent tribute to the many who fell, the many who were buried unidentified and whose gravestones are marked with the words "Known Only Unto God" and I realise that in the great scheme of things this wee gesture would have been nothing more than that, a wee gesture.
It may have taken a lot of arranging but would that not have made it all the more worthwhile?
It makes me weep.
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