Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!udel!mmdf From: lou@vaxsc Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc Subject: Misplaced Posts - was RE: Environment and Fraudigy Message-ID: <53782@nigel.ee.udel.edu> Date: 16 May 91 13:53:54 GMT Sender: mmdf@ee.udel.edu Lines: 56 In article <12129@jarthur.Claremont.EDU>, Bill Gribble writes: >Lotus cancelled this product after the public outcry against it. Also, > in case English is not your native language, you don't have to capitalize > the whole word. Just the first letter, and only if it's a proper noun or > the first word in a sentence. Ok, that's a start (Sounds like my high school English teacher) ... But it gets better ! >>Kiernan Holland - one proud Christian Amiga Owner. > >I take it this means you're proud of being a Christian, and incidentally > an Amiga owner. That is, unless you've changed your mind about the > idea that all Commodore employees are fuckers and that you would rather > own a '486 than the piece-of-shit 3000 they leeched so much money out of > your poor put-upon self for. And just for the record, I really don't > have anything against Christians. I think they're kind of funny. But that's not all... >** Bill Gribble Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA ** >** bgribble@jarthur.claremont.edu Never heard of it? You're stupid. ** ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What's this - Too much coffee today, maybe? Is this what we've reduced ourselves to? Brandishing each other publicly, over trivialities? And Bill, personally, I'd say, unless someone's definitively proven Freud wrong, you *do* have a problem with Christians. Anyway, if this was deserved then please *take it to private conversation*. If not then please omit these postings altogether. I find this sort of post more offensive and obnoxious than for sale postings in the wrong newsgroup. In closing, allow me to quote How2Usenet (Matt Bishop) 3. Deciding to Post Before you decide to post an article, you should consider a few things. 3.2. Do not post anything when upset, angry, or intoxicated Perhaps maybe one of the above applies? Before you post an article, think a minute; decide whether or not you are upset, angry, or high. If you are, wait until you calm down (or come down) before deciding to post something. Then So before you reply, re-read the last paragraph! So does anyone else find this sort of "put-down" posting offensive? Should we perhaps treat these in a similar manner to misplaced for-sale posts? Flames given all the attention they deserve! (i.e. <= none)