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From: smb@ulysses.UUCP (Steven Bellovin)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Open Letter to John Crane
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Date: Tue, 20-Dec-83 15:28:27 EST
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	From: liz@umcp-cs.UUCP
	Subject: Re: Open Letter to John Crane
	Message-ID: <4494@umcp-cs.UUCP>
	Date: Tue, 20-Dec-83 02:52:47 EST
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	I don't know; maybe I shouldn't jump in and say those things, but,
	isn't this net etiquette?  I think net.religion can be a forum for
	discussing different religions in a sane way; I don't think such
	flaming is necessary.  If you flame at someone, people will generally
	see the flames and that your tactics will be distasteful enough
	that they probably won't want to listen to you.  If you're flamed
	at, it hurts and you want to flame back.  I can understand that,
	but I think you're better responding calmly to any real points that
	might be buried in the flame and allowing other people to defend
	you from the flaming part.  Sigh!

					-Liz Allen
	-- 
	Univ of Maryland, College Park MD	
	Usenet:   ...!seismo!umcp-cs!liz
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The only part of this paragraph I disagree with is the first sentence; *of
course* you should say it!  It would be nice to have a calmer atmosphere
here, though I realize I don't follow that invariably myself.  Well said,
Liz.

		--Steve