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From: dsn@tove.UUCP (Dana S. Nau)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: civility
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Date: Sat, 23-Feb-85 02:32:15 EST
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> ... Could we attempt a little 
> civility?  Could we resist the urge to try to destroy anyone whom we
> disagree with?

The tone of your previous submissions struck me as uncivil.  Judging from
the responses of others, I think they thought the same thing.  If you had
used a different tone, people might have responded more civilly.

> Besides, I've come to the sad conclusion that my somewhat complex
> beliefs on the subject would be misunderstood, possibly deliberately, in the
> cause of making personal attacks on someone who might suggest that living
> together isn't the best idea in the world.

Case in point.  To me, the above paragraph sounds like an accusation of
bigotry on the part of anyone who is sympathetic to the idea of living
together--and that makes me feel antagonistic.
-- 
Dana S. Nau		    ARPA:   dsn@maryland
Computer Science Dept.	    CSNet:  dsn@umcp-cs
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College Park, MD 20742	    Phone:  (301) 454-7932