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From: jeff@rtech.ARPA (Jeff Lichtman)
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Subject: Re: the GREAT MARCHIONNI replies  (all bow....:-)   )))
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Date: Thu, 14-Feb-85 14:56:16 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 14 14:56:16 1985
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> > 
> > The reason my statements appear out of context is because you
> > used the editior to remove all your mindless assinine inane word
> > strings that I had responded to. Bob, you have made two major
> > improvements:
> > 
> > 1. You have learned to use the editor. Now all you need to
> >    do is to use the editor to remove the meaningless
> >    "REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE" that you include
> >    on each pointless article.
> > 
> > 2. Even more important is the fact that you now realize yourself
> >    that your ridiculous ignorant drivel should not appear in print.
> > -- 
> > The Watcher
> > seismo!rochester!ccice5!ccice6!daf
> 
> Mr. Fader,
> 
> Have you been following Sharon (sp?) vs. Time or Westmoreland vs. CBS?
> No?  One more posting to this international facility of the above type
> will make you very aware of what they are about.  This is NOT a joke.
> 
> 	
> 	*** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***

This exchange makes me nervous.  A libel suit could prove disasterous to the
whole net.  Mr. Fader should realize that this type of gross rudeness doesn't
help anything.  Mr. Zarcone, you should realize that you can't win a libel suit
unless you show damages, and that Mr. Fader's rantings reflect more on him than
on you.

I think the quality of usenet would be improved if most of us resolved never to
respond to an insult, or at least to keep this type of thing in net.flame.  Some
people apparently get a big charge out of attempted public humiliation.  But an
insult is merely annoying (although sometimes extremely so), and responding to
it only encourages the offender by proving that he or she really got to you.
Even saying "you don't bother me" doesn't work.  The best tactic is no response,
as one ignores the taunts of a bully or hangs up on an obscene phone caller.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak