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From: zubbie@ihlpa.UUCP (Jeanette Zobjeck)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Flaming Style Pointer
Message-ID: <308@ihlpa.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 22:44:02 EDT
Article-I.D.: ihlpa.308
Posted: Mon Jun 10 22:44:02 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 11-Jun-85 05:41:36 EDT
References: <1084@ihuxn.UUCP> <669@abnji.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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> Apologies for the repetition, but I am amused by this gentleman's 
> article.  I guess that he never read the original organization line.
> 
> >A suggestion on flaming style was recently posted to this newsgroup:
> >
> >> If you're going to post to this group the flame should include
> >> one or more of the following:
> >> 
> >> 	a) name calling
> >> 	b) sarcasim
> >> 	c) foul language
> >> 	d) slander
> >> 
> >
> >I hasten to point out that these suggestions only apply if you are
> >still an undergraduate (or, perhaps, a still-retarded graduate student)
> >at a university that is not careful who it lets represent it in public.
> >If you are presently employed by a provider of network access, it is
> >assumed that you have successfully survived puberty and no longer need
> >to indulge in adolescent name calling, adolescent sarcasim(sic), or 
> >adolescent foul language.  As to slander: legal remedies are available
> >to anyone actually slandered on the net.  
> 
> If you noticed, this article was originated at a business in 
> Massachusetts (Genrad, I believe), not a university.  I would therefore
> suppose that the writer has already finished his education and is now
> working for a living.
> 
> I would also hasten to point out that the originator forgot spelling
> flames.
> 
> >I look forward each year to the summer vacations at the schools around
> >the country -- the intellectual level of the discussions on the net go
> >up substantially until September rolls around again.
> 
> This, of course, ignores the many students who can contribute ideas in
> a very reasonable fashion.
> 
> >Happy Summer Vacation, Students.
> >
> >Happier Summer Respite to the rest of you netters!!!
> 
> How long is it until your vacation?
> -- 
> James C Armstrong, Jnr.   ihnp4!abnji!nyssa
> 
> The Boss gave me one of these, ten seconds, he said.  Let's see
> if it works...

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jeanette l. zobjeck
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