Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site utastro.UUCP
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!gamma!epsilon!zeta!sabre!petrus!bellcore!decvax!ucbvax!ucdavis!lll-crg!mordor!ut-sally!utastro!bill
From: bill@utastro.UUCP (William H. Jefferys)
Newsgroups: net.origins
Subject: Re: astronomers, flesh and blood gliders, out-of-context quotes
Message-ID: <719@utastro.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 00:14:42 EDT
Article-I.D.: utastro.719
Posted: Sun Sep 15 00:14:42 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 18-Sep-85 02:39:08 EDT
References: <395@imsvax.UUCP>
Organization: U. Texas, Astronomy, Austin, TX
Lines: 37

>     The funniest part of Jefferys' article  is  his  asking  me  to  clear any
>future quotes  from University  of Texas  professors with  HIM.  

Ted, please do not put words in my mouth.  I never said or even implied such
a thing.  I suggest you go back and reread your copy of "Nettiquette", if
indeed you have ever read it.

>I mean, I gave
>Langston the benefit of the doubt, Bill.  I quoted the INTELLIGENT part  of his
>article. 

I see that you do not apologize for quoting Professor Langston out of
context.  Indeed, you appear to revel in it.  And you accuse me of poor
scholarship!  I gave you the benefit of the doubt, assuming that your
quotation out of context was unintentional.  I regret that you have
shown that this trust was misplaced.

By this act you have destroyed all credibility that your articles
could possibly have had in this forum.  If you think that quoting others
out of context is acceptable, how can anyone believe anything you say?  
Face it, Ted.  You have irretrievably LOST the whole debate by this 
foolish act.

I am dropping out of this discussion.  It is impossible to carry on
a civilized conversation with someone who behaves as you do.

Send your flames to /dev/null, Ted.  My "n" key works very well indeed.

-- 
Glend.	I can call spirits from the vasty deep.
Hot.	Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you
	do call for them?    --  Henry IV Pt. I, III, i, 53

	Bill Jefferys  8-%
	Astronomy Dept, University of Texas, Austin TX 78712   (USnail)
	{allegra,ihnp4}!{ut-sally,noao}!utastro!bill	(UUCP)
	bill@astro.UTEXAS.EDU.				(Internet)


Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com