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From: jenkins@cs.purdue.EDU (Colin Jenkins)
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Subject: Re: Warning: Offensive to techies
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Date: 17 Mar 88 03:12:23 GMT
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In article <3412@dasys1.UUCP> kjohanns@dasys1.UUCP (Karen Johanns) writes:
		[In response to an ill-advised article by 
		john@jclyde.UUCP (John B. Meaders Jr.)]

>While i would agree that there is much to take exception to in the
>original article posted by Mark, an article like this does much
>to prove that some of the points that Mark has taken may very well
>be correct. Not in the norm, but correct, perhaps.

I wasn't thrilled with Meaders' posting either, however it should be pointed
out that the original poster insisted that her ignorant claims about men
WERE the norm, which is incorrect.  If she hadn't taken a stab at these 
people in what should be recognized as THEIR newsgroup (consistant with the
popular soc.women criteria) and cross posted it all over the place, no one 
would be flaming in soc.women.

>I mean after all, a person who in the content of just one article
>would:

	[Lots of good points]

Well, Meaders' gave as good as was gotten.  That doesn't make it right, but
it shouldn't come as a surprise either.  If you bully someone and take a 
stab at them you need to be ready to take the heat.  Unfortunately, the
readers of soc.women don't deserve to suffer the heat.  Criticising the 
attacked as an aggressor rather than pointing the finger at the attacker 
isn't going to be conducive to maintaining the peace though.

I would suggest that all such postings be ignored.  Both people are looking
for someone to upset, and judging by the responses (not just yours, Karen)
they were succesful.  If you give them what they want, they will probably
just continue their inane insults waiting for more to take the bait.

>Karen Johanns


							Colin