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From: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: signature flame
Summary: Why apologize?
Message-ID: <597@corpane.UUCP>
Date: 3 May 89 15:42:05 GMT
References: <3785@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Reply-To: sparks@corpane.UUCP (John Sparks)
Organization: Corpane Industries, Inc.
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In article <3785@sugar.hackercorp.com> keegan@sugar.hackercorp.com (Cal Keegan)
writes:

>Forgive me for flaming Tim Stark's signature.
In article <3785@sugar.hackercorp.com> you write:
>Forgive me for flaming Tim Stark's signature.

Did you apologize because you found out that you flamed a deaf person?

If so, then maybe you should rethink your apology. Just because Tim is
deaf is no reason to handle him with kid gloves. Hearing has nothing to do
with Usenet. I am sure he wants to be treated just like anyone else.

I got flamed for having too long a signature, nobody apologized to me. I
shortened mine. I can take a hint.

So if you wanted to flame Tim for having too long a signature, do so. But
don't let his deafness cause to treat him preferentially. Matter of
fact, there is no reason to treat any handicapped person as 'special'. 
Sure your can treat them with courtesy, but you should do that with everybody.

To me, one of the great things about usenet is the fact that everyone is 
equal. All you have to do is to be able to type. There is no white, black,
yellow, deaf, or crippled in a usenet message (unless that is the topic :-) )

and a note to Tim: your signature *is* a bit longish. But so are quite a few
other's.

Now I guess I will be flamed.  Oh well. 

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