Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/06/09/11:44:49
On Mon, 8 Jun 1998, Ian St. John wrote:
> Neat. You manage to still include the insult I made in response to 'stop
> spreading misinformation', while excluding my main response to the question.
> Surely all insults are equal in this regard.
The two insults in point are NOT equal. Telling someone that he/she is
spreading misinformation is not a profanity, it is an opinion. You
might disagree with that opinion, in which case your reply could explain
why do you disagree. If you think that ``spreading misinformation'' is
too strong for the case, you could also point that out in your reply.
But using profane language is another matter altogether. It doesn't help
the exchange of ideas, which is what this forum is all about. You will
never be able to tell anything useful if you use profanity, since nobody
will see anything BUT the d-word.
> I can hardly expect someone who
> is old enough to be reading this newsgroup, never having heard a harsh word
> before.
We heard them more than enough. We are kindly asking you to avoid using
them here. Everybody else does.
> I have no problem with netiquette. As long as it is applied evenly. Your
> passing the previous message insulting me, while blocking my response seems
> to indicate an
> 'insider' mentality. Different rules for one set of people versus another.
If you were insulted by the reply, just say so. Most of the people who
post here will only insult inadvertently, and you will almost always get
an immediate apology. Please keep in mind that this is an international
forum, and when two people talk across half the globe, misunderstandings
are a fact of life.
But insulting in return by using profane language will never get you
anywhere.
> Please feel free to discuss what a nasty person I am.
This issue is off-topic here. We don't usually discuss anybody in
person. Personally, I think this is inappropriate to discuss somebody's
personality.
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