Re: Slightly puzzled

[johnlb@primenet.com (John Bowling)]

In article <52cq7h$65p@darla.visi.com>, Nathan Mates <nathan@visi.com> wrote:
>In article <3249DF7E.102C@worldnet.att.net>,
>Bruce Maples  <themaples@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
>
>>Since I've started (about a week ago), over half the posts have been
>>flames. Is this a normal level for this group?  And, is this group
>>moderated at all?  If the answers are "yes" and "no" respectively,
>>then I'll probably still read, but I'll be sure to get the asbestos
>>suit on first!  :)
>
>   We're in the middle of a particularly vigorous housecleaning.
>There's also the issue of not tolerating a false, poisonous peace, but
>trying to finish off various troublespots for good. It'll hopefully
>die down as soon as Turley leaves for good.

I've seen lots of people here who are vey poisonous.  I've even been known
to utter a few words in that vein myself, as well as making an occational
mistake.  I don't, however, have any animosity towards anyone that I'm
hanging on to and constantly berating them.  I will occationally flame
someone for varied reasons, and often it's because they have shown to be
spiteful of some person or group and are constantly attacking.  And the
people who do that know who they are, as do all the rest of us.

I don't call this a housecleaning.  I call it a witch hunt!

Sure, some people have made mistakes over the years, and some continue to
do so, but this is the real world we're all living in, and it's far to
overpopulated to *not* be extreamly tolerant of others.

So, to all of those who are a part of this witch hunt, the purging of all
A2 newsgroups of anyone who is not a charter member of your little,
intolerant *clik*, why don't your also take that clik and shove it?  Most
of the people here don't want to be a part of it and getting rid of a few
people who you can't tolerate for whatever reason will *not* end the
problems.

I don't want to dispose of anyone here, just the cliks and intolerant
attitudes.

John

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