Re: Otherwise stupid thread (was: "Off-topic correction")

[KILPATRICK@Tank.CYBERphile.co.uk (Richard)]

In article <4s2a19$135@blackice.winternet.com>, irsman@winternet.com (Ian Schmidt) says:

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>This is good, because it benefits everyone including those posters when they
>post things as correct, readable, and thoughtful as possible.  It makes them
>look more professional, and it encourages unfettered discussion.

Good comment :) Like I said, I do this sometimes (well, I did.)

>Let's get real here, shall we?  You're obviously writing this because you
>wish to dump on Nathan for being a "bad man" and hurting the feelings of
>the Apple II "community" (such as it is).  But of course, admission of such
>would make you a "bad man" also via your own definition, and therein lies the
>road to hypocrisy.

Well, I wouldn't say Dude means that. These are just CRT's - nobody
really gets hurt, feelings or no. Except when someone gets _really_
personal (and Nathan has been guilty of that, I have read this newsgroup)
then there's no harm done.

Some of us ain't Christian. But thou shalt not judge applies - to everyone.


>Look.  I've said it before, I'll say it again.  USENET has standards.  It
>has them for a good reason - bad spelling or grammar, bad quoting style 
>(attn: A. Goertz), long .signatures (Tigh Buckles), and other maladies serve
>only to promote miscommunication.  And miscommunication on a communications
>network is something of a disaster, don't you think?

Is it possible A. Goertz has some reason for this. Like maybe he's
foreign, and learning English. Or just likes to write like that. I can 
understand his postings. At least they fit on my screen :)

>You seem to be laboring under the misconception that Nathan's corrections
>are personal attacks.  

They feel like that, sometimes. Tact, my dear boy, is the key.
A sense of humour helps (no doubt if we want humour, we should go to
alt.comedy.apple2?). Don't you guys at winternet laugh in the pub when
discussing anything besides comedy. Don't you say funny things which
may not be relevant, but are perhaps _human_?

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>--
>Ian Schmidt - irsman@winternet.com - http://www.winternet.com/~irsman/
>    "Where would I be without IBM?" - P. Robb, Information Society

Now, this is an _acceptable_ sig!

Regards,
Richard