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Re: Jawaid vs. GNO developers II (was Re: IRC #AppleIIGS - It's for ...)
- Subject: Re: Jawaid vs. GNO developers II (was Re: IRC #AppleIIGS - It's for ...)
- From: barryn@netcom.com (Barry Nathan)
- Date: Mon, 10 Oct 1994 04:05:11 GMT
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
- Organization: NETCOM On-line Communication Services (408 261-4700 guest)
- References: <bazyarCx3AvG.KpB@netcom.com> <36pjm0$of3@blackice.winternet.com> <36pqhi$pa3@blackice.winternet.com>
In article <36pqhi$pa3@blackice.winternet.com>,
Dave Roberts <daver@drift.winternet.com> wrote:
>As a user of IRC, I'd like to point out that #appleIIgs is _not_
>filled with sexual harassment, racial slurs, or anything else that you
>may have heard. It's by no means a Utopia; it's pretty much like the real
>world - people say things, people take offense. But don't get the
>impression that we're all "a bunch of racist mysogynist immature bastards"
>simply from the misguided opinions of a few.
Um, it was filled with lots of dirty talk last time I was there. After I
saw how dirty the conversation was, I never went back again.
>Chances are, if you are
>a IIgs user, and you don't act in a generally annoying manner (yes, I
>realize this is a loose term..), you will be welcomed by an enthusiastic
>community of IIgs users and programmers.
I'd say otherwise.
--
Barry Nathan Internet e-mail: barryn@netcom.com
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