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Re: who does chris think he is?
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lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto
Date: 
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 03:05:52 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Chris Magno wrote:

ALL I ASK is that if I feel I can best express a    F E E L I N G   by
using something as harmless as B$#&*^IT, then I dont ever want to have
to fear the wrath of seven people I have never met.

Then do it on a server that you own, or one that allows profanity in
discussions. The only reason you would have to fear those 'seven people you
haven't met' would be because those people are entrusted with the keeping of
this sandbox, which you don't own nor do you set the rules in.

-Tim



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  Re: who does chris think he is?
 
(...) I know that the admins set the rules and I know LUGNET is "non-free" in terms of the types expression allowed but I think the above opinion is very arrogant (that's not to say that you, Tim, are arrogant since I know you are not). The above (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
  Re: who does chris think he is?
 
(...) I think the general idea is that Chris (and to some part myself) is threatened by the idea that those rulesetters won't make Lugnet a place where we'd want to stick around. Lugnet has been fantastic for us for a very long time, but the current (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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  Re: who does chris think he is?
 
(...) Calum, You make some excellent points. I can even see that wishy-washy-easily-swayed Dave K says that you are right. BUT, Calum, you made my point in your very last sentence. At no point have I ever(STRESS EVER) advocated that I want to swear (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)

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