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Re: Can we help?
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Date: 
Sun, 7 Nov 2004 07:10:26 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
What follows are my personal views, not official statements of position but I'm
willing to wager that they are close enough as not to make much of a difference.

-snip-

This post by you: http://news.lugnet.com/dear-lego/?n=4950  was not, in my view,
"mocking someone", nor did I say it was. It was merely sarcastic, and sarcastic
in a way that did not really effectively advance the topic or add clarity to the
argument. Sarcasm is acceptable when used appropriately, although it often is
not an effective way to make a point.

But you said in http://news.lugnet.com/dear-lego/?n=4956 that sarcasm didn't
really have a place.

This post was, in my view, borderline
acceptable although as a post making a point, it failed.

This post in reply by me: http://news.lugnet.com/dear-lego/?n=4954 in my view,
called attention to that fact, and was also sarcastic, and in hindsight could
have made its point without sarcasm. It was not, in my view, mocking. Sarcasm is
acceptable when used appropriately, although it often is not an effective way to
make a point. This post was, in my view, borderline UNacceptable and I apologise
for it.

Noted.


This post in reply by you: http://news.lugnet.com/dear-lego/?n=4955 in my view
*is* mocking, and is the first post in the string to so mock. You were arguably
provoked by my excessive sarcasm, but mockery of others is not acceptable, even
if provoked.

Do you consider the part where I used almost your exact words in response to
your post the part which is mocking? If so, how was your post not a mock in the
first place?

You have a history of mocking others and it's not good behaviour.
In future please do not mock others.

Noted.

It also was pointed to a completely
inappropriate newsgroup although you have acknowledged that.

Correct, I have acknowledged that. Although I note that you haven't acknowledged
that you failed to correctly set the FUT on your original reprimand to me.

Cheers

Richie Dulin



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  Re: Can we help?
 
(...) It is part of the mocking in that post, yes. (...) I don't view it that way. Not all sarcasm is mocking. (...) I don't feel the original FUT was wrong. Admonitions (which my post was, although poorly structured) belong in the original group (...) (20 years ago, 7-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Can we help?
 
What follows are my personal views, not official statements of position but I'm willing to wager that they are close enough as not to make much of a difference. (...) This post by you: (URL) was not, in my view, "mocking someone", nor did I say it (...) (20 years ago, 5-Nov-04, to lugnet.admin.general)

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