 | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Tim Courtney
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| | | (...) 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 (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | (...) 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)
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| | | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | (...) I didn't mean to imply that profanity is always wrong. I tend to agree with Larry's view on profanity use [1] and also agree (strongly) with Kelly's view of "free speech" on LUGNET [2]. My comment wasn't meant to address what was profanity and (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | Effeet insults 101 was (Re: who does chris think he is?) —Joseph Greene
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| | | | | | (...) Um, if you need to resort to profanity, then I submit that you have already lost the argument. Profanity itself is the use of socially agreed upon words which have no real meaning in any given situation, but rather express distaste in a (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Effeet insults 101 was (Re: who does chris think he is?) —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | (...) Who said anything about argument? I often use words in normal conversation that would probably be considered profane here. ROSCO (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Effeet insults 101 was (Re: who does chris think he is?) —Joseph Greene
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| | | | | | (...) As do many people, but what most, while doing so, don't realize is that they are on some level arguing for or against something. Whether the argument is with the 2 $^#$%$#^ bricks that won't separate or the @#$^& thing you dislike (for (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Calum Tsang
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| | | | (...) 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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