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Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
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Tue, 28 Mar 2000 15:41:10 GMT
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"Richard Franks" <spontificus@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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In lugnet.admin.general, Frank Filz writes:
Offended by the opinions expressed or the words used? The name-calling • has
been pretty much equal IMHO. If you're offended by the actual words, • then I
think you've missed a larger chance to be offended in Tom's post.

I am offended by the language used (though I consider calling people
asses much more offensive than telling someone to **** off).

I agree that people shouldn't partake in name-calling etc, but to be • fair - in
the context of the (heated) debate, the name-calling was not just one-way.
Which I was why I was more offended by the latter post - my opinion :)

This happens quite a lot (too much?) on LUGNET. Once positions have been
adopted in debates, the same points get raised again and again... and the
same response is given each time. Ultimately, the whole debate turns into a
shouting competition, and then it all fizzles out after some name calling.
Consensus is seldom reached. I do not have enough experience of the "net" to
say if this is a problem that only LUGNET has(?).

I am convinced that a lot of the big noise makers here, would not say "boo"
to a goose in real life{1}.

Scott A

{1} Is this a UK only phrase?







I'm also offended by the opinions expressed, however, while I can expect • Todd
to do something about the words used (because of the T&C we all agreed • to) I
can't expect Todd to do anything about the opinions (other than speak
his own mind about them, which he has).

Agreed too - I think the T&C also cover 'trouble-makers', but again to be
fair, I think Richard Marchetti was right when he said that he'd hit a • sore
spot.. and I wouldn't single out anyone to blame for the culminating • debate.

Richard



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  Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
 
"Scott A" <s.arthur@hw.ac.uk> wrote in message news:Fs528t.6yz@lugnet.com... (...) a (...) to (...) Nope, this is an Internet-wide problem. In fact the LUGNET situation is not even close to the 'holy wars' being fought in comp.sys.amiga.misc and (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)  
  Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
 
(...) Well, in a lot of ways there could never be a consensus on this issue. You're looking at two sides that are completely unlike each other. One side is content to let market forces continue to work while the other seems to want to ignore those (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general) ! 

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  Re: Lego Direct (was Re: Georgia LEGO Outlet is Cool!)
 
(...) I agree that people shouldn't partake in name-calling etc, but to be fair - in the context of the (heated) debate, the name-calling was not just one-way. Which I was why I was more offended by the latter post - my opinion :) (...) Agreed too - (...) (25 years ago, 28-Mar-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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