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Re: My Stance
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Date: 
Fri, 20 Oct 2000 17:57:07 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, John Robert-Blaze Kanehl writes:

Would you give cancer or a terrorist a second chance?

First of all, I'm not 100% sure the term "second chance" applies.  After all,
he is a new member.  We're not talking about "fool me once, shame on you, fool
me twice, shame on me" here.  I'm also not suggesting that *every* time he acts
up Lugnet should be forgiving.  He is a new member, he is used to The Ways of
Usenet (which are *not even close* to The Ways of Lugnet) and I am willing to
believe him when he says he sees the difference and wants to participate in
Lugnet.

Second, and much more importantly, his posts are not going to kill anyone, like
cancer or a terrorist would.

Don't fall for plastic sentiment, faux remorse, and hollow words...

Until he proves it one way or the other, how can you be so sure they're
plastic, faux, or hollow?

eric



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  Re: My Stance
 
Well I promised I wouldn't get to involved in this discussion and I won't in a detailed way. I just wanted to say that I have agreed with just about everything Eric J. has had to say in this discussion. Certain things have been brought into this (...) (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: My Stance
 
(...) I'm sure the phrase "new member" must means different things to different people -- perhaps two weeks to one person, two months to another, or even two years to another. In any case, for the record, Matthew's first post here was on April 9, (...) (24 years ago, 22-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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(...) Would you give cancer or a terrorist a second chance? Don't fall for plastic sentiment, faux remorse, and hollow words... John (24 years ago, 20-Oct-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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