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Tim Courtney wrote:
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> In lugnet.admin.general, Richard Noeckel writes:
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> > Secondly, it’s not cool when several people whom appear to be concerned get
> > degradedly referred to as “suckers.”
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> Its also sad April Fools Day is on the American calendar. What are those
> guys thinking? And under no circumstances is it acceptable to play an April
> Fools' joke a week ahead, never.
I certainly don't think that April Fools day should be canceled. What I
am concerned is that with electronic communication amongst relative
strangers, hoaxes lose something. With the face to face April Fools
jokes of my childhood, one had all sorts of non-verbal clues from ones
parents, siblings, or friends which result in getting the joke fairly
quickly. Even in a print media, there are often subtle or not so subtle
clues (like different fonts, or a change in the magazine title).
> > I had been writing an essay for my
> > Politic Science class when I saw the massage on the ‘Top Stories’ board. I
> > was concerned, and in now way cynical at the time, I simply wanted to help
> > Mark out! I had no idea that I would be insulted :(
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> Dude, R-E-L-A-X. Mark IM'ed me with the url for the post, and I was stunned
> and troubled at first. Then I realized what time of year it was, what kind
> of guy I know Mark to be, and he kindly pointed out it spelled 'APRIL FOOLS'
> vertically and the FUT was set to o-t.fun. Now, if someone were really
> going into a Dark Ages, would they FUT to o-t.fun? Learn to laugh at
> yourself, I sure laughed at myself once I figured it out. Its funny, you
> know, humor. As for being insulted, well, that's your choice.
Insults take two people. Yes, one can chose not to be insulted, but the
one delivering the insult isn't blameless (and your last sentence there
is certainly insulting, you are in effect saying that Richard is a
lesser person because he was insulted by this mess, consider what you
have just said).
> Doesn't stop it from being funny. Lighten up.
It's funny to you because you know Mark. It's not funny to someone else
who is just starting to come out of their cocoon here, and showed
genuine concern for someone giving it up, and then getting slammed for
it.
On the other hand, you are right. We should all lighten up, and some of
the folks who could stand to lighten up are the ones who jump on folks
because the got upset about something. There are many factors which can
upset people (who knows, someone may have gotten deeply offended by this
whole mess because they are still coming to grips with a friend who
committed suicide because they felt unappreciated by the world, just
because their hobbies and interests were fringe). Realize that people
come here for a variety of reasons and with various backgrounds.
--
Frank Filz
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Work: mailto:ffilz@us.ibm.com (business only please)
Home: mailto:ffilz@mindspring.com
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| (...) Thanks for raising those last points about "show[ing] genuine concern for someone giving it up, and then getting slammed for it." And "[r]ealize that people come here for a variety of reasons and with various backgrounds." Indeed, the joke was (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| "Frank Filz" <ffilz@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:3ABF58EB.1D70@m...ing.com... (...) Mark put in some clues of his own. Did you read down on the side of his message, all the capital letters lined up to spell 'APRIL FOOLS' and the FUT was set (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| (...) Its also sad April Fools Day is on the American calendar. What are those guys thinking? And under no circumstances is it acceptable to play an April Fools' joke a week ahead, never. (...) Dude, R-E-L-A-X. Mark IM'ed me with the url for the (...) (23 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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