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(...) A little introspection can be healthy, too much self analysis can be paalyzing and counter-productive. I believe that any valid points he had to make were outweighed by his aggressive, nay combative, immature, and myopic attitude. However, (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Tim Courtney wrote in message ... (...) point, (...) have (...) I think your friend is right... As a newcommer, I also have this experience. But I think that is common in a "community", in whatever media it is represented in. Sometimes it feels (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think you're on to something there. There have been some not very nice incidents. It's so easy for us, in the heat of the moment, to let our indignation climb until we say things we might not have meant to say in a calmer moment. No one has (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Don't overreact the other way either, I for one figured that you hadn't seen the ban when you posted and just wanted to make sure that people realised it's (mostly) over, and we should put it behind us and move on. (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Well, whatever it was, it's gone now. I got a small piece of text saying it had been removed at the request of a friend when trying to access that link. Cheers ... Geoffrey Hyde Todd Lehman <lehman@javanet.com> wrote in message (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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This whole thing has gotten me thinking -- Matthew was out to prove a point, right? Matthew is also a jerk and has serious problems, right. But, just because he carried himself *very* poorly here doesn't mean he might not have something valuable to (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate) !
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(...) Two people already marked the above as "Spotlight." That's disappointing. :-( Jude, I don't care if you put pages up like this (it's your right, naturally) but I would *really* appreciate it if you kept my name and LUGNET's name out of it. (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) True. My spelling is actually very bad. My comments were typed in anger and are not actually the way I feel. I am sorry for the comments. It won't happen again. Bryce McGlone (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I happen to agree. Since this thread started, I've exchanged a few emails with the lovely Mr. Moulton, and I have to say, I think he may have actually crossed the line-- just not in the way that anyone has before, I think. His admitted intent (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Bryce, you're speling is medicore. <gd&r> Anyway, I'm a diehard Space fan, and a big fan of many Space MOCs from people here in the community, and I sure thought Matthew's weaponry (especially the bombs) was great stuff -- ingenuitive, (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wow, this is a touchy subject. There's no easy answer. I think JW has changed a lot from when he had all of the CAD group up in arms. But back then, something needed to be done. Take my word for it. Was it done correctly? Reading back over (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Tim Courtney wrote in message ... (...) might (...) I do regret dredging up something so long since past, especially today, but it was just these events of today that spurred me into seeking an end to a nagging sense of unfairness I have felt about (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well said Larry. You are very right about me not making sense. My apology to the group. Obviously my frustration was at a boiling point. (...) Agreed. Bryce McGlone (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bryce McGlone writes: <snip> Attacking Matt at this point, after he's been banned and can't even respond (not that we want him to) probably doesn't make a lot of sense. While your venting is understandable, at this point (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) IMHO, no, you didn't fail; you've been quite measured and careful throughout. For our protagonist to claim the high ground of "civility" at this late juncture is analogous to expecting an apology to atone for, say, running over some- one's dog (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) D'oh! I forgot my own footnote. [1] I was there to flame. I enjoy flaming people. I don't think it's a big crime, especially if you keep it to places where it's appropriate, such as alt.usenet.kooks, alt.flame, ne.internet.services (circa (...) (24 years ago, 18-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general)
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