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Re: lugnet.religion.flame
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 15 Dec 1998 14:13:36 GMT
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Once upon a time, Beaker <beaker@havoc.gtf.org> wrote:
> I just want to say how disappointed I am to see this conversation show
> up here. It happens in general discussion groups all over usenet; one
> crusader who won't hush until he makes everyone bow to his creator.
> Those of you who thought that lugnet would cut down on signal-to-noise
> apparently forgot that there are many kinds of noise ... less furbies
> posts, to be sure, but I'm actually starting to miss them.
It's an old rule of etiquette: don't bring up religion and politics in
general conversation. The inverse of this is: if you want to talk about
God, expect a fight. So these perennial brushfires aren't some artifact
of usenet; they are a feature of human interaction.
Steve
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| I just want to say how disappointed I am to see this conversation show up here. It happens in general discussion groups all over usenet; one crusader who won't hush until he makes everyone bow to his creator. Those of you who thought that lugnet (...) (26 years ago, 12-Dec-98, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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