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Subject:	Re: which threads, ethics (was: Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge)
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Tue, 9 Mar 1999 19:26:17 GMT
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This thread has come halfway through my semester course on the history of business and money in the US, so I'm just brimming with opinion on this stuff. (I finished reading _The Jungle_ just a few days ago.) Business and commerce are certainly important, but friendship and a sense of community are crucial. Lugnet can be a cold and unfriendly environment. It might let people fight to save $50 a year on their Lego purchases. But no one can say that the fact (I assume) that Steve Scott and Eric McCarthy now hate each other has made Lugnet a better place. Naji n (dot) norder (at) computer (dot) org

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		Re: which threads, ethics (was: Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge)
(...) Who hates each other? I saw a lot of harsh things, I hate almost no one. Hate is a very special emotion that isn't really meant to be wasted on trivial things like online discussions. A person can only have so much hate and be healthy, so it's (...) (26 years ago, 10-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: which threads, ethics (was: Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge)
(...) Hate? I've never yet found a thing worthy of hate. And _certainly_ not in newsgroups of one kind or another. Jasper (26 years ago, 11-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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		Re: which threads, ethics (was: Re: Mini Auction - 6273 - Rock Island Refuge)
(...) Not to pick nits, but as much as Todd has shown himself willing to adapt things to fit the needs and wants of his users, any kind of "vote" held by the people who use Lugnet won't necessarily have any effect on how things are done here. This (...) (26 years ago, 9-Mar-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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