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In lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto, David Koudys writes:
> K, i really was going to leave this alone...
>
> /rant on
>
> But now I notice (I'm not that LUGNet savvy, see, only subscribing to
> rtlTotonto and sometimes check out what's doin' in Trains...) that the
> progression of events thus far...
>
> Iain says something off colour to this newsgroup and one other (I think)
> cause he was replying about anagrams, wal-mart, evil and whatever...
> irrelevant, the point is he sends it to two "obscure" groups ;) and someone
> takes offense and cross posts it to the General group and admin group and
> whatever, so a whole bunch more busybodies, who really didn't have to know
> about the little faux pas in the first place now know, and *then* everybody
> can see what was wrong and people go ape wild about what's right for kids to
> read and freedom of speech and whatever...
I agree what you were saying, but it was Richard who posted it to
Lugnet.General so Iain was the one who posted there...
however, there have been other violations on Lugnet that seem to go unnoticed
or whatever....what Iain said might have been viewed as lewd, however, it
wasn't blatently offensive, nor do I think what he said is too offensive to
minors....considering I've heard worse on the radio, tv, and the movies
(even PG!!), and I'm sure on the school yard worse conversation is being
undergone....
some people, like Calum, have said it was the Lugnet Police.... I agree,
and you do make the point that they are only making Lugnet worse by what
they are posting....
anyways Dave...you make good points and I agree...
> Hey kids!!
>
> Grow up! Get some thicker skin!! If someone does something *maliciously*
> then do something--if someone, who I, as well as the rest of rtlToronto and
> others out there, *know* to be a great person, who does so much *work* like
> videos and such that you all love and admire and *want*, does something
> slightly and unintentionally off, then casually say, 'Well, so and so, maybe
> that wasn't too hot an idea.' and leave it at that! (which is what we did,
> taking care of our own 'cause we know 'em and love 'em)
>
> Holy dwelling on small pictures Batman!
>
> It's like you drivers who b*tch about how bad the traffic is and then pull
> up and slam on the brakes so you can rubberneck to check out what's up at
> the scene of an accident--Newsflash--*YOU* *AIN'T* *HELPING!!!!***
>
> The best way I know of doing something like this is as an *aside*, *Psst*
> bud, your fly's down. Just you, just him and no one else needs to know.
> You bring it up in public, "Hey You dork-boy, your zippers down!!" Now what
> good would that do for anybody, including you, the yappy person who said it?
> Nothing--all it does is embarrass the person to the point where he (or she)
> might leave the group, and the dislike grows towards you, and *you* lose
> what was otherwise a good supporter of the community and causes problems for
> the rest of us, because *you* didn't keep your whiny mouth shut.
>
> So zip up, shut up, and just, for crying out loud, grow up.
>
> /rant off
>
> Whew, that felt good.
>
> Understand that the above rant was brought to you by many years of
> frustration with Political Correctness, Big Brotherness, and a general sense
> that i'm sick of having to watch *every* *single* *word* that I say or write
> because someone, somewhere *might* get offended, not from what *my* intent
> was, but by how he or she perceived it.
>
> Enuf
>
> Dave
pretend that people on Lugnet have sense!!
Ben
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