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| "Aaron West" <blacktron@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:GyrrE3.4xA@lugnet.com... (...) I (...) happens. (...) be (...) here (...) This is one of the only dramatic farewell speeches (TM) I've ever thought about replying to. Anyway, here goes: (...) (22 years ago, 5-Jul-02, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) The deal is that when I started on Lugnet some 2.5 years ago, the flamewars were fewer and shorter. I'm not sure of all the reasons for what we're seeing, but I think it is a symptom of something real. Some things to think about: - The (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jul-02, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) What counts? I'm in kind of a trough of reading LUGNET right now -- mostly sticking to .o-t.debate, my local groups, and .market.shopping, but I just don't see all the pain. Lots of folks tell us that .debate is among the vilest of the (...) (22 years ago, 7-Jul-02, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) Hmm, I think there are many hobbies which are generally respected: - mainstream sports (as a fan or player - golf, baseball,[American] football, hockey, tennis, swimming, running, diving) - hiking and camping - sewing, needlepoint, knitting, (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.people)
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| (...) Speaking as one of the guilty parties here, I don't think the majority of us meant to hurt anyone's feelings or fan any sort of flame war. If it makes you feel any better, I probably feel worse having participated with what I thought was an (...) (22 years ago, 8-Jul-02, to lugnet.people)
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