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Is it my imagination, or people getting meaner in 'heated' discussions not started in off-topic.debate. Mladen's Mecha Legs, Nelug's age limitation are recent examples. I understand the ability and need to express diverging views but insulting, (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Definitely not your imagination. I have noticed the same thing and have even spoken with people (including Todd) about it off-line. I find it quite disturbing and I hope it is just a "phase" and LUGNET will grow out of it soon. (...) I don't (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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| | Re: Tension and getting mean (How to deal with it & what it means)
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Some Heinlein on this matter, for those of you that care about common courtesty, and what it may say about the decline of a civilization: "Courtesy is the lubricant of social interaction." "Jubal Harshaw also pointed out to me a symptom that, so he (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Speaking of which, I think this might be another opportunity for me to mention that I would like to see a killfile for the web interface. It is, as far as I can tell, one of the only features missing to users of the web interface that is (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people, lugnet.admin.general)
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(...) These types of threads come around occasionally. I think it was just unfortunate coincidence that two of them came so close together. (...) It almost always seems that way. (...) Maybe. The honeymoon was actually over months ago. (...) Yeah, I (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Look at that, a typo, "courtesty", that might actually be good sniglet. courtesty (noun) - Polite, yet irratated behavior. (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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Hi Jude (cool name BTW, I've always liked it) Long ramble ahead, but.. "Hey.. it's me!" - Han Solo (...) Your imagination has been the cause of all this? I'd hate to see you cross over to the Dark Side ;-) (...) Firstly, I find it irritating, but (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Don't be afraid... ;-) Sorry. I guess you get that a lot. <:-, STYLE="SHEEPISH" /> (...) Arg! A touch, I do confess! :-, I wonder if I've been to high on my horse lately. (If you have to ask, no, I haven't been smoking a horse...how do you (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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(...) Bah.. (...) Nah.. I only kid cuz I know you can take it. (...) Pass here that pipe please.. I have no idea what you just said so obviously I'm not toasted enough yet. (...) I went through that phase too. I decided to avoid .debate like the (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)
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