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Subject: 
Re: Tension and getting mean
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lugnet.people
Date: 
Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:54:49 GMT
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In lugnet.people, Jude Beaudin wrote:

> 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.

These types of threads come around occasionally.  I think it was just
unfortunate coincidence that two of them came so close together.

> I understand the ability and need to express diverging views but insulting,
> yelling and swearing seem to becoming more common.

It almost always seems that way.

> Does this mean the "honeymoon" is over for Lugnet?

Maybe.  The honeymoon was actually over months ago.

> Let me know if I posted this to the appropriate group so Shiri does not have to
> when she returns. After all she is gonna be busy redirecting all the miss
> directed posts.:-)

Yeah, I think this was a good place for it.

Steve



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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, (...) (26 years ago, 20-Jul-00, to lugnet.people)  

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