From: Lee Corbin (lcorbin@tsoft.com)
Date: Fri Jul 18 2003 - 22:50:51 MDT
Kevin writes
> I'm new here, but it seems odd to me that the largest, most often visited
> topic on this board is "flame wars". Over half the traffic on the list seems
> to be people complaining about being insulted, complaining about the
> complainers, or complaining about the complaining about the complaining.
Well, first of all, welcome to the list!
Um, I prefer to complain about the complainers (in your taxonomy),
just so you know where I stand. Although if you extend it a little,
I might get interested in complaining about those who complain about
the complaining about the complaining.
> Why is it that a board full of brilliant people seems to have trouble
> putting things behind them and moving forward? Why is everyone so sensitive?
I agree with you that too many people are too sensitive, and
perhaps need to read the list while sipping a glass of sherry.
> So can we PLEASE put this "flame wars" topic behind us? I know I am fairly
> new to this board, but it just seems to be a huge waste of time!
Well, if the topic does not interest you, why do you continue to
read it? I've been on vacation, but the topic interests me for
several reasons (evidently). To me, it's often fascinating how
humans handle emotion, the interplay between reason and emotion,
and what, if anything, people can do individually or collectively
to exercise influence over their emotions.
But I don't know: tomorrow, I may lose interest in this topic entirely.
I can never tell.
Lee
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