Re: flame wars

From: Kevin Freels (megaquark@hotmail.com)
Date: Sat Jul 19 2003 - 12:50:37 MDT

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    OK. You got me. lol
    WHy am I reading it if it doesn't interest me? I am guilty here of
    complaining about the complaining about the complaining about the
    complaining!
    Thanks for the reality check! :-)

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "Lee Corbin" <lcorbin@tsoft.com>
    To: <extropians@extropy.org>
    Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:50 PM
    Subject: RE: flame wars

    > 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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