From: Kevin Freels (megaquark@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Jul 20 2003 - 11:36:29 MDT
"Violence is the last resort of the incompetent." (Who was it, Salvor
Hardin?)
Would personal attacks be the next to last resort?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Harvey Newstrom" <mail@HarveyNewstrom.com>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 11:52 AM
Subject: RE: flame wars
> Samantha Atkins wrote,
> >
> > On Saturday 19 July 2003 07:39, Alex Ramonsky wrote:
> >
> > > Lee Corbin wrote:
> > > >Harvey writes
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Could you tell me who is afraid to speak publicly for fear of
> > > >personal attacks or other criticism?
> > >
> > > Me. I own up.
> > >
> > > : )
> >
> > I seldom speak on some subjects here any more. It isn't worth it.
>
> I also curtail a lot of my involvement here because it isn't worth it. My
> only involvement lately has been trying to stop personal attacks and get
the
> list rules enforced again so maybe some of us will feel like participating
> on this list again. But as long as people believe personal attacks are
> appropriate, and as long as the list moderator allows it to occur, many
> people will remain silent or go elsewhere to avoid the personal attacks.
> Sadly, most of these people won't speak up on-line, so they will never be
> counted.
>
> --
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> Certified InfoSec Manager, Certified IS Security Pro, NSA-certified
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>
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