Re: flame wars

From: Kevin Freels (megaquark@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Jul 20 2003 - 11:36:29 MDT

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    "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.
    >
    > --
    > Harvey Newstrom, CISM, CISSP, IAM, IBMCP, GSEC
    > Certified InfoSec Manager, Certified IS Security Pro, NSA-certified
    > InfoSec Assessor, IBM-certified Security Consultant, SANS-cert GSEC
    > <HarveyNewstrom.com> <Newstaff.com>
    >
    >



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