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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
- Subject: Re: Courtesy and Civility
- Date: 4 Jan 1993 08:18:00 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <1i8rroINNdbj@gap.caltech.edu>
- References: <1993Jan1.114605.303@rlgsc.com>
- Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU
- NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu
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- In article <1993Jan1.114605.303@rlgsc.com>, gezelter@rlgsc.com writes:
- >In both cases, the "flames" have involved a variety of rude, and,
- >in some cases, obscene, electronic speech.
- >
- >In dealing with either group of participants, there is no need or
- >justification for the use of insults and obscenities by any
- >respondent, whether this is their first "response" to a query, or
- >the 100th response on this particular day.
-
- May I ask a question, please? When a novice or a non-English speaker proves
- himself incapable or unwilling to listen to (or to understand) polite
- responses, WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU EXPECT US TO DO? Yes, we *COULD* try to
- protect his oversensitive ego by giving the same polite responses again and
- again, but WHY DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD DO ANY FUCKING GOOD?
-
- Please note that the language used in this post was very carefully chosen.
-
- >In any event, international forums require sensitivity to other
- >peoples' languages and cultures. For example, in the US, many people,
- >particularly those in the computing field, are accustomed to informality,
- >particularly the use of first names. In other countries and cultures,
- >such unsolicited informality is considered to be in extremely poor taste.
-
- I see. This group is no longer to give a goddamn about technical matters, but
- it's to be a strictly politically correct forum. BULLSHIT!
-
- [The rest of what appears to be a sociologists view of the newsgroup deleted]
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- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
-
- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-