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- Message-ID: <9301250732.AA04936@Spl3.ECE.Drexel.EDU>
- Newsgroups: bit.listserv.words-l
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 02:32:54 EST
- Sender: English Language Discussion Group <WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu>
- From: Rashmi <rashmi%Spl3.ECE.Drexel.EDU@COE.DREXEL.EDU>
- Subject: Re: signoff
- Comments: To: WORDS-L@uga.cc.uga.edu
- In-Reply-To: <9301250542.AA24813@cbis.ECE.Drexel.EDU>; from "Peter Montgomery"
- at Jan 24, 93 9:40 pm
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- > That doesn't obviate the arguement that the name WORDS-L is misleading.
-
- The "welcome" document from the listserv clearly states that the discussion
- is not restricted to language/etymology. Forewarned ...
-
- > A list which really did restrict itself to dealing with words,
- > would find a much different kind of participation on my part.
-
- This is true for most of the regulars on the list. Some of them are
- on more "serious" lists and have no problem behaving in an appropriate
- fashion.
-
- > As long as WORDS-L isn't interested in following civilised rules,
- > then it shouldn't expect my participation (or anybody else's for
- > that matter) to be anything else than uncivilised.
-
- I don't recall anyone making an issue of this.
-
- -rashmi
-