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- From: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson)
- Subject: Re: PC Bigotrynex ADVOCACY (for .killrc)
- Message-ID: <1993Jan26.154341.10206@newshost.lanl.gov>
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- Reply-To: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov
- Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory
- References: <1993Jan22.003009.1662@csi.uottawa.ca>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:43:41 GMT
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- In article 1662@csi.uottawa.ca, cbbrowne@csi.uottawa.ca (Christopher Browne) writes:
- >
- >Did you study psych, John? You seem to know the right terminology...
- >You ARE quite right about the reasons for flame wars.
-
- Yep, in my younger, wilder years. :)
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- >The other "half" of the reason is the fact that a forum like Usenet
- >doesn't "punish" people very much for making mistakes - not even BIG
- >ones like saying that my computer is...<omitted>
-
- Very true. It's a "safe" way to be a little naughty. And if one uses an
- anonymous address, it's the same logic as kids making crank phone calls.
-
- >>I have run into many people who flagrantly brag that they own a 66
- >>MHz 486. That really is pathetic when you stop and think about it.
- >Yup, it IS pathetic. For that kind of money I'd get one of the
- >low-end Sparc systems, and run rings around those 486es. :-)
-
- Well, maybe you have some really great educational discounts in Canada, but
- down here I can't get a Sparc for $1500 which is what you can buy a bare-bones
- 486-66 for nowadays at retail. P.S.: Getting a Sparc 10 installed in my day
- job office soon... fun, fun, fun!
-
- >But you may be missing the point that to many people, flaming IS fun!
-
- I admit that at times, good natured "arguing" can be fun. But "flaming" is a
- different animal altogether, IMHO, and certainly not a socially redeeming
- grace. :) It reflects poorly on those who participate and makes the newsgroup
- a worthless waste of time rather than the help forum it could and should be.
- The ADVOCACY line helps... thanks to those that use it.
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