Jeroen van Baardwijk wrote:
>
> At Stardate 20030610.1312, David Hobby wrote:
>
> > The analogy that comes to mind is somewhat like this. Your dog
> > came and cr*pped in another's yard (list). I imagine that most people
> > who see someone's dog do this are tempted to pick the results up with a
> > shovel and throw it in the owner's yard (list). But then guests in the
> > owner's yard are the ones who step in it--sorry!
> > Then your last sentence is analogous to: "If you don't like what
> > my dog left in your yard, too bad. Please don't bring it into my yard,
> > I'm trying to keep it clean. Or if you want, you can come put it in my
> > garbage can (personal killfile)." Now how does that sound?
>
> I have a better analogy for you.
>
> Your neighbour has a dispute with you because you often play your stereo
> way too loud. Rather than talking to you directly (e-mailing you
> privately), he goes to the office where you work and loudly complains about
> your behaviour in front of all your colleagues (taking it to this list),
> who have nothing to do with your dispute. Now how would you feel?
>
> Jeroen van Baardwijk
Ignoring puns, yours is the crappy analogy. But let's go
with yours. The first few times you play your stereo too loud, I
go talk to you. But after I've asked you many times not to and
you persist, probably just to bug me, I call the police. But the
police don't come, so I am tempted to retaliate by cranking my
stereo when I know that YOU want it quiet.
On another note, no one has a RIGHT to make people listen
to them. Let it go, and leave the old list alone.
---David
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