At 03:17 13-07-2002 -0500, Ronn Blankenship wrote: >>(If it *is* considered acceptable behaviour, we throw the door wide open >>for ranters, flamers, and other scum. If it *not* acceptable -- well, >>then why is everyone but me letting him get away with it?) > >Because all of us realize that it takes *two* parties to argue? > >IOW, if one party does not respond to the attempts of the second to >start/continue an argument, the second will eventually get tired of the >attempt.
IOW, the way to deal with personal attacks, flames and rants is to just ignore the perpetrator, let him continue what he is doing, and hope he goes away. The basic "bury your head in the sand" approach. Guess it is okay then to rant, flame and attack on this list. Let The Battles Begin! And while we are at it, let's ditch the Hollow Phrases Formerly Known As The Etiquette Guidelines. Hey, now I can even build the Brin-L Wall of Shame! Should not cause any problems, now that everything is allowed on this list. Hm. Just realised something. This has been going on for a week now, and still nobody has "threatened" to unsubscribe if it does not stop... Jeroen _________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful World of Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com Tom's Photo Gallery: http://tom.vanbaardwijk.com
