--- "J. van Baardwijk" wrote: > At 17:19 12-07-2002 -0500, Ronn Blankenship wrote: > > >>I think that everyone is either sick of it > > > >Got it in one. >
<snip> > That was NOT a rhetorical question, BTW. > > (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 [Erik] get away with > it?) > Umm, ding? As a newcomer I'm not sure how much right I have to tell you guys what your behavior should be (I'm reminded of newbie Laura Ingalls shouting in the schoolyard "Ya'll sound like a bunch of prairie chickens!" and subsequently being jeered at for being "a long-legged snipe!"), but I personally don't like open conflict. Partly that's because the Lutheran 11th commandment is, "Thou shalt avoid confrontation" <very tiny smile>; and partly because growing up an Army brat, you _did not_ question your elders in public (and I mean that only in the seniority sense) <quite serious>. I don't like being called names, or told that I'm stupid - I think that sort of behavior should be left behind in middle school (what we used to call junior high), when hormones were running amok. To be blunt, I expect adults to _behave_ like adults. And to know what that means without having to have it spelled out. Debbi __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com
