--- Nick Arnett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you think that the description of someone who > is > > harassing people in a mall as a "jackass" is ad > > hominem, as opposed to fair...I don't want to ever > go > > to a mall with you. > > We didn't agree that there was harassment... but > more to the point, *this* > is not a place for ad hominems. At least I think > that's how the list feels, > so to speak. It's certainly out of bounds with > regard to other list > members; I'd think it hypocritical not to extend it > to the people we talk > about. I'd hope that helps us keep our > disagreements respectful.
Which was sort of my point, actually. If they weren't harassing people, then the description doesn't apply to them, no? I mean, it might well for other reasons, but I have no evidence either way. I have this vision now of Nick going through the mall grabbing random people and telling them about the importance of chaos theory to making breakfast :-) > > By the way, the head of the local McKinsey office > has joined our board of > directors at Plugged In. I'd gotten to know some of > them already, by way of > a good deal of pro bono work they did with us a year > or so ago. > > Nick I'm glad to hear it. Gautam __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
