Okay, this was a heated discussion and now it's turning into name-calling. Let's stop the personal name calling, please.
Judith >Ben, > >ostracize > >v 1: expel from a community or group [syn: banish, ban, shun, cast out, >blackball] > >2: avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my >colleagues ostracize me" [syn: ostracise] >Source: WordNet � 1.6, � 1997 Princeton University > >I seem to remember that when I called Larry a particular name you said you >would no longer read any of my emails. Please read number 2 from above. > >Once again, I question who you "call out" when a particular name is >leveled against someone who shares your political ideology. If you really >mean what you say you would act out accordingly when the shoe is on the >other foot and someone who shares your ideology levels a name at someone >who doesn't. > >PS Since you are so good at looking up words in the dictionary, try this >one: hypocrite. > > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:30 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: RE: Librals Suck ~ lol > >Kevin- > >Main Entry: os�tra�cism >Pronunciation: '�s-tr&-"si-z&m >Function: noun >Date: 1588 >1 : a method of temporary banishment by popular vote >without trial or special accusation practiced in ancient >Greece >2 : exclusion by general consent from common privileges >or social acceptance > >I am not ostracizing anyone. > >I have not sought banishment or exclusion of Nate, I >asked him not to call names. > >-Ben > > > Ben, > > > > I think we both know, that the name calling has gone both ways on this > > list. I myself have been guilty of it, however I have yet to see you > > ostracize someone when the person guilty of the name calling was > > pointing it in the direction of someone with a more conservative view > > point. > > > > Kevin > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:17 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Librals Suck ~ lol > > > > Nate- > > > > Where do you get off calling names ("pansy liberals")? > > > > We have a strong tradition on this list of agreeing to > > disagree, but respecting each others' opinions. > > > > Some of the people on this lists are liberals, some are > > moderates, some are conservatives. > > > > We have some lively discussions, but not name-calling. > > > > Also, your venting might benefit from use of a spell > > checker. > > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
