To Louis, our community manager. The subject is in my books closed……………….
I am a born protagonist, I have an innate ability to argue CIVILLY for the other side. Don't let it ever be said I do not like the Open Office, I have from its conception found it to be one of the best thought out programmes on the market ( free or otherwise). Rarely will you find now-a-days something that given considerations of the masses and the programmers should be commended for so-far a 'job well done'. So in my own words guys "CHEERS" I raise my glass to you and all those that participate in its on-going growth. I close here by saying " If everyone can forgive my advocational (no such word) ability to fight for those that stand alone, Richard (Teacher presently in China) On 11/1/05, Louis Suarez-Potts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi > Okay, this thread is going nowhere. I understand you are trying to > encourage others to be civil but the subject line is not a good way > of going about it. > > > Our mail list guidelines specifically prohibit personal attacks or > other rude behaviour. See http://www.openoffice.org/ml_guidelines.html > > The rules apply to all. I will remove those from the list who > violate the guidelines. > > Do not continue this thread. And all: behave nicely. > > Louis > > Community Manager > > > > > > > > > On Nov 1, 2005, at 12:26 PM, Brian Lunergan wrote: > > > * PGP Signed by an unknown key: 11/01/05 at 12:26:03 > > > > Daniel Kasak wrote: > > > >> M. Fioretti wrote: > >> > >> > >>> In the last year C. Smith has repeatedly annoyed many other > >>> members of > >>> this list. > >>> > >>> > >> +1 Yet another Dan. > >> > >> I also remember this individual's name as the *only* person on > >> this list > >> who continually insults other users, both novice and professional, > >> and > >> attempts to assert his supposed God-like status at the expense of all > >> others interested in open discussion. > >> > > > > There is another metaphor even more apt to cover this situation. This > > list may require a subscription but it is read not on the internet but > > downloaded and held on the private space of the hard disk on my home > > computer. In a sense the list is a guest in my home for calm, civil, > > courteous discussion of the Openoffice suite. Rules of courtesy > > apply. I > > do not allow a guest in my home to insult or belittle another > > guest. If > > they continue they are simply not invited back until they show they're > > willing to conduct themselves in an appropriate manner. Whether you > > call > > it filtered, killfiled, or blocked, that is what I have done with > > Chad. > > > > -- > > Brian Lunergan > > Nepean, Ontario > > Canada > > > > * Unknown Key > > * 0xA8CCF485 (L) > > > > > > > > --- > > avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. > > Virus Database (VPS): 0544-0, 2005-10-31 > > Tested on: 31/10/05 10:26:07 PM > > avast! is copyright (c) 2000-2003 ALWIL Software. > > http://www.avast.com > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- Mr. Richard Jenkins. You can desire to choose or you can choose to desire The effect is the same BUT the outcome is different.
