Neither does the charter require respect for all organizations by all people. Respect is not the same as decorum, which is required by the list.
While many people and institutions often have the right to tell me how to behave in their space, nobody, but nobody, anywhere has the right to tell me who I must respect. -----Original Message----- From: Brad Wilson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 28 April 2002 16:53 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Disrespect Reggie Burnett wrote: > There is not a person there to be hurt. Really? Microsoft is an advanced artificial intelligence, devoid of any humans at all? This is real news! > M$ is not a sign of disrespect, it is a sign of disapproval. No, disapproval is writing opinion pieces in papers, and having discussions with friends, and posting to your web log. Disrespect is taking your beef to a technical mailing list with kiddy "M$" and "MicroSloth" and every other variation that I've seen over the years. > Forgive me for being so naive, but I thought this forum and others like it > was a place where thoughts, ideas, and questions could be exchanged. I > guess I was wrong. Yes, absolutely you're wrong. This is a place where people go to get their technical problems answered, and engage in technical discussion. Nowhere in the list charter does it say "social commentary". Brad -- Read my web log at http://www.quality.nu/dotnetguy/ You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com. You can read messages from the DOTNET archive, unsubscribe from DOTNET, or subscribe to other DevelopMentor lists at http://discuss.develop.com.
