Henk, I agree the thread is getting old but there is an important point here. As long as I maintain professional courtesy to the other members of this list and do not let my posts turn into bash sessions toward individual corporations, I want to feel at liberty to post without individuals trying to censor me.
We now return you to the Lifetime movie of the week -- Sleeping with the CLR! Reggie > -----Original Message----- > From: dotnet discussion [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of > Henk de Koning > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 3:59 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Disrespect > > > Can we please cut it out ? We're behaving like a bunch of schoolkids here. > > Or worse. > > Like a, like a, errrr, a bunch of software engineers ;-) > > -- Henkk > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brady Kelly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 10:57 AM > Subject: Re: [DOTNET] Disrespect > > > > 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. > > > > 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.
