On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 12:02:29 +1300 (NZDT) Derek Smithies <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Conclusion::: > public flaming on an email list is unacceptable. those that live by the sword die by the sword, those who are public idiots get publicly flamed. (actually you are probably right, however also consider this situation: an imaginary idiot named V has been posting inappropriate and annoyingly idiotic messages to the list for a fortnight. Several people independently decide he needs to be given an explanation on how to behave. They each send him a private message, a flame perhaps. None of them know that the other has spoken up, so all send him a private message. - maybe it would have been better if one person had flamed V to the list, then the others would know that the "job" had been done, and wouldn't feel the same need any more.) -- Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
