Brad, That is a good analogy you provide. > I was about to say that anyone prepared to be an idiot in public, should > be prepared to be called such in public. If someone is behaving > inappropriately in a public place, ie yelling and screaming at a movie > theatre, then other people around them often tell them to shut up.
But, let me ask the question: Do those around the offender start yelling and kicking to stop the offender? No. Those around the offender do not drop/descend to the offender's level. Thus, you do respond with some degree of social graces. Derek. On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Brad Beveridge wrote: > > > Nick Rout wrote: > > >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.) > > > > > > > You beat me to the punch. I was about to say that anyone prepared to be > an idiot in public, should be prepared to be called such in public. > If someone is behaving inappropriately in a public place, ie yelling and > screaming at a movie theatre, then other people around them often tell > them to shut up. > > Brad > > > -- Derek Smithies Ph.D. This PC runs pine on linux for email IndraNet Technologies Ltd. If you find a virus apparently from me, it has Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] forged the e-mail headers on someone else's machine ph +64 3 365 6485 Please do not notify me when (apparently) receiving a Web: http://www.indranet-technologies.com/ windows virus from me......
