SHUT UP ALREADY!!!
bascule wrote:
> regarding 'run-on sentences' and the implicit assumption of courtesy,
>
> the minor flame fest that briefly sputtered upon my publicly thanking a
> contributor to this list surprised me, true, i did not quote any of the
> pleasing previous answer since no quote was necessary, it was a thankyou
> after all. as for courtesy being implied, well that's a nice idea but
> (and here i digress but i'm sure that readers will be tolerant) the
> reason i teach my child politeness is not -and i have explained this to
> her- because the individual rules or words involved are particularly
> meaningful, but rather, that the effort to follow them ensures thought
> takes place concerning ones actions and speech, i hardly need point out
> what can happen in the world when actions and speech are not preceded by
> thought (though of course mere thoughtfulness is not always enough), to
> return, perhaps i have thoughtlessly broached some rule of the list that
> i am unaware of, if so then i humbly apologise, as a newbie in general
> terms as well as linux in particular i would welcome any polite
> instruction on the matter.
>
> however, surely if every message posted were to fully quote the previous
> than any thread of great length becomes a serious download for plain old
> 56k users like me. clearly most people choose what to quote and how
> much, this is presumably done on the need for clear communication and
> can sometimes take into account the intended recipient. as i attempted
> to point out in the other thread on this list, not all conversations are
> intelligible if one enters in the middle, i for one delete messages that
> i can not respond to and do not hold info i need, therefore i often read
> missives that hold little meaning for me, this has yet to annoy me.
>
> the (relatively) anonymous mailing list has strong psychological
> differences to a conversation 'in the flesh', anger is more quickly
> aroused and more quickly returned, i strive to avoid this and, i like to
> hope, usually succeed. of course, no-one is perfect and perhaps this
> post is evidence of that, it's certainly not very linux related, but
> linux is a part of life and i like my life happy and wish the same for
> all, (almost a non sequitur but not quite).
>
> for readers who wonder what this post is about, i apologise again, the
> truth is, i feel slighted by a previous post(s) and i'm not exactly sure
> why, this epistle is the result.
>
> feel free to burn effigies of me if you have been annoyed by this, i am
> 5'8 in old money, chubby, a tad plain and i have long hair if that
> helps.
>
> bascule
