LOL, Sharon!
You should have been here for the CITES discussion after "Orchid Fever" came out! Or when the Sunspray Oil, spray vs. dip flame war broke out (on the OLD)!
You are certainly right, the attacks aren't necessary. But the way I see it, opinions give insight into a person's character. The list would be informative, but not as interesting without them. We have people on this list from all over the world with many different views and beliefs. There are many big egos. I hope one day to visit a WOC and put faces to these names that I know so well. I bow to their superior knowledge but realize that they aren't all going to always disagree nicely.
I've been on many many email listservs, dating back since 1993. This one is by far the most diverse, the most derisive, and the very *best* one of all. Thanks, Kenneth.
Denise
Sharon wrote:
I agree with you, Harvey. Although I'm subscribed to this list, I only occasionally read this lists mail because there is too much fur flying all the time. I can ask a question or make a comment on the AOS forum and get a civil response. I've been on the forum for a year and the only time things got anywhere near testy was leading up to the AOS elections.
The kind of attacks on this list are simply not necessary.
Sharon
On 8 Dec 2004 at 12:16, Harvey Brenneise wrote:
I'm sick of reading this kind of junk on this list. There is
absoltuely no need or excuse for it, or for it to continue. (I am
entirely in favor of vigorous discussion of ideas.) I ask the
listowner to create a safe environment for the discussion of ideas by
prohibiting such attacks on this list, giving those who do it one
warning, and them removing from from the list. I have not seen this
kind of uncivilized behavior on any other list that I am on, and it
does not give our hobby a good reputation (are we really THAT
narcissitic?), and indeed drives many people away. There are only a
few who do this, and I don't think their presence will be missed.
Sincerely,
Harvey Brenneise
West Seattle
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