> > Bob Calco said: > > >> No, it makes you a rude obnoxious pig - just like everyone else > (other > >> than pete) thinks of you! > > > > Actually Geoff I think both Mike and Pete are simply chronic > contrarians, > > who happen to be of a more or less conservative disposition. > > It's possible to be a "chronic contrarian" of any disposition without > being a "rude obnoxious pig".
True enough. > You've posted a couple of times in the > recent past about how nice it would be if everyone would stop > filtering and start discussing again. Unfortunately, those who are > looking for a conversation that isn't rude and obnoxious have a hard > time carrying one on amidst the noise. I still maintain that people who really care about issues and want to discuss them intelligently will hardly let the "noise" stop them, or be driven mad by it. Folks who want to vent or use aggressive argumentation tactics reap what they sow, of course, but often they too care about issues. All I'm saying is if more time was spent by those who care on debating the issues in a substantive way, and less on bemoaning the style of a few posters or reacting to outrageous comments, then -- imagine it! -- more substantive debate would happen. - Bob > > -Jerry Wolper > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
