Allen wrote: > The Chinese government want to stop online gaming. I think it's a shame more > don't want that evil removed. Bugger now I've gone OT sorry > Al
Hi Al, Here's an exploration of the problem when you don't put in the [OT]: You apologize in the same message. Oh, you *thought* of it - why didn't you just put on the [OT]! If you are one of the "right" people it will be OK, though. You remember it after it comes back. Should you apologize then? If you do you have taken two messages worth of bandwidth, to say nothing of the precious time of the guys who magically find the time to complain, which was part of the original [OT] argument. If you correct it without the required politically correct groveling that will be wrong too so you can't win. Then there are the scolds who lurk the tech list waiting to pounce. In a way you are making their day so . . . The grand prize goes to the guys who are on tech but nevertheless have something [OT] they want to share with others on tech. They put on the OT or ot but "forget" the square brackets. How often have we seen this? Has anyone ever scolded *them*? > Look what's happening in China today. The stage is set and the Chinese > people are going to fight for what they want: an uncensored Internet. Should > we wait for them to lead the way beyond that? -- Regards, Pete http://pete-theisen.com/ http://elect-pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ 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.
