Hi
On Sat, 24 Apr 1999, Stephen Black wrote:
> I asked my class what they thought about people who post messages
> complaining about other people's questions.
>
> They thought it was a waste of bandwidth, and impolite as well.
>
> I asked my class what they thought about people who post messages
> about "asking their class" to avoid taking responsibility for their
> own impolite views.
>
> They thought it was pretty shabby.
>
> I like this "ask the class" technique. It's even better than asking
> Dr. Laura.
I wonder if Stephen asked his class what they thought about
instructors who ask their class ... repeatedly ... about quixotic
things not relevant to the course? [Just a joke, as I suspect
that Stephen might not even have asked his class!]
Best wishes
Jim
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