Dave Axler, Brian had just accused me of "Shameful" "gutter-level bigotry" and I asked him to stop ascribing to me appellations untoward, unkind, and inappropriate... if he needs to call me "Rich" I can accept that or even "Ricky" but yes, I believe that it would be nice if everyone agreed to resolve conflicts with arguments and claims, rather than false charges.
Rick Conrad On Oct 7, 2011, at 12:28 AM, Dave Axler wrote: > Rick, > > Your request to Brian regarding the use of "Rick" or "Richard," rather than > "Rick" is quite reasonable. > I hope that, regardless of whatever other disagreements you might have, he'll > honor that request. > (And besides, it might have been an unintentional typo, not a deliberate > insult.) > > After all, it's your name, and as a matter of courtesy, other folks should > certainly respect your decision as to > which forms of it are used. > > Since you feel so strongly about the issue, though, I'm wondering why you > haven't spoken out before. > > There have been many instances where posters on this list refer to other > people by nicknames -- especially > childlike diminutives (e.g., "Ricky"). In fact, this occurs several times in > the sequence of posts where your > request showed up, both before and after it appeared. > > It's usually clear from the context that these are deliberate, not > accidental, actions. One might even consider them > ad hominem attacks -- "insulting or belittling one's opponent in order to > attack his claim or invalidate his argument," > as Wikipedia describes it. > > So, I'll ask: Is it only your own name that you'll defend, or will you take > now a stand for similar treatment of all list-users, > regardless of their positions on the larger issues? > > Dave Axler > >>> On 10/5/11, Richard Conrad <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> P.S. I assume you are referring to me as 'Rich', though you have never >>>> known me to use that name, rather: Rick Conrad, or Richard Conrad... >>>> Please >>>> at this time I ask... do not call me Rich, Brian, if you would be so kind. >>>> :>) >>>> >>>> "Can't we all just try to get along" - Rodney King >>>> >>>> Rick Conrad >>>> >
