Re: [atlarge-discuss] Last Man Standing

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Ron and all fellow members,


Ron Sherwood wrote:

> Whatever happened to simple good manners and respect for others?

  I really don't know what happened if anything actually did happen to
these basic principals.  Respect for others is always a valued
trait or principal for anyone to have as a part of their persona.
However respect is earned not given.  I cannot respect anyone
that persistently casts false aspersions on others for instance.
I cannot personally and legitimately have respect for anyone that
when pre warned, would endanger another stakeholder/users
privacy and security.  I cannot personally or legitimately respect
anyone that frequently makes statements towards another
in derogatory terms without any justification for doing so.
Anyway, I think respect for others is not a right of others,
but a responsible grant from one person to another, as is
good manners.  However Ron, your question is still a good one
and one that everyone should consider more frequently.

>
>
> Yes the world has changed, and one of the most interesting and desirable
> benefits that the Internet has provided is the universal ability to
> participate in debate on any subject.  Since the primary purpose of our
> organization is to promote and encourage at-large user participation, it
> behooves us to read and consider every participant's contribution.

  Exactly my point in my previous comments to which  you are
responding to here.  So thank you for the follow-on.

>
>
> It is unfortunate that some participants will demonstrate their intellectual
> or social deficiencies by resorting to defamatory and vituperative comment,
> but the delete button is always at hand. If we encourage those who read
> these messages to simply delete and ignore whatever they find offensive,
> rather than to clog the list with angry reaction, we will surely keep the
> distasteful postings to a minimum.
>
> Regards, Ron Sherwood
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeff Williams" <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>
> To: "Joop Teernstra" <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>
> Cc: <bruce@barelyadequate.info>; "At-Large Discussion List"
> <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2003 9:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Last Man Standing
>
> > Joop and all fellow members,
> >
> >  Any list rules as we have discussed before and offers of suggestions that
> > also have been made before for this forum, must be approved by the
> > members and Bruce rightly states/suggests.
> >
> >   Any such list forum discuss "Rules" will meet with some opposition or
> > perhaps significant opposition as Joop also mentions below with respect to
> > the defunct IDNO.  Restricting of a form of speech is not only a bad idea,
> > in the US anyway, such a notion is incompatible with the 1st amendment
> > and is a form of Censorship that is imposed.  Such forms of censorship
> > are ugly and wrong.

Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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