Re: [atlarge-discuss] tone of debate...

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

Paul and all stakeholders or other interested parties,

  I am sure everyone appreciates your adding to the noise level
to which you yourself seem to be put off by.  >;)

  I agree with you though that there is allot of seemingly
abusive posts here on all sides.

BTW, be careful when using terms like "Always" and "Never".

Paul wrote:

> Is it just me, or does the tone and style of debate in here
> seem a bit childish and puerile much of the time?
>
> I know I've been lurking here from the start, and from time
> to time I've tried to see what gets debated in the various
> threads. Unfortunately it mostly seems to be just a few people
> making fearful allegations, often with gratuitous sexual
> imagery.
>
> I accept that I have not coonducted a scientific study,
> and the garbage I've seen may not be representative of
> the list as a whole.  But I suspect that many would-be
> members and supporters will be put off by this sort
> of abusive carry on.
>
> Perhaps the saddest thing is that these rantings actually
> obscure what are the issues (however much they may
> relieve the feelings of the authors). It's the worst form
> of self-gratification, and harms the aims of the organisation.
>
> I don't want to get into a debate on censorship (it always
> generates more heat than light), but I could wish that the
> signal to noise ratio in here were higher.
>
> Then, maybe, I could understand some of the issues
> a little better.
>
> regards and apologies,
>
>     Paul
>
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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