Re: [atlarge-discuss] Last Man Standing

[Eric Dierker <eric@hi-tek.com>]

With this I totally agree.
I have this funny little key that allows for just such
a concept - it is called delete.
Sometimes I get so upset with comments I used to respond to,
now it is just a delete.

Thank you for your good words.
e

> 
> Hello Eric:
> 
> Thank you for your response.
> 
> You are correct when you say that good manners and respect may vary
> with certain cultures. However, verbal abuse, public ridicule and
> derogatory comments are the same in any culture.  It would be better if
> we were to disregard these negative components when they are introduced
> to the list. That way the purveyors of offensive commentary will
> perhaps learn to become more civilized if they are to be taken
> seriously.
> 
> It is certainly worth trying, rather than the moderation (censorship)
> that has been suggested.
> 
> Best regards, Ron
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Dierker" <eric@hi-tek.com>
> To: <sherwood@islands.vi>
> Cc: <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>; <terastra@terabytz.co.nz>;
> <bruce@barelyadequate.info>; <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
> Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2003 11:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Last Man Standing
> 
> 
>> Good manners and respect are different, especially between Arabic,
> Oriental
>> and Occidental.
>>
>> An Arizonan, born and raised is quite frank and in your face, a woman
>> from Hanoi is quite face saving.
>> If I could apply my mother's manners in Sedona Arizona to a table in
> Mexico
>> city df. or Hong Kong life would not need our discussions.
>>
>> Ron I respect you but how am I supposed to do so?
>>
>> In my home of origin, it is now a bed and breakfast, with over 100
> countries
>> staying over.  At some point you just act yourself.
>> I am most pleased with people speaking out in their own culture. (I
>> must admit I still do not know what are good manners and respect in
>> Bosnia - my apologies to all there)
>>
>> However your points are well taken and in my simple mind you are
>> always a gentleman.
>>
>> Eric Dierker
>>
>> ps. good for VI to be left in your hands, I wish that Peter had a good
> trip
>> Valhalla style. I miss him.
>>
>> > Whatever happened to simple good manners and respect for others?
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> > 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.
>> >
>> >
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