Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83 (MC840302); site boring.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!mcvax!boring!guido From: guido@boring.UUCP Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: online discourse Message-ID: <6352@boring.UUCP> Date: Sat, 9-Mar-85 11:20:41 EST Article-I.D.: boring.6352 Posted: Sat Mar 9 11:20:41 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 12-Mar-85 08:06:36 EST References: <145@osu-eddie.UUCP> <4646@Glacier.ARPA> Reply-To: guido@mcvax.UUCP (Guido van Rossum) Distribution: net Organization: "Stamp Out BASIC" Committee, CWI, Amsterdam Lines: 17 Summary: Apparently-To: rnews@mcvax.LOCAL I was surprised by Brian Reid's response to Karl Kleinpaste. First, he seemed to be making a very reasonable point: "newcomers on the net should be educated to know what they don't know". His remarks about KK's favourite topics and the haughty snub at aligned right margins ("50 or 60 years of experience prove you're wrong") already made me think he didn't really respect his opponent. The remainder of the article turned out to be a very severe personal attack, along the lines of a "customer's complaint letter" once posted to net.jokes. Brian Reid's attitude agains freshmen doesn't seem to be very mature. If you see someone fail because he's a newcomer, help him, don't put him down in this way! For a better net, Guido van Rossum, "Stamp Out BASIC" Committee, CWI, Amsterdam guido@mcvax.UUCP