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From: pooh@ut-sally.UUCP (Pooh @ Communist Martyrs High)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: Why so quick to attack and criticize??
Message-ID: <2897@ut-sally.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 15-Sep-85 19:09:01 EDT
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Posted: Sun Sep 15 19:09:01 1985
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In article <16412@watmath.UUCP> jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens) writes:
>
>I suspect that people may figure (subconciously at least) that it's easy to
>attack and criticize someone that they will never meet.  Perhaps people
>get a kick out of besting someone else, even if on a minor and insignificant
>point (witness rashes of spelling flames in public, rather than polite
>notes via mail).  Perhaps some people hide behind their userids.
>
>It is very difficult to understand people just by their postings.  I have been
>reading the news for 2 years now, and I am constantly amazed at just how
>difficult it is to get a clear "fix" on some of our more frequent contributors.
>I still have no *real* idea of what these people are really like.
>

John, I invite you to attend Ross Greenberg's net party on
the 20th of September in NYC and meet me.  I'll be happy to
tell you the same things I would write on the net.

It's true that it's not always easy to get to know
someone by his userid.  Now's the chance to correct it!

See y'all there,
Pooh

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