Xref: utzoo sci.space.shuttle:2137 talk.politics.misc:18540 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!mailrus!purdue!decwrl!labrea!agate!e260-2d.berkeley.edu!c60a-2di From: c60a-2di@e260-2d.berkeley.edu (The Cybermat Rider) Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,talk.politics.misc Subject: Re: Do unto others... (Re: Internationalist posturings.) Summary: I'm sick of this too!!! Message-ID: <17838@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> Date: 5 Dec 88 21:12:12 GMT References: <1969@garth.UUCP> <22411@watmath.waterloo.edu> <2044@garth.UUCP> <22488@watmath.waterloo.edu> <2104@garth.UUCP> <131@ubc-cs.UUCP> <796@dinl.mmc.UUCP> Sender: usenet@agate.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: na Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 38 In article <796@dinl.mmc.UUCP> holroyd@dinl.UUCP (kevin w. holroyd) writes: >Is anyone else getting tired of listening to this discussion? I SURE AM!!! It's gotten to the point where I can't even remember what the bickering's supposed to be about!! > Since it is illegal to use >profanity over the air waves because anyone can intercept it, does the same >apply to the computer nets? I'm not sure about the legality of all this, but it sure is VERY UNPLEASANT AND UNSAVORY!! > Should we start a new, >moderated group for this? How about rec.profanity or soc.sticks_and_stones? Frankly, that isn't the solution. As (hopefully) mature human beings, we should be treating each other, if not with respect, then at least with civility. Profanities and petty arguments don't make the originators look very smart. Besides, this is taking up too much net.bandwidth! In the hope of helping resolving this conflict once and for all, I believe this bickering started with the question of whether Canadians have a right to comment on NASA's policies and courses of action. I personally believe that ANYONE, regardless of nationality, race, religion, sex, etc. who has a constructive suggestion on a problem faced by ANY individual/organization can and SHOULD POLITELY voice his opinion (this, of course, rules out snide remarks and useless comments). If he/she/it chooses not to be as least receptive to your suggestion, then he/she/it is the FOOL, not you. Feel free to comment on the above - I'm only one person, and hence can't be right even MOST of the time (it usually takes a meeting of minds to achieve such frequencies of accuracy). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adrian Ho a.k.a. The Cybermat Rider University of California, Berkeley c60a-2di@web.berkeley.edu Disclaimer: Nobody takes me seriously, so is it really necessary?