"Philippe_D_Nave" writes...
Newbies : If you think that there is stature to be gained by joining in this sorry spectacle, think again. The only place you can gain respect by abusing someone else is a street gang (or the U.S. Congress, perhaps).
Pretty presumptuous of you to attach a motive to my post. I don't think my post was abusive, and I didn't post it in an attempt to "gain stature".
Jim_Miller@suite.com
I have replied to several 'please subscribe me' posts over the last few days, explaining how to contact Eric and get on the list. Looking over the free-for-all of the past several days, I could see where newcomers to the list would think this is the norm, rather than (hopefully) a passing phase. Did I attach a motive to your post? No. Did I make any comment about your motives? No. Did I hit a nerve? Looks like it. The 'Enough!' post was intended to point out how inappropriate this latest round of character assassination has become. I should not have included the specific instance of the knife/gun message without also mentioning the use of the term 'detweilering', which is another example of the same phenomenon. For that, I apologize. Quoting that specific case makes it look like I'm hammering that particular author, and that was not my intent. (I've forgotten who posted that one anyway- unlike the legendary S. Boxx, I haven't got the file space to keep my mail forever). At any rate, be assured that I did not intend to single you out. ........................................................................ Philippe D. Nave, Jr. | The person who does not use message encryption pdn@dwroll.dw.att.com | will soon be at the mercy of those who DO... Denver, Colorado USA | PGP public key: by arrangement.