Date: Fri, 08 Jul 1994 16:00:23 -0500 From: "Bill O'Hanlon" <wmo@digibd.com>
Bottem line is that at this point there is no clear cut 'standard' that I have seen agreed on. Hell, I haven't even seen any discussion over it beyond a bunch of polemics over what people like and don't like, which are not in any way necessarily related to what people need or want.
The reason for this is that people can usually get a hint; there's been no need for a formal standard, because when someone does something irritating several people shout, and the person has (with a couple of wild exceptions) quit the irritating behavior.
I agree with this.
You don't seem as far around the bend as either of the wild exceptions that come to mind (Detweiler and that weird fellow that raved for about two weeks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Thinking and Speaking for Himself!" two months ago) so I'm guessing you wouldn't want to be lumped in with them. But by continuing to defend what obviously irritated a half dozen people, with plenty more like me agreeing but unwilling to join in the fray to compound the problem, that's what you're courting.
This is not the first time Choate has refused to let go of an argument. I smelled this coming. Wonder how long this one will last? tw