--- Stewart Mason <flamingo@theworld.com> wrote:
> At 12:44 PM 6/19/2003 -0700, Jocelyn Geboy wrote:
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~you know.... i totally agree with the
> >point you're making, stewart.  i didn't care for
> >billy's statement, either.  however...i don't
> really
> >care for you calling people dumb and boneheaded. 
> >that's not the kind of atmosphere i'd like to see
> >perpetuated here. and i think it's the reason a lot
> of
> >lurkers stay lurkers.  i think there's a way to get
> an
> >opinion across without resorting to what is
> tantamount
> >to namecalling.
> 
> I apologize if any of my statements offended your
> delicate sensibilities,
> Jocelyn.  However, I'm a firm believer in the idea
> that if someone -- even
> someone you like, and I genuinely like Billy --
> makes a dumb, boneheaded
> statement, then I'm going to say, "that's a dumb,
> boneheaded statement."
> Pussyfooting around it doesn't help anyone.
> 
> S
>
~~~okay. i don't have delicate sensibilities, i just
think being an asshole rather than trying to forward
one's points without inflammatory language doesn't
help foster dialogue around here.

oops, my slip is showing... 
jocelyn

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