Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 04:26:18 09/23/98
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On September 22, 1998 at 22:33:07, Dave Gomboc wrote: >I'm glad he's gone. I'll be even more glad if he can come back and restrain >himself from conducting himself in such an unpleasant manner. I don't plan to >hold my breath in anticipation of that wish's fulfillment, though. > >You were right about it being overdue. > >So my question now is: does my own post constitute a personal attack? Certainly >it's not very polite, but I've been insentitive before. > >Dave Gomboc If the only comment about Thorsten's conduct is "unpleasant manner", then you yourself should curb your outburst of unpleasantness. Because if you say that you are glad [that someone is] "gone", it is sheer unpleasantness for me... Do you think that you should be pegged down for a yellow card now? This clearly shows that the Thorsten affair was dealt with not only prematurely, but unwisely. All kinds of sentiments will start coming up now, and Peter Gilgasch seems to be right: we should start doubting our own ability to carry on in this forum. Walking on one's tiptoes (metaphorically speaking) has never been productive, and we'd surely like to have fruitful discussion here and not worry too much about the amount of enthusiasm, conviction and, if need be, intellectual aggression while voicing our opinions. Which is exactly what Thorsten was doing. For me it was only intellectual aggression, stemming from his absolute conviction. His conviction may have been, and may be, quite wrong (which I think it often was), but we should recognise it as purely intellectual -- and not malevolent, which I am positive it was not. Regards, Djordej
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