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Subject: Re: Moderation/ the end of "swami" name calling ....

Author: Pallav Nawani

Date: 10:16:11 02/04/05

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On February 04, 2005 at 11:40:37, James C. Logan wrote:

>I find this entire conversation simply unrealistic. Unless I am mistaken the
>term was used towards those who posted not only improper, but ridiculous posts.
>Not really laughing at them, but used as an "insiders" reference. It let others
>know that reading the posts by the person the term was directed towards had
>little, if any merit. Naturally, one could read and respond to the target of
>these "attacks" as they wished.
>
>All that will happen will be that another word that seems less malicious will
>replace the banned terminology. In addition, I must say that the banned term has
>nowhere near the implication that many of the other words in the list do.

You miss the point. Swami is a term of respect and usually used for persons of
some religious eminence. The problem is about using Swami as an derogatory
label. Whether its an insiders reference or not dosen't matter.




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