Author: Terry Presgrove
Date: 17:00:57 08/25/99
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On August 25, 1999 at 18:52:11, KarinsDad wrote: >On August 25, 1999 at 18:22:59, Terry Presgrove wrote: > >>On August 25, 1999 at 17:54:14, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>> >>>On August 25, 1999 at 16:15:58, Terry Presgrove wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>Since the current Moderators seem to be extremely >>>>vigilante on "baiting" at least if it is someone they have >>>>a problem with. Would it be possible to have all requests >>>>sent via email that deal with the subject "why haven't the >>>>Moderators deleted this post"? It is very much an irritation >>>>at least to me to continually see these posts. And since >>>>the current administration appears to be of the "politically >>>>correct school" it should be no problem to implement this . >>> >>>I don't think it is fair to characterize any of the post deletions that have >>>taken place as motivated by political correctness. "Political correctness" is >>>not a concept that I agree with, and I find it offensive that you'd apply it to >>>something that I did. >>> >>>However, I think that it would be even worse if I tried to argue the specifics >>>here with you. Suffice to say that I disagree with your description of the way >>>the group is being moderated. >>> >>>bruce >> >> I am more than a little surprised that you took offense to the "PCS" reference. >> I am relieved to hear you do not subscribe to it and at the time did not >> consider it might be offensive. >> As I mentioned in the email you have an impossible job and it is not my >> intention to make that task more difficult. Intelligent men/women can >> agree to disagree at times or it escalates to something it shouldn't. >> It is at this point I simply ask that the discussion focus on something we >> can hopefully agree on and that is many times deletion post cause more >> problems than they resolve. >> >> TP > >Terry, > >I was also slightly offended by what you said for about 3 seconds (that's what >happens when a person puts a label on others). Then, I realized that you did not >mean it in the way you stated, so I posted the PS. joke about it. That is one of >the main problems with this type of communication mechanism. You cannot always >get the subtle clues that you can with voice and actual in person >communications. > >KarinsDad :) Your point is valid as well as the context and the "PCS" term quite apparently has different connotations. As well as a small dose of hyperbole which obviously didn't work out real well. :-)
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