[wplug] Iomega products

Guy Patten gpatten at verizon.net
Fri Jun 11 14:44:16 EDT 2004


Well said!


Subject:        	Re: [wplug] Iomega products
From:           	Sean McCune <sean at redhandsoftware.com>
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> 
> I'll have to go with the proofreading part and take what comes before
> it as being tongue-in-cheek. I don't believe we have to (or should)
> even strip our .sigs of any meaningful content in the quest for
> political correctness and not offending anyone.  Sorry, but any forum
> of discussion, be it in cyberspace or meatspace, where I  have to
> guard my speech from any heartfelt comments out of fear that someone
> may not like it would be a forum that no longer warrants
> participation.
> 
> I would agree that a post's main content should be on-topic.  We don't
> want someone posting a message where the subject is about Kerry or
> Bush, or about the price of beef in Kansas.  But a .sig is *supposed*
> to be a personal statement about the sender.  It attaches to the
> person's name and not the subject of their post.  And some persons
> won't agree with some other persons.  That's life.  I tend to deal
> with someone saying something I don't agree with by saying something
> myself... whether anyone agrees with me or not.  
> 
> McC
> sean at sean-mccune.com
> 
> "The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and
> Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making
> mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes
> from being corrected."  -- G. K. Chesterton
> 
> 
> On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 12:42, Brandon Kuczenski wrote:
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > --------------------------- Quinn's first law: "Liberalism always
> > > generates the exact opposite of it's stated intent."
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > ---------------------------
> > 
> > Could we please institute a wplug-wide ban on political rhetoric? 
> > This is the second time I've had to take a long walk in order to
> > suppress the urge to respond to some kind of snide political
> > comment.
> > 
> > Or at least could we take pains to proofread our .sig files?
> > 
> > Respectfully as possible,
> > -Brandon
> > 
> > 
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Quinn's first law:
"Liberalism always generates the exact opposite of it's stated intent."
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     Guy Patten 
   gpatten at verizon.net
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