-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Craig Sanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 08:58:58AM -0500, Theodore Ts'o wrote: >> I will also say this; when you use that kind of language, your will fail to >> get your point across. When I saw your that e-mail full of curse words and >> general unpleasantness, I simply decided to delete without bothering to read >> it any further, because I had better things to do than to try to pick through >> that kind of nonesnse looking to see if you had a point. Regardless of >> whether or not we as a cummunity decide to say that sort of thing is beyond >> the pale (and I agree with Thomas's point that this sort of thing is exactly >> the kind of behaviour that tends to cause many people --- and >> disproportionate number of women --- to avoid certain on-line forums), you >> can not force me to READ what you write. > > the word "fuck" is used in everyday conversation, and has been for as long as i > can remember. for anyone younger than my grandparent's generation, there is > nothing particularly offensive about it - it is an emphasis marker. It's considered to be *very* offensive where I live, and is certainly not acceptable in everyday conversation. Just because you consider it to be "nothing particularly offensive" does not mean that others feel the same way. For the record, I was disgusted by your post. If you have a point to make, make it calmly and rationally. - -- Roger Leigh Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/ GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848. Please sign and encrypt your mail. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Processed by Mailcrypt 3.5.8 <http://mailcrypt.sourceforge.net/> iD8DBQFAUgpQVcFcaSW/uEgRAqNiAJ9D4ODAFG7o+5gWwZNC1cKR9L2XwwCgikOV /WJtJ75Bx1ioCF4E3xAptmI= =DIJt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]