Another New Feature Request

[Bill Wood]

Mr Lamb, I don't think I am interested in discussing
any topic with you any further.

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On Tue, 9 Nov 1999 10:38:24 -0800, Steve Lamb wrote:

>Tuesday, November 09, 1999, 10:14:40 AM, Bill wrote:
>> invisible. It cannot, for example, depend on everyone
>> following some obscure 'netiquette'.
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>    I'd prefer that more people understood proper netiquette.  "Obscure" is
>not the correct word.  It is as relevant today as it was yesterday and the day
>before.  The problem is that newer software encourages the user to ignore
>proper netiquette.
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>    Of course, I expect such an argument from someone who doesn't adhere
>proper netiquette.  Instead of changing his behavior to the benefit of
>everyone else he wants everyone else to change their behavior to the benefit
>of him.
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>    Sorry, doesn't work that way.  That is why people don't want to discuss
>it.  You'd think over the past 20 years that people have been using networks
>and that proper netiquette has worked for all that time that people have
>discussed it.  They've discussed it quite a lot, in fact.  A lot of them who
>have been adhering to it for years and have discussed it for years just are
>not willing to get into one more discussion with one more clueless newbie
>(that's you, Bill) who wants the entire network to change to his ignorant
>views to appease him.
>
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Bill Wood
Las Vegas, NV
wwwood@lv.rmci.net

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