Re: THE CULTURE AROUND HERE (fwd)

[QuietOne <drjimmy@cnj.digex.net>]

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> Date: Wed, 25 Oct 1995 20:58:15 -0400 (EDT)
>In-Reply-To: <9509258146.AA814650436@ccmailgw.im.battelle.org> from "James L Jackson" at Oct 25, 95 12:43:39 pm
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> >           Jason Hare is absolutely correct.  The level of one's 
> >           enjoyment of the Who can range from casual to fanatical, and 
> >           that's the whole purpose for this list--the wide range of 
> >           perspectives.  But in none of these perspectives are 
> >           personal attacks to be tolerated!  I've been involved in an 
> >           ongoing personal battle over the Beatles, and I am sorry for 
> >           whatever my role was in causing or escalating it, but it's 
> >           over.
> 
> Well. All I DID was say that you should forward mail to the record
> company. Thats why its IN THE FUCKING BOOKS that contain messages
> about forwarding mail to stars. Fanatics should not have access to
> someones home address who choose not to have it broadcast to the
> world. Is there a sidenote in the WhoFaqRules that say openminded
> opinions are not tolerated when above criticisms are aimed at certain
> partys that post day in and day out ? If there is any problem here, it
> is that Wfang cannot take another persons opinion of the fan mail
> address. Hey, that aint my fault. If he chooses to openly address
> all of us about his wanting to write to Daltrey, fine. But if I see
> somehting I want to comment on...I will....Live with it...
> If he always wants to comment on my comments...Then its his problem.
> We all have keyboards here, Jim...They came with the PC....And they
> are meant for typing...Thats what the list is all about...Grip! HArder!
> Now your thinking...
> >           
> >           I thought we had a moratorium on this sort of name-calling 
> >           and baiting.  However, it has come to my attention that Dr. 
> >           Jimmy has a few personal concerns of his own that are 
> >           influencing his behavior on this list and it seems they have 
> >           reared their ugly heads again.  We all need to keep this in 
> >           mind--we know how to hit delete keys, too.  I think the wise 
> >           approach to take is to simply ignore petty postings. Don't 
> >           reply to 'em, don't forward 'em, just read and dispose, or 
> >           dispose without reading them at all.   
> 
> Nanny nanny poo poo to you too. Why dont you just ignore the ones
> with my login in them ? DUH! You just announced to everyone that
> that is the proper way...Well...Did the lightbulb just come on after
> reading the 4th or 5th flame message...Or were you reading all along?
> 
> 
> >           
> >           Dr. Jimmy, straighten out your act.  If you can't, you'll 
> >           find that you no longer have a voice on this list.  Kick you 
> >           off?  I don't have the authority for that, but we can 
> >           individually refuse to read your dreck.  So, post away, and 
> >           if you continue your present course of pettiness, I think 
> >           it's fair to say we'll quit even bothering to open your 
> >           messages.
.......yeah......Listening to you....I get the willies.....