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Re: THE CULTURE AROUND HERE (fwd)
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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.....