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Re: Fan hitting the shit; Meltdown fever
No comments on this?
Once we're on the subject, I think we need to clarify a couple of terms,
too. The first is the oft repeated term "free speech," which some list
users seem to feel is a guaranteed right in any venue to say anything they
please to anybody else. That's fine, but if you feel that way, you have to
be prepared for a response. It's bad form to whine later that people are
picking on you.
The next is the term "harass." This is not necessarily an active verb.
Once I have established a viewpoint that is contrary to the O&S corporate
atmosphere, then all I have to do to harass the ruling class is to remain on
the list and actively post about anything at all. N'est-ce pas?
And BTW, Jon, igtc is a great list. I think the O&S conflicts should be
confined to O&S.
>More on semantics? Okay, we can discuss this. I admit to being one of the
>aggressive personalities. Is it bullying to harass a bullier, though? Or
>am I the champion of the little guy?
>
>>This is the serverlist equivalent to beating little kids up in the
>>schoolyard, and it's the preferred method of interaction for certain fans
>> >we all know and love.
>> > ;)
>>
>>Lela Buis discussing Odds and Sods on IGTC:
>>
>>"It's about who's going to be in control of the list. That bunch tries to
>>run off anybody whose ideas they don't like, or anybody who threatens
>>their champion, Fang. I took offense to the first couple of abusive
>>remarks, and now I stay on the list just to harass them."
>>
>>Sounds like you were talking about *yourself* when you talked about
>>"bullying behavior that discourages free posting, or which ridicules or
>>harasses posters in an attempt to drive them away" above....
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