Re: New PBeM/PBM Site

From: arnie@solid-gold.co.uk (Pete Williams)

Date: Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000

On 14 Jan 1998 13:10:44 GMT, lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl) wrote:

>arnie@solid-gold.co.uk (Pete Williams) writes:
>
>> I'm confused - what exactly did I accuse you of saying?
>
>You said:
>
>> but the original question was why do we have the
>> right to berate and otherwise humiliate poor Phil just because he'd
>> like to give it a go? So far the best answer seems to be along the
>> lines of "because he couldn't do any better than what's already out
>> there", which seems just a little insulting IMHO.
>
>I didn't see anyone berate, humiliate, or otherwise insult Phil. I did
>see a couple of people, me included, ask him some questions.
>

If you had quoted the entire paragraph then it would be clear that I
was talking specifically about Karen's overtly-hostile attitude toward
Phil's posts. If you wish to claim "guilt by association", fine --
just don't say that I accused *you* when clearly I did not.

Insult? - To insist that Phil could do no better than any existing
sites and therefore should not even try. This was very much the gist
of Karen's posts at least, particularly the one that started this
entire thread. There's no smoke without fire, as they say.

Berate? - To repeat these comments in one form or another until he
gave up defending his position. The intention is of course to make him
give up his actual web plans, not just his posts. That stinks.

Humiliate? - Being insulted and berated in public *is* humiliation for
some people (anyone more sensitive than you or I, that is).

As this debate seems to be bogging down in a "you said this, no I
didn't" verbal slanging match, I'd appreciate it (as I'm sure would
most of the group) if we restricted further argument to private mail.

This gives you the parting shot, so make it a good one.  ;-)

Pete.

References

Re: New PBeM/PBM Site
arnie@solid-gold.co.uk (Pete Williams)
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New PBeM/PBM Site
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: New PBeM/PBM Site
arnie@solid-gold.co.uk (Pete Williams)
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000
Re: New PBeM/PBM Site
lindahl@pbm.com (Greg Lindahl)
Wed, 14 Jan 1998 00:00:00 +0000