Re: Vampire

From: johnlee@hinterland.fesnet.co.uk (John Lee)

Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

On 13 Dec 1999 10:57:27 GMT, madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral) wrote:

>>>Because they'd get hit in real life?  That's one of the wonders of electronic
>communication - it removes the possibility of physical violence.<<
>
>Thats not a ''wonder', particularly. All you've done is taken away
>responsibility for what you say. When you say things in person you have a
>responsibility to be polite.  When you say things electronically, you don't,
>unless you are the sort of person who does anyway (who wouldn't have to worry
>about being hit in real life either.)  I guess we'll have to agree to differ.
>
>>>It doesn't stop people being tossers, of course, but it allows them to be
>shouted down for being tossers rather than being lumped.  This is without
>doubt a Good Thing.<<
>
>The tossers learn nothing by being shouted down, unfortunately.  There are some
>things you just *dont say* to people if you are a reasonable and polite person.
>
[DE-LURK]
Yeh, but surely shouting people down for being in some way
non-conformist to your view of how people 'act' is just a way of
demonising people who don't agree with you?
>
>For example, your own replys, while they do not agree with me, were polite and
>reasoned.  If people *all* talked like that on this list we'd have a healthy,
>lively place full of interesting discussion and useful argument.

No we wouldn't the people who are too vocal and big mouthed don't post
here all the time. When they don't then this groups still quiet. I
normally hang out in uk.games groups and they're boiling compared to
this, a group posted-to from across the globe

>Instead we
>have people like Roy Pollard taking every opportunity to slate people they have
>decided they don't like (Ken, in this instance) for no obvious reason other
>than to shout their rude mouths off.

Yep, I agree Roys got a big mouth. But I've got used to him as a
player and I'd sooner hear him call me names (either simply to insult
or through expressing what he thinks) than be threatened with violence
such as being clouted etc. Let's not forget the old adage of 'sticks
and stones..' ..
>
>>>My personal opinion is that posting under a nickname is fairly lame,<<
>
>I never said it wasn't.  That wasn't my comment.  I just object to the sort of
>cowardly insults that spill from people like Roy Pollard on a regular basis.  I
>have nothing against nicknames.

Every insult will have to be classed as cowardly on usenet. They're
made remote from  those who they're intended-for. Again, I'd sooner
see insults than threats - and if I recall correctly I've seen you
being openly insulting - even cowardly? - to Greg Lindahl. Is this
somehow different?

Let's not get hypocritical and hyper-sensitive boys and girls. This NG
is thick with flames and shallow with anything resembling talk about
what the hobbies about. They're amusing to watch - Hell the sheer
petulance makes you duck your head below the level of prams in case a
rattle hits you, but I play games with GMs a-plenty - and not one of
them could be classed as a 'normal human being'

People say nasty things and act nasty. Get over it!

:-)

John Lee
"The devils in the Dreaming
He tells you I'm not sleeping in my hotel room alone
With nothing to believe in
You dive into the traffic rising up
And its so quiet
You're surprised
And then you wake."

References

Re: Vampire
tim@leaphome.pelican.org (Tim Franklin)
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Vampire
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Vampire
tim@leaphome.pelican.org (Tim Franklin)
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Vampire
madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000