From: "Ted White" <twhite8 at cox.net> To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> Subject: [WSFA] Re: Watchmen Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 19:37:43 -0500 Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Madeleine Yeh" <myeh at wap.org> To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org> Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 4:12 PM Subject: [WSFA] Re: Watchmen > On Mon, 08 Nov 2004 14:18:04 -0500 > "Barry L. Newton" <bnewton at ashcomp.com> wrote: > > I felt that the thrust of that discussion was for > >everyone, or at least > > some significant number, to object to attacks when they > >happen, > > > I didn't think that was such a great idea. I could see > more problems starting if I started telling people that > their email message was short, and abrupt, or inelegant, > or rude and crude, or descending to the personal. They > would defend themselves and a nice secondary quarrel could > commence, with other people participating who would not be > interested in the original email. I think you're exactly right. --Ted White