Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 07:33:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Drew Bittner <drewbitt at yahoo.com>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: NO PERSONAL ATTACKS
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

I hadn't taken any comments offered as personal
attacks, and I hope nobody has construed my comments
as an attack on fans collectively or individually. (As
to that, I've offered apologies in an earlier post for
any offense I've inadvertantly offered.)

Drew

--- Ted White <twhite8 at cox.net> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sam Lubell" <samlubell at verizon.net>
> To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
> Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:28 AM
> Subject: [WSFA] Re: NO PERSONAL ATTACKS
>
> > At 08:10 PM 4/20/2005, Candy wrote:
> > >Obviously I missed something.  I didn't notice
> any attacks, personal or
> > >otherwise.
> > >
> > >At 06:12 PM 4/20/2005, you wrote:
> > > >Please, no personal attacks.  It's okay to talk
> about fandom (or
> Shiners)
> > > >generally, or even to mention broad types, but
> there's no need to name
> > > >people negatively.
> >
> > And that's good.  We don't want there to be
> personal attacks here for
> > people to notice.
> >
> > I do, from time to time, offer a reminder to
> people, whenever the
> > conversation starts drifting in a direction that
> has led to personal
> > attacks in the past.
>
> I find this Mother Hen attitude you're expressing
> vaguely insulting to us
> all.  (And if there's anything I hate, it's
> vagueness -- if I can
> quasi-quote Groucho Marx....)
>
> --Ted White
>

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