On Thu, 14 Jun 2001 Noctifer@aol.com wrote: [A whole lot that I agree with snipped] > Oh, while I've got the soapbox, I don't think I expressed my > disappointment in the "we don't want their sort here, do we" comment > that was made earlier. That sort of elitist attitude is very > unbefitting of anyone who wants to carry on the GMAST tradition. > GMAST was great through its diversity, which included the jerks > (which, based on the recent postings of this one, is getting to be a > much broader state of being around here). It's sad to hear a > moderator telling the GMAST community that there are certain types > of people in our hobby, who were posting about our hobby, that we > don't want here. OK, I'm putting my two cents in here. I have to admit that I agree with Lucifer here, both the whole message and the *specific* point he's making in the paragraph above. Yes, I'll admit that I didn't find a religious flame war to be all that much fun, and someone threatening to post "naughty words" if he isn't told how to unsubscribe, but I also think that Karen and Carl should try to either be above it or "turn the other cheek", as it were. Yes, there are times when telling an obnoxious person to "go fish" when they demand unsubscribe info is very satisfying and amusing for those around. I'll admit that I've even found pleasure in it myself. *However*, this is not a *nice* thing. Everyone can decide for themselves if they want to be "nice", but Karen and Carl do need to remember that what they do reflects not just on themselves but on the Phoenyx as a whole. As for people who are "that kind", maybe if we were at least a little less eager to run people out for having different opinions, we might find that they are not "that kind" after all. OTOH, I *really* didn't want to wade through a religous war here. -- Michael Feldhusen mike_f@io.com http://www.io.com/~mike_f/ ---------------------------------------------------------------- GMAST Home Page: http://www.phoenyx.net/gmast/
