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- From: hdev@dutiai.tudelft.nl (Hans de Vreught)
- Subject: Re: Xmas and netiquette (was: TO ALL !!!)
- Message-ID: <hdev.724927301@dutiai>
- Sender: news@dutiws.twi.tudelft.nl (news en nntp)
- Organization: Delft University of Technology
- References: <1h323mINN1rt@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu>
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 08:41:41 GMT
- Lines: 26
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- ak005@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Yona Webb) writes:
- >I made *ONE* card to reflect this excitement and to greet all my friends,
- >Christian and Jewish. At one moment I thought of Sci.Math. as a single
- >entity because of the help I received from so many people there and ... hop,
- >the card was uploaded in a public msg TO ALL!!! Good intentions, wrong move!
-
- Good intentions taken. I think the majority don't mind receiving your good
- intentions. Don't be overwhelmed by an angry minority ("He who shout loudest,
- has the floor.").
-
- Receiving tens of cards, well, that's something different. Sci.math is not
- intended for that stuff. If you (and other people as well) want to express
- your intentions the next time, answer or comment somebody's article, and give
- a small note with your intentions before you sign.
-
- Personally, I am much more displeased by people that don't take the courtesy
- to trim previous articles. About half of the time I read news by modem (2400
- baud). Reading two pages of old stuff (your card + comment of the minority)
- and then seeing somebody stating "I agree with you." definitely pisses me off.
-
- Best wishes for xmas (hm, I'm not even religious) and 1993.
- --
- Hans de Vreught | John von Neumann:
- hdev@dutiba.twi.tudelft.nl | Young man, in mathematics
- Delft University of Technology (TWI-ThI) | you don't understand things,
- The Netherlands | you just get used to them.
-