Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/13

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: "Folks"
From: Robert Clark <rclark@desupernet.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 20:11:26 -0400
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Holding the peace is a good idea.  The horse is dead.

Robert Clark
Lancaster, PA

Marc James Small wrote:

> At 09:40 PM 7/12/01 -0400, Johnny Deadman wrote:
> >this must be some OTHER Marc James Small than the one who got DAMNED uppity
> >about draft dodgers was it, erm, 48 hours ago!
>
> Precisely my point, sir.  You all saw the flames that erupted on that one.
> I violated the rule, and chaos resulted.  And I have less excuse than
> Henry, as I KNOW why we shouldn't post on political topics.  (In my
> defense, I will point out that I was responding, in some sniffiness, to the
> post of another.)
>
> And that is what happens WHENEVER someone posts a political commentary:
> someone else reads it, gets miffed, posts a hot response -- and we are off
> to the races.  Almost always, the subsequent posters run off the field on
> tangents of their own.
>
> Thus, gentle chiding, off-List, is perhaps in order for political comments
> -- but, when someone responds hotly to another's comments, let's all hold
> our peace, MYSELF included!
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bąs fir gun ghrąs fir!

In reply to: Message from Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: "Folks")
Message from Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net> (Re: [Leica] Re: "Folks")