Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Carl, Hilarious. I looked through the whole thing. Thanks for sharing it. Regards, Michael Gerard geeman1066@earthlink.net Carl Pultz wrote: > Dear Leica Users (and former/wish they were still) Group, > > This mode of interaction is still new to hupersonity, little understood and > it's way too easy to vent, and then click 'send.' > > I think it was a contributor to this list who turned me on to this > marvelous work: > > http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame01.html > > Not only is this guy a fine artist, but a sociologist of what should be the > first rank. Viewing and reading through his usenet personality types the > other night, I learned a lot about weird 'net behavior and sensitivities - > and learned a bit about myself. > > Please go through the warrior roster and you'll probably find yourself in > one or more of these types. If you are not one of them, you are a rare, > fortunate person who has avoided contamination by post WWII "culture." > (It's not this form of interaction that creates these personalities, it's > the anonymousness and ease on email that makes it so easy to express the > distrust/hostility that other factors in our dis-socialization create.) > > I am, with this post, playing the role of > > http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame36.html > > but, I have in the past, on other forums, been > > http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame43.html > > and > > http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame16.html > > and even > > http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame55.html > > *Groan!* > > Having much experience of this cyberland, I venture to guess that Mark, > also a veteran, might have jumped to a conclusion. Been there. Happens. > > Anyway, I nominate Mike Reed for the future Internet equivalent to the > Nobel Peace Prize. I hope not a Nobel, of course, with so much blood on > their hands ..... > > Ugh, there goes http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame55.html again . . . . > > Other useful insights: > > http://www.levity.com/markdery/flame.html > > http://www.albion.com/netiquette/rule7.html > > Carl > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html