Re: Attn OM


"Damien Valentine" <valends3@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Oct 1, 9:22 pm, "jonathan" <H...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
...Silence is seen by many as approval.
OM and I share that opinion I think.

I can't speak for OM's opinion, but for most of the world silence is
just seen as apathy. Nobody here has the time, authority or interest
to bother with your private little flame wars.

.................

My flame wars? He's been making personal attacks against me
for years without provocation and with hardly a reply by me.

But what is clear from your reply is that any behavior is ok with you.

......................

Are you saying OM is a lost cause? Beyond help?

No, what I'm saying -- quite clearly, really, I'm not sure how you
missed it -- is that nobody can make OM do something he doesn't want
to do. This is Usenet; Robert's Rules of Order don't apply.

..................

No one is talking about making someone change, but convincing
them. That is something entirely different. It requires more thought
and effort. If you're not part of the solution....


Ya know people make a mistake by posting their real names on usenet.
The only benefit to doing that is vanity. But the drawbacks are
severe, as it tends to limit what they do and say to a microcosm of
everyday life. It tends to make them reluctant to try new things, or to
embarrass themselves or be wrong.

You mean, it tends to make them act like civilized human beings? I
consider that a plus.

........................

Then usenet is nothing more than the everyday world. What a waste of
potential. This medium allows us to build a world where things are the
way they....should/could be.



(yes, another rant is coming)

OK, here's another problem. This newsgroup is dedicated to space
science and space history: it's right in the domain name, you can't
miss it. If you want to talk about philosophy, find a philosophy-
related newsgroup. You don't barge into a Superbowl party and give
unsolicited lectures about floral arrangements, right?

........................

The problem is with you, calling something you didn't even read
off topic. If you had read it, or been able to comprehend it's
meaning, you would see the rant was about a new goal for
NASA, which is certainty on topic.

Jonathan

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