[AMRadio] (no subject about delete key logic)

[anthony costa]

well put bruce and very entertaining i might add.Like you i detest the
yuppie pc attitude,and politically correct..... screw that!  later bruce.73

tony k2vi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce - KB6LWN/rcc" <kb6lwn at qsl.net>
To: "Todd Bigelow - PS" <tbigelow at pop.state.vt.us>
Cc: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] (no subject about delete key logic)


> On Tue, 2 Apr 2002, Todd Bigelow - PS wrote:
>
> > Now Bruce...
> >
> > Please don't tell us you're one of these people who believes no one has
any
> > responsibility for themselves online, or to remove themselves from a
situation
> > that they don't care for. I find that most of the people who make such
lame
> > complaints on here wouldn't dream of doing so in public("Hey - you can't
say
> > words like that! I might hear you and be offended!"). Rather it's just
easier
> > to be bold and try to be the thought/speech/whatever police from behind
a
> > keyboard.
>
> Boomer...!
> I'm surprized at you for even THINKING such a thing !
>
> You should know from the number of posts you've seen
> me make that I DO believe that every netizen has a
> responsibility to conduct themselves with at least a
> minumum of decorum while online, hence the many times
> I've been 'informed' by those NOT doing so that 'they
> can do whatever they darn well please'.  And I should
> arse-out. ;)
>
> I'm just as bold in public (face to face) as I am here...
> I'm the kind of person that upon hearing some jerk curse
> and profane in public, will politely ask them to not do so,
> and if they want to get froggy, I can and will get that way
> as well :)  I'm only 5'8" and 270# but I do OK in a tussle,
> and if they choose to follow a path other than hand-to-hand ?
> Well.  I can deal with that, too! ;)
>
> Ahhhh....  I long for a return to the Old West,
> where everyone wore an iron on their side and
> respect was a common commodity, because if you
> did NOT respect another you ran the risk of
> losing your life - or at least taking a trip
> to the local doc' to get a hole patched up ;)
>
> And if you disrespected a woman, might as well KYAG!
>
> Now THAT'S how "politically correct" I am !!!
> (eg; not very)
>
> > Maybe if we all put it in the context that the list admin is capable of
> > deciding what should or shouldn't be done or said on any particular
list, we'd
> > be better off. The fact that some of us offer suggestions to the
> > 'politically-correct-challenged' out there on an easeir, less stressful
way to
> > use the list shouldn't be seen as a bad thing. I bet many of us use our
delete
> > key at least 20% of the time or more. I do it a fair amount on messages
> > without even reading them, based on subject. And, unless it's a message
with
> > useful info I want to keep, I always delete it afterwards anyhow. To
imply
> > that nothing should arrive in your inbox that you might have to delete
says
> > that we must all think, speak, and act like you to be allowed here. Not
> > likely. ;)
>
> I'm all for having the owner/moderator make the call on
> this kind of stuff, but it appeared to me that s/he was
> letting this one run the gamit for whatever reason
> (which I don't have a problem with either).
>
> I think you MAY be a little confused on THIS issue,
> Boomer ol' boy... ;)  I never complained about the
> language being used (in THIS situation), and it seems
> like you're insinuating that I did...  :-/
>
> What I DID say was that I consider this 'delete key logic'
> to be a LAME, OVERUSED excuse for moral miscreants to do
> or say whatever they choose and lay the blame for their
> lack of responsibility on everyone else!
> Now THAT urinates me off!!!
>
> (alright!  no smartarse comments about the fly on the seat!)
>
> > It's time to stop expecting the rest of the world to conform to your
views,
> > Bruce. We all must take responsibility for ourselves and our actions,
simple
> > as that. This responsibility extends to removing ourselves from
situations or
> > ignoring silly things that offend or otherwise don't meet with our views
on
> > life and/or AM radio. If someone were to list a Kenwood 940 for sale,
I'd
> > likely be one of the first to suggest they take it to a more appropriate
forum
> > and explain why it would benefit all involved. However, if the same
person
> > made comparisons between the 940 and a 32V-2, I wouldn't throw a fit
over it
> > just because I detest riceboxes and therefore, don't like hearing about
them.
> > Everyone isn't like me, afterall(thank GOD for that!), and if they
choose to
> > discuss something I'm not interested in or don't like, then it's up to
me to
> > remove myself(or the message)from the situation and not expect them to
conform
> > to my ideas of what is and isn't the correct view.
>
> Talk about a sickening yuppie 'PC' type attitude!  WOW!
>
> > So, let's leave those decisions to the list admin and try our best to
help
> > newbies(or the p-c-challenged)to better understand how to enjoy
discussing old
> > radios here in cyberspace without blowing a filter cap in the process.
It
> > might take a little getting used to, but it's possible.
>
> I'm all for that!
> I'm not the one replying with a chapter from a manuscript.
> (<smile> you know *I* am)
>
> > As far as the broken keyboard goes, I'll gladly give you a new one, once
we
> > see that you've begun to recover. You really should see someone about
these
> > violent outbursts, though.  (:
>
> Violent ???  You think THAT was VIOLENT ?
> Sheeesh!  I didn't even have the burner lit.
>
> So sorry (not really) if I've offended your
> sensitive feelings by expressing what I think
> about the 'lame duck delete key logic' and
> citing a perfectly viable reason for NOT
> operating under that 'mode'...  <grin>
>
> 73 Boomer,
>             Bruce - KB6LWN/rcc
>
> PS: If you have any further diatribes regarding
> this topic, perhaps they should be made via direct
> email and NOT to the list ?  Even though I'm sure
> there are at least one (maybe two) from each camp
> that are getting a chuckle about all this.
>
> I know *I* am... LOL
>
> > Bruce - KB6LWN/rcc wrote:
> >
> > > And yet AGAIN, the 'lame duck delete key logic'
> > > raises it's 'beauty challenged' head...  QUACK!
> > > This ain't no Swan folks!
>
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