FAQ Maintainers Mailing List: Re: disclaimer for *.answers

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To: "FAQ-Maintainers" <faq-maintainers@lists.consensus.com>
Subject: Re: disclaimer for *.answers
Date: Sun, 27 Jun 1999 23:23:48 -0500
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It was very much more likely that in the supplemented
copy in the aux headers, my comments that it
showed ignorance and atrocious netiquette to flame the
hardworking selfless *.answers folk, and my repeated call
for arbitration are what did the job.

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> From: Martin Leese - OMG <mleese@omg.unb.ca>
> To: faq-maintainers@lists.consensus.com
> Subject: Re: disclaimer for *.answers
> Date: Sunday, June 27, 1999 5:03 PM
>=20
> On the FAQ-Maintainers list Doug Herbert <dherbert@tradskin.org> =
wrote:
> ...
> >> Canada has it's Charter of Rights and Freedoms guaranteeing our =
right
to
> >> freedom of speech, association, etc., just as every civilized =
nation
> >> does. On top of that you have United Nations resolutions<?> to =
that
> >> same effect.
>=20
> The United Kingdom has neither a Charter of Rights and Freedoms nor
> a written Constitution. (I decline to discuss whether the UK is=20
> civilised.) The United Nations was designed to be powerless.
>=20
> ...
> >> It's easier to kill a man than to change his mind. Should we =
really
> >> kill the man, or isn't it better to make the extra effort to change
his
> >> mind?
>=20
> Please try to maintain a sense of proportion. David is a voluteer=20
> who doesn't feel he should have to put up with being flamed over the=20
> content of FAQs that he didn't write. He said that the addition of
> his suggested disclaimer has already reduced this in one case. =20
>=20
> >> Being easy doesn't make anything right. Being hard doesn't make
> >> anything wrong.
> >>=20
> >> David's solution is an easy way out for him and it's wrong.
>=20
> Yes, it is an easy way out for David and, as he is a voluteer, why=20
> shouldn't we help to make his job easier? What David wants is only=20
> wrong in your opinion; in my opinion what he wants is perfectly=20
> reasonable. =20
>=20
> Regards,
> Martin
> E-mail: mleese@omg.unb.ca
> Web: <http://www.omg.unb.ca/~mleese/>
> ______________________________________________________________________
> Want to know how Ambisonics can improve the sound of your LPs and CDs?
> Read the Am=A4=0B=01

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> From: Martin Leese - = OMG <mleese@omg.unb.ca>
> To: = faq-maintainers@lists= .consensus.com
>=20 Subject: Re: disclaimer for *.answers
> Date: Sunday, June 27, = 1999 5:03=20 PM
>
> On the FAQ-Maintainers list Doug Herbert <dherbert@tradskin.org> = wrote:
>=20 ...
> >> Canada has it's Charter of Rights and Freedoms = guaranteeing=20 our right
to
> >> freedom of speech, association, etc., = just as=20 every civilized nation
> >> does. On top of that you = have=20 United Nations resolutions<?> to that
> >> same=20 effect.
>
> The United Kingdom has neither a Charter of = Rights and=20 Freedoms nor
> a written Constitution. (I decline to discuss = whether=20 the UK is
> civilised.) The United Nations was designed to = be=20 powerless.
>
> ...
> >> It's easier to kill a = man than=20 to change his mind. Should we really
> >> kill the = man, or=20 isn't it better to make the extra effort to change
his
> = >>=20 mind?
>
> Please try to maintain a sense of = proportion. David=20 is a voluteer
> who doesn't feel he should have to put up with = being=20 flamed over the
> content of FAQs that he didn't write. He = said=20 that the addition of
> his suggested disclaimer has already = reduced this=20 in one case.
>
> >> Being easy doesn't make = anything=20 right. Being hard doesn't make
> >> anything = wrong.
>=20 >>
> >> David's solution is an easy way out for him = and it's=20 wrong.
>
> Yes, it is an easy way out for David and, as he = is a=20 voluteer, why
> shouldn't we help to make his job easier? = What=20 David wants is only
> wrong in your opinion; in my opinion what = he wants=20 is perfectly
> reasonable.
>
> = Regards,
>=20 Martin
> E-mail: mleese@omg.unb.ca
>=20 Web: <http://www.omg.unb.ca/~mleese/>
>=20 ______________________________________________________________________>=20 Want to know how Ambisonics can improve the sound of your LPs and = CDs?
>=20 Read the Am=A4=0B=01