Re: [Leica] RE: BE NICE!:

[Dante A Stella <dante@umich.edu>]

    Roger, while I apologize if the F word was not warm and fuzzy
enough,  I think it gets the point across.  It's not my word -- it's
what some people are seeing elsewhere. And let's not count the times the
word "bloody" has appeared on messages here in the last year - since
it's the same word for British audiences.  Ditto for "screwed," "sucks,"
and any number of other words that have the same sexual connotation.

Dante



Roger Beamon wrote:

> What in the world is the matter with you overly sensitive
> people? Must you have language that makes you feel warm and
> fuzzy to have you pay attention to the content?
>
> Professorial types often are wrapped up in their field, and have
> little time for the social amenities. They aren't rude or impolite,
> in the slightest. They're merely on point and have a lot to
> impart.
>
> Listen to the content and work with the content, not how warmly
> it's presented. Yes, it is a lecture since he is the most learned in
> the subject on which he's lecturing. It's school again. Get used
> to it!
>
> On 25 Nov 2000, Austin Franklin wrote, at least in part:
>
> > > but Erwin's posts -- and
> > > this may be due to the way things come across in English and in
> > > email --
> > are
> > > occasionally insensitive and sometimes insulting.
> >
> > Put nicer than I was thinking...  They also never including the
> > original posts that are being 'countered' to, and typically ignore
> > any points made in.  Though Erwin's posts are typically
> > interesting, they feel more like 'lectures' than something open
> > for discussion.  They just feel quite disrespectful towards other
> > peoples points and opinions.
> >
> > That's just how it comes across to me, I am not saying that is the
> > intent.