Re: General Resolution: Removing non-free
On Fri, Jun 09, 2000 at 03:23:37AM -0400, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote:
> Craig Sanders <cas@taz.net.au> writes:
>
> > if you have no better argument for your cause than to be pedantic
> > to an imbecilic degree then you should just give up now and save
> > yourself the public humiliation.
>
> This does not contribute to the debate.
>
> Both sides here have valid points and the issues are complex and
> require careful thought from all parties. Lobbing insults is not a
> useful technique for reaching understanding.
neither is crapping on with stupidly pedantic "points" about words that
nobody gives a damn about.
it's just a distraction and a way of avoiding giving answer to any of
the points that have been made. so i called him on it. i doubt if it
will prevent it from recurring, but there's always a faint chance.
btw, i did not lob an insult at john. if i had wanted to insult him,
i would be a *lot* less subtle about it than accusing him of being
excessively pedantic.
craig
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craig sanders
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