Klarinet Archive - Posting 000940.txt from 2004/03

From: "Dallas SCUBA" <forest_aten@------.com>
Subj: Re: [kl] not just the music department
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2004 13:10:26 -0500


> I would urge the list manager to remove Tony Pay from the list for the use
> of profanity in his posts. I can handle off topic posts, conservatives,
> Republicans, and resonite clarinets, but I am deeply disturbing at reading
a
> post and having to endure cursing. TV is bad enough with what they force
> you to watch during commercials, but this list is no place for foulness.
>
> "Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness, their feet are swift to
shed
> blood, destruction and misery are in their paths, and the path of peace
they
> have not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes." Romans 3:14-18
>
> If Tony's list of adjectives to describe the clarient is so short that he
> must curse it, perhaps he should consider playing something else, such as
> the radio.
>
> Gary Drennan
>

Gary,

I find your Bible thumping quotes far more offensive than a curse word used
by Tony. This "fear of God" stuff is abusive and self serving. Knock it
off.....:-)

A starting place for learning how to argue:
http://www.unco.edu/philosophy/arg.html I'm sure there are many URL's
discussing formal argument.

Tony's point....I believe, was to let the group know that off topic subject
matter is fine (he's said that several times in the past several weeks)...as
long as it's presented with reasonable argument. He's made this same point
often with our primary topic...clarinet. Tony rarely curses on the list.
What he contributes to the group, both in content about clarinet and his
good example when presenting reasoned argument, is extremely valuable.

Forest Aten

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