Author: MichaelR
Date: 2007-06-21 04:13
> > BassetHorn wrote:
> > >> Personal attacks aren't very professional.
> Tony Pay responded:
> > I, on the other hand, think that the virtue of the Internet is
> > that it provides the opportunity for the rubbish that people so
> > often produce to be attacked, and for the participants in any
> > particular forum to learn from the to and fro of it.
Tony, attacking the rubbish idea is a fine thing. Attacking the person who produce it is not. That was BassetHorn's point.
> Those of you who posted on this topic and who happen to hold a
> different point of view than Mr. Pay, I think you collectively
> just got slapped in the face.
It's the Internet, people get carried away. Tony is someone who gets carried away. He's also someone with lots of solid knowledge to benefit from.
Consider the source, winnow the benficial information out from the personal ranting and benefit greatly. Get distracted by the chaff of personal stuff, lose the benefit of being here.
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Michael of Portland, OR
Be Appropriate and Follow Your Curiosity
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