Re: Why result to insults instead of reasoned arguements? Was: The wisdom of the object mentors
From: Andrew McDonagh <news_at_andmc.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 22:42:26 +0100
Message-ID: <e5vk4d$adi$1_at_news.freedom2surf.net>
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> Ha ha. Note that we are not in meatspace now, but on usenet.
> Assuming I agree with your hypothesis about how meatspace
> works, there's no reason to believe a priori that the same
> rules of behavior will have same effects on usenet.
>
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 22:42:26 +0100
Message-ID: <e5vk4d$adi$1_at_news.freedom2surf.net>
Marshall wrote:
> Laurent Bossavit wrote:
>> Marshall, >> >>>> When you insult people, you actively discourage them from listening to >>>> you. Worse, you discourage anyone else who's listening in - and who may >>>> have started out inclined to listen to you. >>> These are interesting hypotheses. Are they true, I wonder? >>> How could we find out if they are true or not? >> You could try starting your next few IRL conversations with "Hey >> fucktard, there's something I'd like to tell you..." and recording the >> results. Let us know how it went when you come out of the hospital. ;)
>
> Ha ha. Note that we are not in meatspace now, but on usenet.
> Assuming I agree with your hypothesis about how meatspace
> works, there's no reason to believe a priori that the same
> rules of behavior will have same effects on usenet.
>
Well.... actually being online makes no difference with the law.
http://www.carter-ruck.com/FAQs/Libel%20and%20Slander%20Cases.html
If in doubt about publishing on a usenet vs other means, see Q11 on the link. Received on Sun Jun 04 2006 - 23:42:26 CEST