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From: macpaul@ndirect.co.uk (Paul Harvey)
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Subject: Re: Not only....but also
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 15:50:07 +0000
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Nick Ferguson <ferguson@hkstar.com> wrote:

> Oh yeah....
> 
> Is anyone else getting the feeling we're no longer as laid back as we once
> were? I mean, it seems every member's misdemeanours are laid bare and
> stripped to ribbons by a select group of active "social conscience" members
> (myself included)! From now on - I resolve to chill out and refrain from
> posting emotively, instead I will wait till I am 'icy calm' and reply
> objectively. We're not a sewing circle after all!
> 
> Sad getting emotive over a newsgroup anyway, innit?
> 
> Nick "obviously needs social contact" F
> 
> PS Jim Shaughnessy pulled one great e-mail trick on me which had me fuming
> at my keyboard. I can't mention it here, but mail him if you want to know
> what he did. The evil bastard! :-)

Perhaps we should all take a little space out of our personal NY pages
and be blunt about stuff we're thinking.

I agree that freedom of speech is important, and this is the Internet
after all. I just feel that some things shouldn't be said even if speech
is free. (speech is free, doesn't mean it's all right).

I mean, to seem so flipant about recent NY members paying extra for
their Yarozes is, I think, unneccesary (IMHO). It's almost inviting a
response - and obviously not a positive one - from these unfortunate
members (me being one of them!!!!)

Ah well, life goes on I suppose...

~mp