On Wed, 2008-05-21 at 05:41 -0400, William L. Maltby wrote:
Sorry to jump in here, but combination of humorous and serious thoughts crossed my mind. And maybe these thoughts will allay future threads of this nature.
On Tue, 2008-05-20 at 09:28 -0500, Doug Tucker wrote:
(Me, too, of course!)
mhr
MHR,
This is true, and you and I proved we can even have fun with it, but name calling (I got called an ass here for virtually nothing), and
But keep in mind you were only a "virtual ass". Not really one. And the person who labeled you as an ass may have been, in fact, the ass. Regardless, his was only a "virtual opinion". And unless you have a personal relationship and really care what he felt...
Often, when one of the habitual denizens of the list snipe at you, they only make themselves look bad. Old farts like me think "Their momma didn't raise them right". Or they had a rough night.
And I'm glad they have the isolation of the 'net to allow them to vent in safety. Being an old fart, I see lots of behavior that would not have occurred when things had to be said face-to-face.
Courage without risk is common, in both senses of the word. Bravado?
Consideration and courtesy without reward is rare.
disrespectful snide remarks (such as telling someone they have provided zero value to a conversation when it was valuable to them), are not being blunt, that's simply being rude and childish, and has no place even amongst us nerds.
Ignore them. They make themselves look bad.
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Hahahaha....that was good, and a lot of truth in it too. And I didn't snipe back, I ignored it for the most part, but being an old fart myself, and a born and raised Texas boy, when they started sniping at a lady, well, where I come from IRL, that would buy them a good of fashioned country butt whoopin. I was polite, but frankly thought they needed a "virtual" slap down. I did resist the temptation :). Reminded me too of a video my 4 year old watches, where the old cow tells his son "A strong man stands up for himself, a stronger man stands up for others."
And yes, courage without risk is common. Being an old Texas boy, I would love the opportunity to discuss IRL :).