Text 42067, 75 rader
Skriven 2006-10-29 16:10:12 av Roy Witt (1:397/22)
  Kommentar till text 42038 av Jeff Smith (1:14/0)
Ärende: Insults
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28 Oct 06 19:30, Jeff Smith wrote to All:

 JS> Hello everybody.


 JS>       Well, lets see I have seen mention of Russians, Americans,
 JS> Dutch, Europeans, Canadians, Scandinavians, USAians, Swedes, amoung
 JS> others.

Yes, we're all individuals who make up the population of such places; thus
the s on the end of each name, aka plural. I just so happen to occupy two
of those mentioned - American and USAian.

 JS>       While I think that most of the references and insults have been
 JS> for more entertainment purposes than meant as a true heartfealt
 JS> insult.

Although some here have tried to make USAian an insult, it doesn't bother
most of us. I for one, couldn't care less about what they refer to my
country.

 JS> What is the positive purpose here? I don't think anyone likes
 JS> to see their country insulted either directly or by reference.

Most of the uros are good at insulting directly, but none of them can come
up with a 'reference' that would be considered to be insulting. At least
to me.

 JS> Can't we have discussions and yes disagreements without the nessesity
 JS> to reference one's nationality?

Especially when it comes to certain uro nations. Sweden and Swede in the
same sentence with dumbass, stupid and svede is just redundant. The same
holds true with some uro immigrants who believe that they've somehow
become one with the native born person. Usually it's their offspring who
become the same as a native, well, because they are.

 JS> I am sure some will respond with something like " Well... They do it.
 JS> Why not talk to them?"

Well, that would be the Swede who's always used that excuse to do his own
flaming. See, some need excuses to even be, let alone able to understand
the rest of us.

 JS> I am raising this question to all. To those that I consider a friend
 JS> as well as those that I may not. This is not an INSULT or FLAME echo.

The people here just happen to be made up of the same choir that inhabited
the FN_SYSOP echo not too long ago. It was an insult and flame echo too.

That's where this belongs btw. But as long as Felten is the Fidonews
editor, well, it will probably remain here until he isn't.

 JS> Lets please take steps to stop the needless insults or at least to
 JS> take them to an echo where they are better suited. I realise that I
 JS> am not the moderator here and that I carry no more authority than
 JS> anyone else. I am simply asking that we all (Myself included) do our
 JS> part to bring this echo back to where it should be. I have a few more
 JS> thoughts but haven't the energy or feel well enough to articulate
 JS> them sufficiently at the moment.

I think you're going to get hoarse before you get any positive reactions
from this. You'll probably have the uros preaching to you on how you're
inaffective because you don't chew out the people who they think are the
flamers, even though one inparticulare makes a habit of it and then
complains about others.


               R\%/itt




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