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Skriven 2011-07-12 09:39:11 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
     Kommentar till en text av Joe Delahaye (18056.fidonews)
Ärende: Vicious comments (was: The...)
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Hello Joe,

On Monday July 11 2011 10:06, you wrote to me:

 >> He had the example of Roy Witt who has been doing that for over 15
 >> years...

 JD> But Bjorn seems to make it personal,

And Ross and Roy do not?

 JD> and lately harping on one person only.

Action is reaction. Bob is concentrating his aim at Björn.

 JD> I never condoned Roy's postings in that regard either.

True.

 JD> It would help if everyone backed off and forget about the personal
 JD> insults.

When was the last time you saw me write a personal insult?

 JD> I must agree with Bob, as a moderator Bjorn  (sorry I cannot remember
 JD> the key combo for that special character),

Alt 148.

 JD> should be standing on higher ground.

If he does not write with the moderator hat on?

Also: Ross claimed to be the Z1 moderator here. Does the same then not apply to
him?

 JD> He simply cannot comment as an ordinary user, who, using that type of
 JD> vitriol, would be moderated.

Funny. We ( European) are constantly being harped upon for being pacificts. For
not shooting back when shot at. And now that we - after fifteen years of
swollowing insults, we are finally returning some fire, we are harped for
*that*.

Or does the "shoot back when being shot at" not apply when the shooter wears a
stars and stripes hat?

 JD>   Who is going to moderate the moderator?

The users who vote with their feet. ( That, at least has always been the Z1
POV).

 >>  JD> Of course Bob will be up in arms when you berate his birth
 >>  JD> country.  I do the same when people here insult my birth country.

 >> Like when Roy called it a "pissant little country"? (That was when
 >> Warren Bonner was moderator)

 JD> Yes, and I think I commented on that one as well, back then.

It went on nevertheless.

 JD> The thing is that both sides should remember that things are thought
 JD> of differently on the other side.  What is a joke here, may be an
 JD> insult there, and vice versa.

Empathie for other's wants and needs never was the stong point of many of our
friends across the pond. Also, reciprocity does not seem to be part of their
vocabulary. It has been a major source for irritation.

 JD> There are of course insults not matter which side of the ocean you are
 JD> on.

Quote three personal insults, originating from me, directed at persons in Z1.

Cheers, Michiel

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