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---Mark Brown <markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Brown <markbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Alex Levitin <alevitin@xxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 3:18 PM
> Subject: Re: A Modest Proposal
> 
> 
> :
> :Even if Mr. Mark Brown is right, and this is a new wave in
advertising
> :to push the products by reporting the death of the dear one to
break our
> :hearts first with hope to break into our wallets later, would we
all be
> :better off at least ignoring that letter of Mr. Bill Eykyn to his
> :daughter?
> :
> :why! so he can then think it was ok and do it again and again?
> :
> :Dear Sheriff, did I understand you correctly, that a contribution to
> :this list entitles to insulting letters using foul language?
> :
> :point out the foul language that was used by me?  your mixed up.  i
posted
> :nothing to the list!
> :
> :Could you,
> :please, post a schedule that for so many lines of code posted one
could
> :insult someone’s daughter, for so many lines - his wife, and for so
many
> :lines - his mother ... Writing to daughters, one need not to use
> :restrain on foul language as they going to be expose to it in
> :kindergartens, schools, collages, and universities.
> :
> :again you do not know what you are talking about !  do you ?  show
me what
> i
> :said to her that was foul  ?
> :
> :In my opinion (if I am wrong it is not the first time), the
strength of
> :our omega-list society is in the members, who may or may not write to
> :the list daily, but being the experts in their respective field could
> :offer a help to fellow trader and make his (her) difficult life
slightly
> :easier, saving the time for the research, offering sound advice, or
> :simple a "moral" support.
> :
> :NO SPAM = NO TELLING OF THE TRUTH, CAN YOU HANDLE THE TRUTH?
> :
> :Is a reading of the objectionable letter with f... language a price
one
> :has to pay for belonging to this list?
> :
> :WHEN DID I EVER USE SUCH ON THE LIST?
> :
> :If  "driving bad vendors out" is necessary for the surviving of this
> :list could we find more civilized way to do it instead pushing them
out
> :by disgusts? I am sure we could find the way if we give it some
> :thoughts. Here is my modest proposal:
> :
> :If one member of the list wishes to exclude the other member from the
> :list he (she) should write the sheriff a private letter demanding so
> :(for whatever reason). If sheriff receives so many letters he
should put
> :the meter for a vote. Then majority rules.
> :
> :Very truly yours,
> :
> :Alex Levitin.
> :
> :
> 
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