Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Date: Wed, 26 Aug 1992 17:38:15 -0400 
From: "Peter A. Simon" <ps3p+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Flaming made easy


Since we claim to "Live to Flame, Flame to Live" (did I get that right? 
I think it's pretty stupid and never paid much attention) I offer
herewith a standard form to make flaming more efficient.


STANDARD REC.MOTORCYCLE FLAME REPLY FORM

 TO  :___________________________
 FROM:___________________________

I have read your recent post concerning_________________.  I regret that
due to severe time constraints I am unable to respond to your posting
directly.  However, I would like to advise you that I believe that your
posting:

 __contains an unacceptable  ____logic
   number of errors in:      ____fact
                             ____spelling/grammar

 __is based on stereotypes of:
					                       ____motorcycle marquees
				                       	____owners of above  
				                       	____race, ethnic, national origin
                            ____gender differences
                          		____sexual orientation / preferences
                          		____regionalisms
                          		____employer and/or school affiliations
                            ____religious affiliation/non-affiliation

 __violates commonly-accepted   ____signature size
   net standards concerning:    ____posting to subjects not of general
						                              interest
                                ____editing of quoted material
                             			____posting of copyrighted material
						                          ____lack of obscenity

 __is uninteresting because it: ____contains hackneyed expressions
                               	____contains outright stupidities
                              		____is inherently self-contradictory
                              		____reflects inadequate intellectual
                                  		development or maturity
                              		____reiterates points made better by others
                              		____is a gratuitous attack on an obvious
                                    provocateur
					                           ____lacks obscenities

 __reflects serious 
			misunderstandings concerning: ____the basic functioning of rec.motorcycle
   				                          ____the basic purposes of the INTERNET
                                	____the basic nature of composition
                                	____basic human nature
                                	____the basic nature of computers
                                	____other's interest in your thoughts
                                	____copyright

 __is an unjustified, unprovoked and thoughtless response to my previous
   posting, which was careful, moderate and well-reasoned.

[This is not my creation, although I edited it slightly to suit
rec.motorcycles (as if I know what suits this motley group).  Anyone
interested in its antecedents can contact me and I will send the
original with all the original headers and guesses as to who the author
is.

Now, if someone would number these, we could respond by number and
really save bandwidth.]



-peter

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