From: mins@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (timothy.j.mizerak)
Subject: Re: DOOL:  TAN:  A nasty response to Sunni, An
Organization: AT&T
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 18:23:51 GMT

In article <ku90neINNd67@jethro.Corp.Sun.COM> pinyan@bonnie.Corp.Sun.COM writes:
>
>Seems to me you read a lot into postings.  I'm sorry to have stepped on
>your toes Tim, but as for nasty, you definitely turned this nasty.  I

I beg to differ.  Your post was quite insulting and rude.

>didn't say anything specific to anyone, I just voiced an opinion about
>this newsgroup.  I agree with a lot of the opinions, I (and SEVERAL
>other people) just am tired of hearing about the same things over and
>over.  And believe me, you don't have the power to shoot an opinion to
>hell, but it was YOU who warned me months ago that I was better off not
>to say that I liked Carly or Izzy because I would be slammed for it.

I really have no idea what you are talking about.  Really.  Perhaps 
you could refresh my memory.  I'm sure I wouldn't say anything even
remotely like that, unless I was being sarcastic, which would have
meant "go for it!"  I really don't even remember exchanging any 
email with you.  Did this happen on the net?

>Judging from the number of responses I have received via email, perhaps
>*most* of the people who read this newsgroup are unhappy but are tired
>of trying to go against the more vocal minority.

How many have you received?  Lots and lots, I'm sure.  I find it very
hard to believe that most of the people out there feel the way you
do.  This issue has been brought up before and very *few* people
have turned up on "your side".    

>I'll try to spell it out for you like I did for Joanna.  Say you like
>Julie a lot... how would you like it if every single post had a nasty
>slam against her for everything from her general looks to her acting
>ability, and anytime you tried to say anything nice about her, you were
>sent 20 emails and read 10 additional posts about how your opinion is
>obviously wrong.  

Good example because I do like Julie.  But better example-- I like
Marlena and she is slammed quite a bit.  I respect the people that
don't like her and listen to what they are saying in their posts.
I post a rebuttal when I think they are off track.  No problems that
I see.  I don't receive nasty mail or posts telling me I am
"obviously wrong".  And I don't have a problem with the debate, even
though a lot of people really sock it to Marlena sometimes.

>There is a way to disagree without slamming people
>and discouraging them from being a part of this. 

And that is exactly what we do.

>Now I love a good argument (except when people try to turn it into
>something nasty), but attacking me personally when you know nothing
>about me proves my original point...

I didn't realize you had a point.  What was it again?  I didn't attack
anything about you that I don't know.  I have no idea what kind of
person you are.  I attacked your words and your opinion, which I
feel was an attack on me [among others] to begin with.

>Thanks - I won't bother any of you again!
>Ann

Promise?

>I especially liked these comments (to the three of us):

Glad you enjoyed them.  My favourite was the Siskel & Ebert remark.


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