Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 14:17:27 -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 rather silly 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
                                    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
                                     ____my tolerence for your stupidity
                                     ____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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