Re: NP Elementary (school), Watson
Dave Monroe <[email protected]> Sat, 29 Jun 2002 07:33:48 -0700 (PDT)
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Normally I wouldn't repost quite so much, but ... --- cj hurtt <[email protected]> wrote: > well since i'm in a mood to throw in my 2 cents, i'm > going to. i have to agree that the chasing away of > new subscribers is not only annoying and childish > but seems to run counter to the whole idea of this > list. sadly, this kind of pettiness and elitism is > inevitable in this forum. lit breeds elitism. little > clubs and clubs within clubs are bound to grow in > this kind of environment...always hostile to > outsiders. always quick to snub someone's "obvious" > observation or engage in some sort of tired semantic > battle or smash someone for the fun of it. the > one-upmanship in assholery here is astounding. > as for doug: god knows i've had my clashes with him > in the past..especially when i first joined this > list in 97 or 98. but i have also had many pleasant > conversations with him on and off list. he is not > the ass he gets painted out to be. and before anyone > gets paranoid, no i am not doug. my real name > is cj hurtt and i am very easy to find. furthermore, > i have no allegiance to any of the piss war factions > here. i like doug, jbor, david morris, and the > rest of y'all equally. but, some of the attitudes > are fucking annoying. well, i'm done > rambling....back to quietness. Hear hear. I second that e-motion ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com