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RE: [ST] How to start a flamewar in one easy step...
- Subject: RE: [ST] How to start a flamewar in one easy step...
- From: Jean Doublet <tigre20815@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2004 07:29:46 -0700 (PDT)
I couldn't have said it better.
Thanks
- --- "Masiak, Richard"
<Richard_Masiak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I haven't been around as long as some on this list
> and haven't been riding as long either. I find
> though, after making some (what I thought were
> innocent posts) that it's extremely easy to offend
> some. I'll admit that one was purposeful, but the
> other few (I thought) were completely benign and
> unintentional.
>
> I have come to learn that politics, religion,
> marriage/divorce, and women are in the top five
> topics that cause flame wars. In fact they cause
> major forest fires. Then there are the minor topics
> like oil, tires, riding do's/don'ts, and sports
> teams that are purely subjective and can
> occasionally spawn brush fires. These things tend
> to make us jump to conclusions and judge one another
> without really knowing that person. Every argument
> post is another nail, and wood can only hold so many
> nails before it splits.
>
> Recently someone made a post that made a lot of
> sense. I don't have the actual post anymore to
> quote but it went something like: it is our passion
> for motorcycles and riding that has brought all of
> us together on this list. That passion is able to
> transcend race, religion, gender, and all of our
> individual idiosyncrasies to bring us together as a
> family.
>
> So I say let's all not sweat the little things,
> because those little things can add up to destroy
> the family that was created. And yeah, believe it
> or not this is coming from someone who has added his
> share of nails too. But I want to try to change
> things so we all work together to build up rather
> than destroy the list. My neighbor is no longer
> just the people in my local community. My neighbor
> has now become everyone in the world, because this
> list pretty much encompasses the world.
>
> In the words of that old tv commercial: "I love you
> man" :o and woman ;)
>
> Rich
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-st@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of
> BrettWilson21@xxxxxxx
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 8:50 AM
> To: ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ST] How to start a flamewar in one
> easy step...
>
>
> I'm curious Mick, what is it about George W that
> would give him your vote?
>
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Jean Doublet
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