Re: [CH] List has changed... Not!
Mary Going (mary@firegirl.com)
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:48:55 -0400
Mark - much as I like you, you are way off on this one. We have never had
good old days when "old-timers" were standing reverently on the moral high
ground. And, it's also not true that just because a person is new to the
net, or new to email lists, that they don't understand netiquette. The
internet has always been a mix of mean-spirited people and tolerant people,
of respectful people, and people with poor taste. While there might be
specific rules that apply to netiquette, it's really just an extension of
being respectful in ordinary life. The mix of those on the internet who
understand and respect that are mirrored in the larger society, just as it
has always been.
If you don't believe me, read the archives. We've had debates since the
beginning of time, and some of them (often) have turned ugly. Then you have
the series of people who say "stop." Then, it finally does stop, and life
goes on. But, it really hasn't changed at all. I can remember Rael getting
attacked several times when he posted stories - attacked for posting them,
and attacked for their content. I have been attacked several times, once in
particular for a reference to a certain kind of pepper... remember that
one? The one that resembled female genitalia?
Oh, the good old days. Really, I am always saddened when people resort to
being mean, and when they choose personal attacks, but to say it used to be
any different is just not accurate.
Love, Peace, Chiles & Female Genitalia,
- mary
(member since 1994)
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