Get up on the wrong side of the bed this morning? [Was: Re:Noteson repa...

From: Wayne M. Smith <wmsmith_at_earthlink.net>
Date: Tue May 30 00:25:08 2000

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From: Vintage Computer GAWD! <foo_at_siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Monday, May 29, 2000 7:51 PM
Subject: Re: Get up on the wrong side of the bed this
morning? [Was: Re:Noteson repa...


> On Sat, 27 May 2000, Marvin wrote:
>
> > > > In article <392DD40E.D9E6982D_at_rain.org>, Marvin
<marvin_at_rain.org> writes
> > > > >How about dropping this particular thread or
taking it to email. Starting
> > > > >this kind of a flame war here doesn't do
anyone any good.
> > >
> > > Are you sure about that? If a flame war is over
the proper way to
> > > repair computers, and people learn from it, is
that such a bad thing?
> > > Are people so politically correct and
thin-skinned these days that
> > > their fragile psyches can't tolerate a little
flame-fest?
> >
> > What makes you think a flame war is an effective
way to learn? A game
> > perhaps, but learning???
>
> I suppose it's one way of trying to justify a
personality flaw?
>
I would have said "manifest" a personality flaw.
Received on Tue May 30 2000 - 00:25:08 BST