Posted by Elizabeth on June 14, 2001, at 14:25:09
In reply to Re: please be civil » everyone, posted by Dr. Bob on June 14, 2001, at 11:58:05
> > You guys are a bunch of opportunistic junkies.
>
> You may not agree with the approaches others take, but calling them names is neither supportive nor likely to get them to do anything different.Hi Dr. Bob. I wanted to add something. I think it's a sad world where "junkie" is used as an insult. I flinch whenever I hear someone use a rude nickname for a mental illness -- like "junkie" or "psycho" -- as an insult.
> We're all better at some things than others. Please be supportive.
Some of us are apparently better at being supportive than others. This isn't a question of being supportive ("cheetah" didn't come here asking for support, s/he came here to start a flame war) -- it's a question of avoiding being actively rude.
As always, just IMO.
-elizabeth
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