Re: "IDS 10.0 Cities Tour 2006"
Ben Thompson criticised Double Echo for a hostile reply to Richard Spitz's smiley-marked joke about the word international and Americans, and urged off-list handling. Captain Pedantic answered flippantly; Ben gave up and said he would ignore him. bozon agreed Double Echo started a flame war. Off-topic argument, no technical content.
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Double Echo wrote: > I don't start the flame wars, or put other nations down like I see > the Europeans doing here on a pretty frequent basis. Yes you do and you did. Richard Spitz made a comment ending with a smiley about misuse of the word "international" and your reaction is to post a disgraceful tirade. Perhaps an off-list e-mail to people you see making unjustified digs at Americans might be more appropriate and would reflect better on you? And perhaps in your replies you could be a bit more contrite rather than lecturing others on how to behave? Nobody wants to see personal abuse or abuse of different nationalities of any kind on this list from anyone. Ben.
"Ben Thompson" <ben@nomonitorsoftspam.com> wrote in message news:dq2lsl$t6$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk... > Double Echo wrote: > > Nobody wants to see personal abuse or abuse of different nationalities of > any kind on this list from anyone. Speak for yourself, matey!
"Ben Thompson" <ben@nomonitorsoftspam.com> wrote in message news:dq2lsl$t6$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk... > Double Echo wrote: > > Nobody wants to see personal abuse or abuse of different nationalities of > any kind on this list from anyone. Speak for yourself, matey!
Captain Pedantic wrote: > Speak for yourself, matey! Oh I give up, it's simpler to kill file or ignore him rather than be dragged into the mire myself. Ben.
I completely agree with you that DE did start a flame war. Richard Spitz made a harmless joke (note smiley) about the US's isolationist tendencies. As a US citizen, I didn't take offense and really couldn't see why any US citizen would take offense to this. Every US citizen knows that when you are talking "international" that you are including both Alaska and Hawaii. ;-) If this offended DE he could have handled it more tactfully and even offline.