--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King
<abrasax93@...> wrote:
> Some posters apparently have a need to display
their
> extreme knowledge of all things "hardboiled" &
"noir"
> by replying to others' posts with
sarcastic
> condescension. I doubt that most of us know
each
> other, who we "are" or what we've accomplished.
When
> one receives responses like these, one tends to
reply
> in kind. [edit] It
> seems to me, the ones who complain most loudly
about
> these flurries, are often guilty of making
the
> statements that elicited the angry response. It's
a
> case of, 'He started it; he hit me back first.' If
we
> really want to stop these kinds of interactions,
we
> need to agree to treat each other with mutual
respect.
> Personally, I'm certainly here to learn, but I
wasn't
> a neophyte when I arrived. I'll be happy to
respond
> respectufully to respectfully worded comments
and
> criticism. I suspect we all feel this
way.
Yes. It would be good to respond respectfully to a rude
comment, as well, or to respond offlist, or not to respond at
all. You aren't required to respond in kind.
Todd Mason
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