Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/06/22
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Carl,
Hilarious. I looked through the whole thing. Thanks for sharing it.
Regards,
Michael Gerard
geeman1066@earthlink.net
Carl Pultz wrote:
> Dear Leica Users (and former/wish they were still) Group,
>
> This mode of interaction is still new to hupersonity, little understood and
> it's way too easy to vent, and then click 'send.'
>
> I think it was a contributor to this list who turned me on to this
> marvelous work:
>
> http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame01.html
>
> Not only is this guy a fine artist, but a sociologist of what should be the
> first rank. Viewing and reading through his usenet personality types the
> other night, I learned a lot about weird 'net behavior and sensitivities -
> and learned a bit about myself.
>
> Please go through the warrior roster and you'll probably find yourself in
> one or more of these types. If you are not one of them, you are a rare,
> fortunate person who has avoided contamination by post WWII "culture."
> (It's not this form of interaction that creates these personalities, it's
> the anonymousness and ease on email that makes it so easy to express the
> distrust/hostility that other factors in our dis-socialization create.)
>
> I am, with this post, playing the role of
>
> http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame36.html
>
> but, I have in the past, on other forums, been
>
> http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame43.html
>
> and
>
> http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame16.html
>
> and even
>
> http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame55.html
>
> *Groan!*
>
> Having much experience of this cyberland, I venture to guess that Mark,
> also a veteran, might have jumped to a conclusion. Been there. Happens.
>
> Anyway, I nominate Mike Reed for the future Internet equivalent to the
> Nobel Peace Prize. I hope not a Nobel, of course, with so much blood on
> their hands .....
>
> Ugh, there goes http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame55.html again . . . .
>
> Other useful insights:
>
> http://www.levity.com/markdery/flame.html
>
> http://www.albion.com/netiquette/rule7.html
>
> Carl
>
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