This subject crops up all too often, so I'll give the same advice I gave=
last time; before reacting like an atomic flame thrower, ask yourself,=
"How would Ray Gibbons have handled this?".
Glen Eldridge
Kirkland, Quebec
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On 1/5/99, at 9:00 PM, Michael P. Ohleger wrote:
>Wow, this is another subject that has been beaten to death. I seem to=
recall that
>some of us old time listers were extremely civil to each other at one time=
or
>another. I guess that's where the phrase "there goes the neighborhood"=
comes
>from. You can't constantly police the list from ne'er do wells who think=
that
>they're in an AOL chatroom. Too bad. I guess we should all have patience=
with
>the new guys....I've left this list twice due to the flamers, but Ive=
come back.
>There's always good info here that you'll never find in a book. Cheers.
>
>Michael Ohleger
>67 MGB
>70 MGB
>61 MGA
>
>Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>
>> Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1999 13:10:48 -0800
>> From: Skye Poier <skye@ffwd.bc.ca>
>> Subject: Re: [BOUNCE mgs@Autox.Team.Net
>>
>> Gee, and I thought the latest "discussion" was rather civil :) I hope=
this
>> gentleman is never the target of a REAL flame war.
>>
>> Skye
>>
>> > From: "Robert Hill" <oldcars@vallnet.com>
>> >
>> > Someone please remind me how to unsubscribe to this list! I have=
been on
>> > here two weeks and have so far seen some of the most obnoxious=
responses to
>> > people's ask for help that I have ever seen. The gentleman asking=
about
>> > towing his MGB may not have known you guys beat the subject to death=
but boy
>> > you all let him know quickly - and in a not too kind way.
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