Hi,
On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 12:24:19PM +0100, Colm Buckley wrote:
> I'm *vaguely* concerned about the flamewars which erupted over the RAID
> and Firewall discussions recently. I'm reluctant to apply any
> moderation to this list, as I think it's a testament to the
> self-moderating capability of mature people that it generally works
> well. Occasional flames, when deserved, are right and proper, and part
> of the workings of a mailing list, but when two Tireless Rebutters[1]
> get into a battle, everyone else just tunes out... and when it gets
> personal and nasty, it brings down the whole tone of the list.
I dunno - I rather enjoy the occasional flame war. Mind you I did start
holding down the `d' key on the firewall discussion...
Wesley.
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