X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f996b,9cdf0805fabc1a5f X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-03-20 20:24:26 PST From: b Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: A giant ASCII goat Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 06:23:51 +0200 Organization: Cuneiform Script Writers Guild Message-ID: <24di9u445r5msnvugc7g8v0gh6cna00i75@4ax.com> References: <9jod9us5u2fmhrm5knm0qvat4j0kdbfle3@4ax.com> <5qag9u4i6t2hch45lrr3m1q2fq2nfobftf@4ax.com> <443i9uc5ra4upgpb49rc32f8hufpj91va5@4ax.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.9/32.560 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit NNTP-Posting-Host: user14876.vip-za.com X-Trace: 21 Mar 2002 06:22:47 -0800, user14876.vip-za.com Lines: 46 X-Report: Report abuse to newsabuse@vip-za.com Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news.uchicago.edu!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!newsfeed.cwix.com!newsfeed.nyc.globix.net!infeed.is.co.za!feeder.is.co.za!newsfeed.vip-za.com!batman.vip-za.com!user14876.vip-za.com Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:15845 On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 14:34:10 -0800, who wrote in message <443i9uc5ra4upgpb49rc32f8hufpj91va5@4ax.com>: >On Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:12:51 +0200, b wrote: >>Well I will worry about being 71 when I am 71. Right now I am 34 and >>enjoying myself tremendously. >I'm happy for you, and if it tweaked a nerve and you were insulted by my >words, I appologise. >You are clever at twisting the intent of other's words. I am not, so I am not >going to pursue this any further except to say...what I said in the beginning: >"It is rude and uncaring for the feelings of others to use gutter language in >a public place -- PERIOD. well then Usenet is not for you. there are other places to go on the Internet but wherever you go you will find some people who do not share your values or conform to what you consider correct behaviour. it is best to learn fast to ignore that which you do not like. there is a simple rule in life: do not subject yourself to something you don't like and can walk away from. >You can twist that around any way you want to. As your inflated ego will not >tolerate argument... it's got nothing to do with my ego, it is merely an observation of what happens on Usenet and in life in general. i cannot change the way others act, i can only change my own actions to compensate. >I rest my case and gladly accept the judgement of others. there are no judges nor any hierarchy here. everyone is a peer. opinions are merely that. some think i'm right, others think i'm wrong. in this particular case, i know i'm right: kids should not play unsupervised on the Internet and should be barred from accessing Usenet because of it's inherent adult content. as an adult you are quite entitled to your view that some Usenet postings are not your cup of tea, just as you have preferences for what programs you watch on tv. on Usenet you can filter out content that you don't wish to read. that is your best recourse, but there are plenty of people who try to insist that others modify the content of their postings. so far that approach has been a complete failure. -- beside.myself@last.com V ybir lbh nyy. Lbh ner nyy fhpu fcrpvny crbcyr. Naq abj V unir gb xvyy lbh.