Subj : Bulls*** To : Jeff Thiele From : Lee Lofaso Date : Mon Jun 13 2022 22:56:23 Hello Jeff, JT>>> That's about as strongly worded as, "Please keep the swearing to a JT>>> minimum," JT>>> don't you think? LL>> Since there is no minimum or maximum, it is just as stupid. LL>> So what is the point of his silly rule? JT> "to a minimum" could be interpreted as "one less than I otherwise would JT> have." But how is Mike to know how many swear words I would have posted, had JT> this rule not been in place? Mike is an individual participant in this echo. No different than you or me. Or anybody else. Mike does not get to dictate to anybody what they can, or cannot write. Or how many swear words, if any, they can write. That is a free choice for all participants to make, as individuals. LL>> I stated the judicial philosophy of Fidonet, as shown in P4. LL>> Make of it what you will. All sysops are expected to abide by LL>> those principles, as silly as those principles are. LL>> So who is Mike Powell to tell everybody else what to do or LL>> how to behave in this echo, or anywhere else in Fidonet? JT> I agree with swearing in moderation, but when lies and misinformation become JT> so egregious as to threaten our democracy, I draw the line. If a paricipant wants to spew profane words all over the place with messages he/she writes, it is not very likely he/she will get many replies. But it is his/her own choice as per use of language. Everybody in this echo has a ext key. So why does anybody even need a rule? People do not need any rule to tell them what to do. They already have the ways, and the means, to do it themselves. People curse and swear all the time. It is part of life. Not many people go through life always saying nice things to each other. Or even acting nice. What Mike wants is control. Why? Because he is a control freak. When he has lost an argument, he vents. And acts like baby Trump. For Life, Lee -- What can brown do for you? --- MesNews/1.08.05.00-gb * Origin: news://eljaco.se:4119 (2:203/2) .