> If Fiona is soliciting votes as to whether she should continue puerile
> flaming on a network that purportedly exists for the exchange of information
> among reasonably mature individuals, then I vote no: I can take a joke and
> have a sense of humor better than most, but there is no room for rudeness.
> You might consider, Fiona, that with this medium, you are not there to arch
> an eyebrow, crack a smile, or give any other non-verbal indications of your
> intention--you lack even the freedom of vocal inflection.
> Just a thought--please consider.
>
> Jim Barnes
> Office of Information Technology
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> [log in to unmask]
 
Let's all cool down about this, O.K.?  Fiona most likely talks like that
in real conversation.  I know Fiona from the HORROR list; she posts
like that all the time.  Let's not bog down our conversation with
arguing for or against someone's personal expression?
 
Yours humbly,
 
The Dark Angel