v134pvkh@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Mark R Baker) (04/08/91)
I always thought that this new group was set up so that we could help each other overcome problems we might have in programing not argue with each other about which language is better than the other. That kind of stuff is for WIMPERING WEENIES. Let's get our act together and act like the professionals we are. MR. B
buckland@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Tony Buckland) (04/09/91)
In article <69656@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v134pvkh@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes: > .... That kind of stuff is for WIMPERING >WEENIES. Let's get our act together and act like the professionals >we are. Fine; perhaps you'd like to start with the language you use in characterizing your fellow professionals.
sichermn@beach.csulb.edu (Jeff Sicherman) (04/09/91)
In article <1991Apr8.174709.1852@unixg.ubc.ca> buckland@cheddar.ucs.ubc.ca (Tony Buckland) writes: >In article <69656@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> v134pvkh@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu writes: >> .... That kind of stuff is for WIMPERING >>WEENIES. Let's get our act together and act like the professionals >>we are. > > Fine; perhaps you'd like to start with the language you use > in characterizing your fellow professionals. Thsi kind of thing can get out of hand and become personal, not to mention the signal-to-noise reduction incurred but let's step back and recognize: 1. People in high-pressure, intellectual jobs sometimes need a form of release. Flame wars can serve this purpose, especially if they are treated with an attitude that the goal is not to 'win' (whatever that means) but to have a good, stimulating time with *no* significant consequences (except wasted bandwidth). Being a 'professional' does not exclude this. 2. If you *really* feel it's necessary to get insulting and violent or want to have a serious, extended discussion of the metaphysical merits of your position, take it to an appropriate newsgroup or email to spare everyone else the necessity of weeding through it. Nobody will begrudge you the right to express yourself, just the right to do so at others' and the net's expense. Therefore: have fun but keep it short and get it over with.