grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins) (06/27/90)
In article <Jun.26.02.27.32.1990.2830@pilot.njin.net> limonce@pilot.njin.net (Tom Limoncelli) writes: > > I wrote this late at night. I couldn't figure out who should be #1 > because (1) it would make them look like the brunt of the joke (not > true!) or (2) it would make it look like I was honoring them above > everyone else. I'd make a quiet suggestion that the best way to "win" a usenet argument is not to argue, but simply make your point as clearly as possible and ignore whatever "rebuttals" follow. A correlary is to not contradict anyone unless it really matters - bad advice or contagious confusion is worth correcting, while simple difference of opinion usually isn't. Discuss things becuase you think they are interesting and you think others would be interested, not becuase you feel a need to convice someone or walk away victorious. PS: I follow these guidelines occasionally... -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing: domain: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com Commodore, Engineering Department phone: 215-431-9349 (only by moonlite)