please remove all search results with name Constantin Stalzer

michael copeland michael.copeland at gmail.com
Tue Feb 10 17:41:54 PST 2009


On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Steve Bertrand <steve at ibctech.ca> wrote:

> Chris Knight wrote:
> > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Jerry McAllister <jerrymc at msu.edu>
> wrote:
> >> To make fun of someone's ignorance is not humorous.
> >> It is offensive and small.
> >
> > We are going to have to agree to disagree.
>
> I read in a posting recently by a very, very prominent and respected
> member of the Internet community that agreeing to disagree is very
> disrespectful.
>
> In other words, you are accepting the fact that someone is wrong without
> finding a solution.
>
> Jerry made a very valid point. Jerry has made countless hundreds of
> posts to this list, many of which are directed at helping the newcomer
> settle in. _Any_ poking fun at someone whatsoever is unacceptable, and
> that is non-disputable.
>
> > It is my opinion that to
> > make fun of someone's _stupidity_ is offensive.  Stupidity, like the
> > lack of a sense of humor, is a disability that can not be cured.
> > Ignorance, which is easily cured, is something that we all suffer from
> > time to time and is therefore a more universal point of humor.
>
> It is not a point of humour to those who do not know any better. A
> softer, more gentle approach would be appropriate here.
>
> Even if *you* think it is humorous, have you ever known anyone, or had
> any children with any sort of anxiety issues? I'm sure you haven't, or
> you wouldn't be arguing with Mr. McAllister, and you surely wouldn't be
> defending your post.
>
> Perhaps by "have to agree to disagree" means that you will rephrase a
> response to the OP directly that explains the 'hows' and 'whys' of the
> non-feasibility of the request...
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
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on a side note, i can't believe this has kept going

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