To: YlangYlangBreeze who wrote (3044 ) 1/25/2001 12:37:54 PM From: Solon Respond to Here are some thoughts, as you invited: Firstly, I do understand Admin.'s unwillingness to carve the rule book in granite when behaviour is situational, and the "appropriateness" of speech and behaviour is not a static singularity, but is contingent or qualified by the set and the setting.informality will be encouraged or tolerated. Given the kind of party that is being hosted, then, I apply my own standards as I would within my own home. We all know when people are disrespecting our homes and our other guests. Whe people are indiscriminate or unfair in their criticism; When they repeatedly try to mislead in order to prevent a rational discussion that looks seriously at all the facts; When they attack people instaed of ideas, and then generalize that attack to groups--be they racial, idealogical, or others. In short, when they engage in behaviours that rationally and intuitivelly discomfort the others--not because of the opinion expressed--but because of the inability to be civil in a group setting.
