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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: The Philosopher who wrote (43305)	2/4/2002 3:31:06 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Not a bad reply. But, for example, in '92 I went to a conservative conference with almost a thousand people. During speeches, there were slighting references to Bill and Hillary Clinton, and miscellaneous comments about other persons not present. Should we have invited all of those criticized or joked about to rebut at the end of the programming? Why should they be guaranteed the same forum? And what is the "same forum"? The particular thread on which the offending comments first appeared? The Coffee Shop? SI? It seems to me that the Coffee Shop, or whatever category is at issue, suffices. Also, it makes a difference what the comments are. Rebuttable factual allegations are dicier than jokes at someone's expense. I might agree with the rule if it were narrowly construed to apply to rebuttable factual allegations. I do not think that most people expect to torment the persons referred to. The threads move so swiftly that it only occurs to me that someone will see a post not directed at him if he goes out of his way to keep up with it. Otherwise, I do not assume that the person will see the comment. In my own case, I generally only refer to someone directly in making a joke, so I also don't usually think the comment matters much.......

To: The Philosopher who wrote (43305)	2/4/2002 3:34:05 PM
From: jlallen	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

Second, because most of the posts of that kind are made with the expectation, if not the intent, that the other person will read them and be disburbed by them but be unable to respond directly to them. Flunks the smell test big time. How do you know this? How do you know what is in my mind with such assurance? I fully expect that E and the others don't even read RWET.... JLA