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Subject:Re: Frequency of flame wars From:"Arlen P. Walker" <arlen -dot- walker -at- JCI -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 9 Jun 1994 17:01:26 -0500
>IMHO, we are fairly polite, and I believe it is because we
>understand the limitations of written communication.
I think the proverb "The water always seems deeper when you're sitting in
it" applies here. We think there's a lot of flaming because we are
currently going through a warm period. (Maybe we can blame Global Warming
for this. Yeah, that's the ticket! :{>} ) Give us another 6 months or so
and we'll be back to talking about how quiet it is.
Have Fun,
Arlen
arlen -dot- walker -at- jci -dot- com
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