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Re: HUMOR: Survey of recent TECHWR-L Posts APOLOGY
Subject:Re: HUMOR: Survey of recent TECHWR-L Posts APOLOGY From:Bonnie Granat <bgranat -at- LYNX -dot- DAC -dot- NEU -dot- EDU> Date:Tue, 22 Jun 1999 22:55:39 -0400
Well, if you did, then so did I.
"Backer, Corinne" wrote:
> I've been informed that I violated a list rule with my last post.
>
> "Do not directly attack anyone for anything on the list. Take issue with
> ideas,
> not personalities, and do not point out grammatical, spelling, or usage
> errors."
>
> I apologize to anyone who took this as an attack.
>
> Corinne Backer
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Backer, Corinne
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 9:10 PM
> > To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> > Subject: Re: HUMOR: Survey of recent TECHWR-L Posts
> >
> > That's the way I felt, too. I don't think we need this type of chilling
> > effect on such a great resource. It could have been funny - but it wasn't,
> > it was cruel.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bonnie Granat
> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 1999 9:10 PM
> > > To: Frick, Geri
> > > Subject: Re: HUMOR: Survey of recent TECHWR-L Posts
> > >
> > > It might have been funny had he not parodied _real_ people with _real_
> > > questions. He mocked them, and
> > > I always find mocking extremely ugly. Perhaps you're not familiar with
> > the
> > > poster; I can find no other
> > > reason for your thinking this was funny. If it were totally fiction, it
> > > _might_ be funny. But he took
> > > _real_ people and _real_ problems and treated them with his typical
> > > disrespect. I mean no offense, but
> > > I am stunned anyone could enjoy his sick put-downs of sincere people who
> > > post here.
> > >
> > > "Frick, Geri" wrote:
> > >
> > > > What a wit. I passed this around to my co-workers. I may be strange,
> > but
> > > it made me laugh. Thanks.
> > > >
> > > > Geri Frick
> > > > Technical Communicator
> > > > Delivery Systems Certification & Training
> > > > The Boeing Company
> > > >
> > > > Those who say it cannot be done should
> > > > not interrupt the person doing it.
> > > > - Chinese proverb
> > > >
> > > > >Just havin' some fun here....<
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > From ??? -at- ??? Sun Jan 00 00:00:00 0000=
> > > =
> > > > Send commands to listserv -at- listserv -dot- okstate -dot- edu (e.g., SIGNOFF
> > TECHWR-L)
> >
> >
> > From ??? -at- ??? Sun Jan 00 00:00:00 0000=
> > =
> >
>
> From ??? -at- ??? Sun Jan 00 00:00:00 0000==
