"Yuji Sakuma" wrote...
Hi Wolfgang,

Ahhh, but you are NOT just writing to Wolfgang. 'Tis the beauty of Usenet.
Unless you meant to send a private correspondence and posted here instead, but
no one else has EVER done that.

The Darwinism metaphor might have been inappropriate but I used it from the
angle that natural selection might be leading toward a result that only
those who thrive in the insults, bad language, politics, etc. in this
newsgroup will remain standing. Everyone else will be driven out.

No, everyone else can freely choose whether they stay or not.

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Yes, I know that you are a big fan of insult and I
have also seen that you have plenty of interesting things to say.
Nevertheless, I don't think flinging insults at each other is considered
customary good behaviour in today's society. But much worse than that, I
think it that it is actually boring for innocent bystanders. In my opinion,
posts to newgroups should have general interest, not just be two
perpetrators duking it out in a private vendetta.

I guess we ought to get rid of boxing, fencing, tennis, and all other one-on-one
sports because they MUST be boring their fans to tears. ;-)

I was gratified to see
Charles and JR come to their senses; there was good information in their
communications but the trading of insults detracted from my enjoyment of it.
Now, insults used in jest are a totally different matter, they can be some
of the best humour around and I do enjoy them.

You Canukistanis wouldn't know jest if it up and bit you on the ass. (How was
that?)

American politics is
important to everyone in the world, including to non-Americans like me, but
I get my fix elsewhere. I see no logical reason why it should be discussed
in a flyfishing newsgroup - aren't there any politics newsgroups around?

You probably should take a few moments to do a little reading:
http://www.cs.nmsu.edu/~jcook/ROFF/ (or "Read the FAQ, Jack")
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HTH,
Tim
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