hey everyone:
sorry to bother you guys with this shit but does the majority on this list
agree with mr. worthington over here. very curious.
quoted 97 lines From: "N. Graham Worthington" <nworth1@gl.umbc.edu>
>From: "N. Graham Worthington" <nworth1@gl.umbc.edu>
>To: headphonescience@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: [idm] political leanings of modern artists.
>Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 18:43:50 -0400 (EDT)
>
>On 16 Oct 2003 "headphone science" <headphonescience@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> > ---man, don't talk to me like i'm an idiot. i know the rules of the
>idm-list
> > and we're not talking about "Flame wars, regular trade lists, constant
> > notifications of ebay auctions, and weekly notices as to the various
>tracks
> > you have uploaded to mp3.com in the last week"--{this is seeming to
>become
> > into a flame war though.}
>
>You made an idiotic statement -- "i believe everyone on this list is equal
>and should be able to say whatever they want no matter if you agree with
>it or not. there doesn't have to be an idm dictator who controls topics
>and words..." -- as I saw it. Only an idiot (or someone unfamiliar
>with idml policy, which apparently you are quite familiar with by your
>own admission) would suppose that any message, regardless of whether it's
>on topic or not, is fit for idml. I initially gave you the benefit of the
>doubt and assumed you weren't an idiot. You have proven my assumption to
>be less than accurate.
>
> > if you take my statement in context with the rest
> > of the email it makes sense....but i guess it's my fault cuz i didn't
> > specify.
>
>No, it doesn't make any sense at all, not in any context, except to people
>who don't know the meaning of the term "on topic."
>
> > how bout this..."everyone on this list is equal and should be able
> > to say whatever they want no matter if you agree with it or not as long
>as
> > it's not a flame war, a regular trade list, constant notifications of
>ebay
> > auctions, and weekly notices as to the various tracks you have uploaded
>to
> > mp3.com in the last week"..is that better?
>
>No, it's not better, because you didn't mention the qualification of being
>"on topic." Excluding those types of messages doesn't necessarily
>preclude all off topic posts.
>
> > man...get intelligent and if
> > you're going to call me out about something make sure i actually made a
> > wrong statement....
>
>You're welcome to believe what you want to believe regarding how idml
>*SHOULD BE* ...however the way it *ACTUALLY IS* doesn't coincide with your
>vision.
>
>Let me make this clear -- initially I wasn't necessarily accusing you of
>posting off-topic. I was shooting down the notion that anyone "should be
>able to say whatever they want no matter if you agree with it or not.
>there doesn't have to be an idm dictator who controls topics and words..."
>on idml. We don't need a dictator, we have a core of attentive and
>involved subscribers who do their best to perpetuate the type of list that
>they enjoy using. When someone like yourself attempts to subvert the
>ideal, by suggesting that it's OK to post whatever one wants to idml
>regardless of any pre-existing terms and conditions, the core will react.
>
> > but i'll bet you or someone just like you will have
> > something to say about this now. we should make a thread about the
>politics
> > of the idm-list...cuz damn it definitely seems we have some people who
>would
> > love to be president. at least the majority of this list is still cool.
>
>Actually, the next guy to post on this thread after your reply to me said
>it all when he posted "and thus, the pointless pissing contest ended :) :)
>:)"
>
>I'd like to think I played a small role in ending your oh-so-pointless
>pissing contest. At least one other person thinks so too.
>
>By the way, the majority of the list never posts at all, and there is no
>need for a "president" since we have Brian, who may be a bit reclusive,
>but who does a fine job of administering the list, and we have the
>aforementioned core.
>
>Still think I need to "get intelligent"?
>
>PLEASE IDIOTICALLY BLOW IT OUT YOUR IDIOTIC ASS.
>
>Ta,
>N.
>
>PS I mailed you privately because I know the definition of "on topic."
>Why don't you try www.m-w.com next time you can't remember what a word
>means.
>
>PPS Please, make your best attempt to flame me in return. I'd love to see
>what sort of insults idiots are conjuring up these days.
>
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