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Re: [spam subject elided] (fwd)



On Mon, 03 Dec 2018 23:56:22 -0500
Jim Popovitch <jim@k4vqc.com> wrote:

> On Mon, 2018-12-03 at 22:33 -0500, Marvin Renich wrote:
> > Are you saying that because others have, in the past, resorted to
> > violence that it becomes justifiable?  
> 
> No, I'm saying lessons learned from History are to always be respected
> and not ignored.
> 
> > Over an offer to help that was sent to the wrong place and was thus
> > not answered?  
> 
> Context, it's always important.  The offerS have been given by several

...

> > Sorry, that is just plain wrong.
> 
> Which part?  The part about context mattering?

Maybe the part implying that revolutionary violence can be appropriate
against listmasters who provide a free service - which you are
perfectly free to opt out of - simply because they fail (in your view)
to provide better anti-spam measures?

This is what you wrote:

> How long should Dave wait out the problem before insulting folks?  1
> month, 2 months, 6 months, 1 year, 5 years, 10 years, 25 years?   At
> what point should constructive feedback yield to insults, and at what
> point should insults yield to violence?
> 
> If your answer to that last question is "never", then I suggest you
> study some history.  ;-)

Celejar


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