atw: Re: Recent flaming on austechwriter

Yes, I agree. That is why it is important to
speak up when it does happen.

--- On Sun, 26/4/09, Kristy Taylor <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Kristy Taylor <mail@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: atw: Re: Recent flaming on austechwriter
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Received: Sunday, 26 April, 2009, 11:09 AM
> I totally agree with Christine re the CE-L list!
> 
> Hopefully the atw list doesn't head in that direction.
> 
> 
> Ta
> Kristy
> 
> 
> -------------------
> From: austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:austechwriter-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Christine Kent
> Sent: Sunday, 26 April 2009 10:52 AM
> To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: atw: Re: Recent flaming on austechwriter
> 
> Boys, boys
> 
> This list does degenerate occasionally, but that your lucky
> stars that it is
> not nasty all the time.  The culture could be better, but
> it isn’t bad.
> 
> If you want to experience a truly bad culture get onto the
> CE-L list and in
> your first post, make a deliberate but minor grammatical
> error.  If you
> won’t do that to yourself, then use “their” instead
> of his/her as permitted
> by the Macquarie.  Alternatively, use some other mildly
> obscure usage where
> there is legitimate debate between American English and the
> English as she
> is writ by the rest of the English speaking world.  Even
> send in one of
> those language jokes – a subtle one -  where you are
> deliberately taking
> liberties with the language.
> 
> Then stand back.  You will experience true, unabridged,
> unmitigated
> nastiness.  Once they have picked all your nits and caused
> you to tighten
> all your sphincter muscles, you can grin and return to this
> list with a new
> appreciation, and a sigh of relief.
> 
> Long live Australian robustness, and our slightly more
> relaxed approach to
> the world.  Let’s not destroy our culture completely by
> falling into line
> with the petty and insecure.  
> 
> It is enough to reply to the “abuser” off-line saying
> – “that was a bit
> rough wasn’t it”, or even better, ignore them – send
> them straight to your
> trash.  We are a small family and we all know who displays
> too much
> testosterone at times.  No-one thinks worse of those on
> the receiving end.
>   
> Christine
> 
> 
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