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From: <HOLTZHAM@mp*.es*.co*.za*>
To: techdiver@terra.net
Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 12:41:28 GMT+2
Subject: Re: language
On  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 11:16:43 -0300 (GMT)
 Martin Horn wrote:
> Subject:       language

> Once a person runs out of valid arguments he or she shouts. When the voice
> is not loud enough or if it is in writing, offensive language is used. This
> does not convince anybody anymore than the argument but rather stops most
> people from listening or like me from reading. Unfortunatelly this service
> suffers from to many messages without a valid argument and the argument is
> put across by the use of offensive language. The appropriate use policy
> should be a guide line and those that can not convince by logic should stop
> using the service or be prepared to be answered by someone that does not
> trash the message after wading through the first few unacceptable
> expresions. Discussion does not need foul language.
> 
My few pennies worth - 10 out of 10 for you Martin! Now I know there 
are divers out there with a vocabulary of more than twenty words.

I wonder if their mothers, if they have, :-), would approve of the 
language they use?

Keep on diving,
Michael Holtzhausen
Tel +27 11 800 4336
Fax +27 11 800 2779

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