I didn't know Flame War was an Internet term of art. I also didn't know Schlockmeister was a real word until I just looked it up.
It's good to have a Teacher on the board, Mario. --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > I wasn't trying to start a flame war with you. > > > > > Nor I with you. > ======================= > What Flaming is: > Flaming is when a person goes into a chat room, forum, discussion or email > and deliberately causes offense to someone by personal attacks and insults, > not just their opinions but everything, their personality, their lifestyle, > their family and friends even if they have never met the person or know anything > about them. > > What Flaming isn't: > Someone placing their views, opinions on a discussion even if they disagree > with another's point of view. A simple way to put it is if the disagreement > is about the person views on the specific topic and not an attack on the > person in general, it is not classified as flaming > _http://articles.syl.com/quickfactsinternetflaming.html_ > (http://articles.syl.com/quickfactsinternetflaming.html) > Sometimes, serious...disagreements online are described casually as "flame > wars" even when the major participants are making useful and informative > points and, largely, not flaming....Partly, terming such a discussion a "flame > war" seems to be due to faulty or distorted memory of the discussion itself:.... > _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_war_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flame_war) > ================================================== > I acknowledge that my responses are at times quite lengthy. My intent is to > be thorough in a single post. The single phrase or single sentence response > seems inadequate. For example, your simple question, out of the blue, could > be construed as "flamebait." > The simple answer to your question is no, I haven't had a response from > Pallone. I do intend to follow up with his office(s), but that is low on my > priority list of things to do. I'm still shamefully basking in schadenfreude > since the last election. > > ========Original Message======== > Subj: [AsburyPark] Re: Schlockmeister Columns Date: 12/7/2006 4:52:28 > P.M. Eastern Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) Sent on: > > > > > > > Holy Cow Mario. It was a simple question. I only brought it up > because he didn't come to the Springwood Avenue meeting and he was > invited to it, so it made me think of that. I wasn't trying to > start a flame war with you. > > Just forget I asked. > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) , > MarioAPNJ@, Mari > > > > > > On 12/7/2006 at 11:06:43 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > > justifiedright@ justifiedr > > > > > > Mario you had indicated that you would post here about > Congressman Pallone's > > response to your inquire [sic]regarding the statement he made > about Asbury > > Park. Did he ever respond to you? > > > > > > > > I could choose to see the above as a "monkey question" and ignore > it. > > > > Instead, I'll label it a "leading question" and respond with a > few of my own: > > > > 1. Did you ever send the $100 check to the veterans' > organization? See > > messages at > __http://groups.http://grohttp://groups.<Whttp://grhttp:/_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/18471_) > > (_http://groups.http://grohttp://groups.<Whttp://grhttp:_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/18471) ) and > > __http://groups.http://grohttp://groups.<Whttp://grhttp:/_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/18492_) > > (_http://groups.http://grohttp://groups.<Whttp://grhttp:_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/18492) ) . > > > > 2. Did you ever make a retraction or an apology to Keady? See > > __http://groups.http://grohttp://groups.<Whttp://grhttp:/_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/19616_) > > (_http://groups.http://grohttp://groups.<Whttp://grhttp:_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/19616) ) > > > > 3. In last week's column, you referred to the AP Chamber of > Commerce as > > "Bastards," "Communist Heathens," under "an idiot spell" > of "witches," guilty of > > "Politically Correct bullshit," and you threatened to spit in the > eye of > > anyone wishing you "Happy Holidays." > > > > A. Did you intend that column to be a model of the "Judeo- > Christian" > > values which you claim progressives lack? > > > > B. You ended that column with "Praise Jesus." How is that > different > > from the Islamic fascists who shout "Praise Allah!" to justify > violence, verbal > > or otherwise? > > > > C. If you intended that column to be amusing, weren't you > aware of the > > commandment "You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in > vain"? > > > > D. Aren't you aware that "holidays" comes from "holy days"? > > > > 4. You always defend the rights of anonymous posters who, > coincidentally, > > always seem to agree with you although on a more intemperate and > vicious level: > > an intriguing connection. (A leading statement not unlike those > you make in > > your columns: e.g., Zinn, assassination, Keady; e.g., Hitler, > secular school > > boards; et al.) > > > > ============ ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== > > Re: Pallone > > > > Who was the reporter, Tommy? And where is it recorded? Lots of > quotes in > > the Press article. Not one mention of the sensational sentence > you used in > > your column! No red herrings. The reporter and where recorded? > You repeated > > the quote twice in your column for shock value, so I'll repeat my > questions > > for emphasis too: Who was the reporter? Where is it recorded? > > __http://groups.http://grohttp://groups.<Whttp://grhttp:/_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/19470_) > > (_http://groups.http://grohttp://groups.<Whttp://grhttp:_ > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/message/19470) ) > > > > You printed the following as a direct quote, i.e., the exact > words of > > Pallone: "I'm not going to bat in a city where I don't have a > good relationship > > with the mayor." > > > > How about these for leading questions? Does this say more about > our mayor > > than it does about the congressman? What are the details about > that poor > > relationship? Did the congressman get the same treatment from > our elected > > officials as Councilman Keady gets? > > > > Final leading question: I voted for these city officials, but > see where > > your provocations push people like me. I'll buy a round of > drinks on the day > > those officials formally distance themselves from your tactics. > > > > Happy Holidays > > > > ========Original Message===== == > > Subj: [AsburyPark] Mario: Pallone Response? Date: 12/7/2006 > 11:06:43 > > A.M. Eastern Standard Time From: _justifiedright@ A.M. > > (mailto:justifiedri (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]@_As_ > (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) _ > > (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com) ) > Sent on: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Mario you had indicated that you would post here about > Congressman > > Pallone's response to your inquire regarding the statement he made > > about Asbury Park. > > > > Did he ever respond to you? > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/join (Yahoo! 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