Hey everyone,
Listen, that email I sent regarding his use of the word did not offend me. This
situation got way out of hand and must extend my apologies to the list. I had
just mentioned it for anyone out there that might have taken offense to use of
the word. Its not big deal people, lets move on to other subject matter.
Eric
On Tue, 11
Jul 2000, terry mcintyre wrote: > Vijay said: > > >> I am facing a queer
problem with my Firewall ... >
> Eric Hanes replied:
>
> > Can we hold off from the use of the word
> > "queer" in postings please?
>
> Heavens, no! If we excised every word from
> the vocabulary which tickled somebody's
> Offense-O-Meter, we'd soon be reduced to using
> a vocabulary appropriate only for communicating
> with idiots, and insulting the intelligence of
> the rest of us.
>
> The word "queer" was used entirely
> appropriately. If you failed to understand
> the usage, it was your responsiblity to educate
> yourself, not the poster's responsibility to
> anticipate every possible offended sensibility.
>
> --
> Terry McIntyre
> Security Engineer
> "We're here, we're queer,
> we're packing heat, get over it."
>
>
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