On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Steve Bertrand <st...@ibctech.ca> wrote:
> Chris Knight wrote: > > On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Jerry McAllister <jerr...@msu.edu> > wrote: > >> To make fun of someone's ignorance is not humorous. > >> It is offensive and small. > > > > We are going to have to agree to disagree. > > I read in a posting recently by a very, very prominent and respected > member of the Internet community that agreeing to disagree is very > disrespectful. > > In other words, you are accepting the fact that someone is wrong without > finding a solution. > > Jerry made a very valid point. Jerry has made countless hundreds of > posts to this list, many of which are directed at helping the newcomer > settle in. _Any_ poking fun at someone whatsoever is unacceptable, and > that is non-disputable. > > > It is my opinion that to > > make fun of someone's _stupidity_ is offensive. Stupidity, like the > > lack of a sense of humor, is a disability that can not be cured. > > Ignorance, which is easily cured, is something that we all suffer from > > time to time and is therefore a more universal point of humor. > > It is not a point of humour to those who do not know any better. A > softer, more gentle approach would be appropriate here. > > Even if *you* think it is humorous, have you ever known anyone, or had > any children with any sort of anxiety issues? I'm sure you haven't, or > you wouldn't be arguing with Mr. McAllister, and you surely wouldn't be > defending your post. > > Perhaps by "have to agree to disagree" means that you will rephrase a > response to the OP directly that explains the 'hows' and 'whys' of the > non-feasibility of the request... > > Cheers, > > Steve > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > on a side note, i can't believe this has kept going -- Doug Larson - "Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks." _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
