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Darrel, Yes, I have asked these questions before, or at least brought up these background issues. My point, if I have one, is that there may be a significant pre-existing context for Mr. Rice's comments that is not part of his rant. The loaded language used in his message is far beyond what the civil messages on this list usually contain. I've received some supportive messages off list from people who felt that the language in Mr. Rice's message was not appropriate for the list. I certainly do not wish to prolong any discussion about a single message, but I have attempted to constrain my own tendency to rant in any message on any list, since what inevitably happens is that participation on a list drops for awhile since nobody wants to read rants, and the "ranter" can get bombarded by other ranters on and off list. It becomes a mess, alienates folks, and undoes the good will of the list. With my "questions" I was attempting to identify some of the context that Mr. Rice may be writing from in his rant against Adobe and Microsoft. - Bob Lema -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Austin, Darrel Sent: Friday, August 22, 2003 7:00 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: RE: [PDF] "this isn't MicroSoft you know" The PDF list is a service provided by PDFzone.com | http://www.pdfzone.com __________________________________________________________________ > You're the person with OS/2 Warp, correct? > Just trying to clarify my recollections of earlier threads. You also > rail against anyone using html in email, correct? Haven't you already asked these questions, Bob? I'm OK with you asking, but I'm missing the point you are trying to make. -Darrel To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html To change your subscription: http://www.pdfzone.com/discussions/lists-pdf.html
