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From: "Nick" <>
Subject: Re: Bickering
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 19:22:54 +0000 (UTC)
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"Jeff" <> wrote in message
news:35Vuf.44947$...
> "Nick" <> wrote in message
> news:dph5oh$49c$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>>
>> "Sharon" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Welcome to the world of newsgroups.
>>>
>>> Sharon
>>>
>>
>> I have had worse. I left one after I threatened people with legal action
>> after what I considered to be a gross slander - despite the fact that
>> this was supposed to be a moderated group.
>>
>
> I'll put up with a lot of bickering in return for the help of people like
> Eve, Forrest, DJ and a host of others.
>

Naturally one doesn't want to feed it - but at least that in this group we
are trying to elicit information, despite the differences of opinion which
are really a sideshow. In political and religious groups they are the main
point of the group - and really they can be just feeding frenzies. And if
the moderators don't say enough is enough after a while, and ending the
discussion - and indeed saying enough of that language/accusation - like a
good chairman does - otherwise the only people who will remain are the
extremists (or the terribly thick-skinned).

In a political/religious group there is no other purpose (eg genealogical
information) to stay around for.

Nick


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