Re: Get Over Yourself (or, How Not to Introduce Yourself to a MailingList)

["Mr. Tough" <electricfriends@hotmail.com>]

(sound of gasps and dropping silverware)


>From: "chalchiuhtlicue" <chalchiuhtlicue@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
>Subject: Re: Get Over Yourself (or, How Not to Introduce Yourself to a 
>MailingList)
>Date: Thu, 28 Oct 1999 12:22:50 -0500
>
> > [And finally, since Mr. CH only subscribed on Monday, this next one 
>should
> > be particularly relavant...]
> >
> >    - When you join a list, monitor the messages for a few days to get a
> >      feel for what common questions are asked, and what topics are 
>deemed
> >      off-limits. This is commonly referred to as lurking. When you feel
> >      comfortable with the group, then start posting.
>
>I monitored the archives, dumbass, and have looked at threads that were 
>more
>off-topic than your guitar strings pet peeve that passed without insulting
>comment.  They key to this is below:
>
> > And yes, I am an asshole. My daddy was an asshole before me, and his 
>daddy
> > an asshole before him. Very long, proud asshole tradition. You'll just 
>have
> > to get over it. ;-)
>
>Yes you are.  And you are the one who needs to get over - yourself.  
>Example:
>you laugh after you make blanket generalizations that are offensive to 
>others:
>
> > Well, I must say, I practically had tears in my eyes from laughing over
> > this whole thing.
>
>Who's the one who doesn't apologize for their behavior?  Refer to your
>original post for context, Einstein.  Grow up.
>
>UNSUBSCRIBE
>

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