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[dobbster]

Didn't we agree to avoid flaming and keep Linux the topic of this list?

Personally, I like Sean's .sig's and I agree with many of them.

Mark (dobbster at frii.com)

Jeff LeBlanc wrote:
> 
> Sean,
> 
> I don't think I flamed you in public.  If you feel you qualify to be
> included in the group that I addressed in my last message, so be it.
> Like Mike, I try to 'call a duck a duck.'  Also, as you know, I responded
> to your private email, apologizing for the offense you seemed to take to
> my initial postings on this topic.  I think that a nclug email that I
> sent out publicly apologizing may not have gone through, given the frii
> problems of late.
> 
> You persist in requesting the discussion be moved off the list while
> continuing it in your .signature.  That's quite disingenuous, Sean.  I
> guess we could pretend not to be engaging in the discussion and do it
> in the sigs.  Is that what you want? :)
> 
> Perhaps I'm just a butthead, but when someone's comments ignore the facts
> I feel a hankerin' to say something.  Now given that... regarding your
> newest peach of a sig:  It is true that Florida law dictates a recount in
> the event of a close vote.  However, any recount is circumscribed by a
> deadline seven (7) days following the election.  You should be aware of that
> by now.  Also, again you mention rioting (?).  Give us a reference so we can
> check the facts.  This is my second request for this.
> 
> I mean no ill will toward anyone on this list, by the way.  Perhaps my
> agitation over this issue comes through in some of my emails (it seems we're
> all agitated over this issue :) ), but my attempt is to target the subject
> and comments rather than the individuals.  Having said that, I also want to
> say that I have not meant to offend anyone, and I apologize if I did.  My
> thought on the matter is that all of our ideas should be able to bear the
> weight of scrutiny.  If someone wants to say, "Jeff, you're full of crap,
> and here's why..." that's terrific.  Perhaps I'll learn something... because
> of the "here's why."  Now I doubt if anyone here wants to drag this whole
> issue of the election and its problems out on the table of this mailing
> list (I don't), but if someone (even, maybe even especially, me) makes a
> controversial statement, he/she should expect a response.  Additionally,
> if that statement is made publicly he/she should expect a public response.
> 
> Have a good one, all.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> -Jeff
> 
> Says Sean:
> >Apparently replying privately to Jeff and publicly requesting that the
> >political discussion be moved off-list was too subtle...  Jeff: If you
> >simply want to flame me in public, I offered to set up another list for
> >that.  Please don't try to re-kindle off-topic threads that have moved
> >to private e-mail.  It's impolite.
> >
> >If you wish to continue this discussion (such as it were), send a
> >message to electiledisfunction-request at lists.tummy.com with "subscribe"
> >in the subject.
> >
> >Sean
> >--
> > Florida law dictates re-counts in the event of a close vote.  Why are Bush
> > supporters rioting to break the law?
> >Sean Reifschneider, Inimitably Superfluous <jafo at tummy.com>
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