There are some people on this list and elsewhere, who remind me of a woman I recently had a discussion with. She and her husband were handling membership correspondence for a group I belong to. They had the bright idea of including religious quotes in the e-mail they sent to group members. They was told not to do that, as the group contains people of various beliefs and those quotes might be offensive to some. Her was response was that she didn't care about that, because her's was the "right" belief and everyone else was wrong. She couldn't accept that she didn't have the right to force her beliefs on others and as a result of this, quit the group. The more I tried to point out she was wrong, the more she continued to prove she was a bigot. There are some people in this list and elsewhere, who like her insist that their way it "right" and everyone else is wrong, even though there are plenty of dissenting arguments. The problems arise, when they're in the position to enforce their choices, as appears to happen here, WRT list replies. jaska wrote:
Actually this is exactly what I expected from some individuals. They just can't handle the thought that there is people who do not think like they do.
Should the purpose of this list to help others, and not to flame them as they come in the first time?
Jaska.
So to put it simply, if I do not agree with some individuals, piss off..
As for your first sentence- well, you said it!
Terence