[meteorite-list] Humourless idiot eats humble pie
From: casper_at_cooloola.net <casper_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:48 2004 Message-ID: <courier.3FB5E254.000079B7_at_mail.spiderweb.com.au> List members, I was upset when I wrote my remarks earlier, however that is no excuse for making my comments personal and for that I unreservedly apologise. I hope those I have offended can accept my apology. That said I would like to explain why I was upset. I value the meteorite list as it is a place where like minded individuals can share our enthusiasm for the subject of meteorites. I found the web site that Matteo mentioned offensive because it is taking the p--- out of someone based on the way they look or what they write or say. In my humble opinion good humour is no excuse for bad taste, no matter how well it is done. The sort of humour I enjoy is Dave's story about his last meteorite hunt, with its gentle irony and self deprecatory humour. I don't agree with making fun of other people, particularly in a public forum like the internet. To me the web site concerned represents anonymous hate mail. I haven't read the followups to my post, but I would be interested to know if anyone has owned up to authoring the site. They have abused copyright, altered the images then posted them with a smartarse commentary. Is this the sort of thing other members can expect if they upset certain individuals? my humble 2c chris sharp . Received on Sat 15 Nov 2003 03:22:44 AM PST |
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