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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: RE: THE TWO SIDES OF AD HOM
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Date: Sat, 23 Sep 95 09:17:10 -0700
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stephen@kiwi.gen.nz (Stephen Taylor)

>Don't you think that on ARS we should, by voluntary restraint, bridle
>the filth, the slander, the ad hom libel, leaving it to those who make
>a profession of it under the aegis of, "Never defend, ALWAYS attack?
>
>Stephen W.Taylor, 95/09/23

    No, I don't.  I think everyone should be just like they *are*
    and say just what they think, even if it's ugly.  This is no
    tea party.  This is a serious public discussion of a very
    harmful social disease.

    Humor, pathos, anger, loss, reconciliation, separation, injury,
    compensation, rejection, disappointment, and joy are all part of
    the human experience.  They all should also be welcome on the 
    newsgroup.

    Calls for decorum will undoubltedly not be heard above the
    din of heartfelt outpourings on ars.

    You will not be able to make ars into A Clockwork Orange.  
    So let's keep it human.

            +--------------------------------------+
           Rev. Dennis L Erlich  * * the inFormer * *
      dennis.l.erlich@support.com  +  inForm@primenet.com
                           "tar baby"