[Coco] torn on getting a coco...

Andrew Ayers keeper63 at cox.net
Mon Dec 15 10:15:14 EST 2008


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> Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 08:47:49 -0600
> From: "Chester A Patterson" <vchester at setec-cr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Coco] torn on getting a coco...
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
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> Up until I joined this list I did not even understand what was meant by
> "flaming" or "flame war". Really.
> This list has taught me the meaning.
> I had no idea that lists and blogs and such brought out behavior which
> otherwise was only seen in late night drunken street brawls (seen enough
> of those)
> Confrontation and aggression rarely if ever will bring about a favorable
> result.
> /Chester

Heh - this is nothing - back in the day (even now, in the right forums)
flamewars could erupt into something massive, whole lists were crumbled
and brought to their knees over some.

This? This is just an overly warm area, comparatively...

/you - get off my lawn...

-- Andrew Ayers, Glendale, Arizona




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