I agree with Mark's comments below, and I hope to restrain myself
in the future when these dumb consultants jump on the AR.  :) Seriously, I
never fail to regret my harsh reactions to people who attack the paper and
myself, and I apologize to all for any unnecessary consternation it may
have caused. 

Best,

Joe Shea
Editor-in-Chief
The American Reporter
joeshea@netcom.com
http://www.newshare.com/Reporter/today.html


On Fri, 22 Mar 1996, Mark Loundy wrote:

> Folks,
> 
> I'm just an ordinary user here, but my long experience as a sysop has
> taught me that references to a poster's personal characteristics, instead
> of to the issue at hand is counterproductive. Once it starts, statements
> equivalent to "he started it" serve only to further decrease the level of
> discourse.
> 
> The one who stops doing it first ends up looking the best and the rest of
> us will heartily appreciate it.
> 
> Mark Loundy, Southern California
> (Resume) http://PersonalWeb.Lightside.Com/Pfiles/loundy1.html
> ------------------------ -------------------- ------------------------------
> loundy@lightside.com     (preferred address)  Telecommunications Chair, NPPA
> loundy@plink.geis.com    (PressLink)          http://sunsite.unc.edu/nppa/
> 70501.763@compuserve.com (CompuServe)
> 
> 
> 

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