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"bhelfant@globecomm.net" 07/15/97 12:21pm >>> Can I assume that between the posting that are considering a 60 or 90 day

Bob Helfant wrote: processing period and this email, you have received overwhelming support for the 90 day period. I didn't see much of it on this list so I can assume that everyone reponded privately. {snip} Online, it's sometimes impossible to tell for sure where the naivete ends and the sarcasm begins. However, we know all too well that the apathy that pervades this list pretty well precludes "overwhelming support" for anything, so it seems safe to conclude that Bob's remarks are sarcastic. I know that there has from time to time been a lack of civility on this list. Lord knows, I have on occasion contributed to that lack. But I am also all too well aware that nothing deters participation in online discussions more conclusively than incivility. The fact that I would just as lief put Jay Fenello's tuchas in the hoosegow does not change the fact that I would enjoy doing so _politely_. So . . . please take this note as a reminder that if we're sincere about striving for the widest possible participation in PAB activities, we should refrain from engaging in sarcasm, character assassination (of PAB Members <seg>) and other unpleasantness. Sincerely, Kevin J. Connolly