My original post to you wasn't the fact that the language offended me, it
was the fact that you chose to repost language that you found offensive to
your grandchildren. You can quote and post whatever language you want, I
just find it interesting that you would post something that you personally
find offensive. As I stated in my last post, while it would be nice if
everyone used language I "approve" of, I can't be offended if I see or hear
the language in places where it may exist such as a newsgroup in which I
don't personally know anyone. (at least, not that I am aware of). Some of
the vulgarities you chose to repost are indeed offensive, but they are
things I read everyday in bestselling books.

To make it clear, although I don't condone such language, I am not
chastising anyone in this newsgroup who uses it. I am only responding to the
fact that you chose to repost vulgarities on at least 3 occasions which you
found offensive because your grandchildren may inadvertantly read them while
perusing this newsgroup. Since you are such a concerned grandparent, I find
it odd that you would repost these vulgarities under your username when the
possibility exists that your grandchildren may see them again. Had you NOT
reposted them, the odds would severely diminish that they would be seen
again.

For instance, if someone posted an inappropriate piece of spam to this group
it would be ridiculous for me to admonish them via a response which included
their original spam.

"Irene" wrote in message
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Sorry that should have been "haven't".


"Irene" wrote in message
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You still have explained why you criticize me for quoting such language,
but
say absolutely nothing to those who originated the posts.

No withstanding you denials, the reason that I came up with is the most
likely. Sorry. I have to stick with that until you demonstrate
differently.


"Bob" wrote in message
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Frankly, I don't care if folks are pro or anti Compaq, Dell, HP, Sony,
etc.
To each, his own. I am not that strongly attached to any type of
machine
to
be that passionate one way or another. Personally, I have had nothing
but
good experiences with the computers I (or my family have had) over the
years. Problems have been rare and the few calls made to sales, tech
support
or customer service have been handled in a professional and timely
manner.
I
have owned computers of some sort since 1978 (Apple, Packard Bell. HP,
Compaq, Dell, Alienware). I guess I have just been lucky for the past
25
years. It would be great if newsgroups of this type were used solely
for
the
purpose of information and help, however, I understand that folks want
to
vent about their bad experiences and that's their right. It is also
the
right of those to defend their positions on the positive side.It just
interests me that you have complained about Deep's vulgarities and yet
you
have reposted these vulgarities in at least 3 separate posts. I
suppose
I
"pick on" your posts because I usually find yours in the middle of
some
"entertaining" back and forths. I would classify Newsgroups as a
source
of
two things, information and entertainment. If I am not interested in a
particular topic as described in the header, then I would not
necessarily
read through the posts, however, if I see a bunch of responses with
certain
sender's names, I will read those because occasionally, they are real
entertaining. Deeps' (or others) vulgarities were probably in response
to
some humdrum question in a topic that is of little interest, thus I
can
not
remember seeing any of them except when reposted by you. It would be
great
if all folks would use language that you or I or anyone would deem
"appropriate", but in certain locales it just isn't going to happen.
With
the wide variety of unknown personalities on newsgroups, you can't
expect
them to acquiesce to what you want, thus you should assume that, at
the
very
least, newsgroups should be rated 'R'. With that being the case, you
or
your
grandchildren, shouldn't be surprised if vulgarities show up. I have
an
8
year old granddaughter. I would never allow her to use the Internet
unsupervised because you never know what can be accidentally found and
if
I
were using the Internet with her, I would certainly not be reading
newsgroups with her, but, to each his/her own. At least I am fortunate
that
she is not nearly as Internet savvy as yours because she doesn't even
know
what a newsgroup is, much less have the ability to open one up and
either
download new messages or read existing messages.

"Irene" wrote in message
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I find it difficult to understand why you object to my posts,
quoting
the
vulgarities and insults, but do not post any comments objecting to
the
originators of those posts.

Could it be because you and those few folks are strongly pro Compaq
and
I
am
not? No, you wouldn't be that hypocritical, would you?


"Bob" wrote in message
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I know how newsreaders work and I know that you find vulgarities
offensive,
yet you don't seem to respect others who may find the language
offensive
because you choose to repost it without editing the vulgarities. I
can
only
assume from your previous post a while ago that you grandchildren
use
your
computer unsupervised since I would suspect you would not allow
them
to
read
newsgroups that contain vulgarities, yet somehow (according to
you),
they
managed to do so.

Practice what you preach. Since you find the language offensive,
don't
continue to repost it. Others find it offensive as well.

"Irene" wrote in message
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And you don't know what you are talking about.
Neither what I allow, or how my newsreader works.


"Bob" wrote in message
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Remember Irene, you allow your grandchildren to peruse these
newsgroups
unsupervised as you stated in a previous post. You are again
subjecting
them
to foul languange that YOU choose to repost.

"Irene" wrote in message
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