Date: Wed, 6 Sep 1995 19:40:04 -0700
From: Milton Azevedo ctlntt[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VIOLET.BERKELEY.EDU
Subject: Re: English-only
Mikey wrote a message which not everyone on this list
agrees with, and it is perfectly appropriate to take
exception with his ideas. Criticism, however, seems
to degenerate into a kind of commentary (such as
"just which language were you writing in? I couldn't tell")
that is not only inappropriate, but also entirely out of
keeping with what should be the professional tenor of
a list like this one. If we are here to discuss ideas,
decorum is essential --and not just a minimum of it. If
some participants choose to ignore this norm, the best
thing others can do is to ignore them altogether
instead of taking pot-shot at them in a manner that
does not contribute to clarify the issues at hand.
Milton Azevedo
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