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Conference misery::feline_v1

Title:Meower Power is Valuing Differences
Notice:FELINE_V1 is moving 1/11/94 5pm PST to MISERY
Moderator:MISERY::VANZUYLEN_RO
Created:Sun Feb 09 1986
Last Modified:Tue Jan 11 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:5089
Total number of notes:60366

2641.0. "One man's humor another man's grief?" by ULTRA::GONDA (DECelite: Pursuit of Knowledge, Wisdom, and Happiness.) Fri Jun 30 1989 11:31

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2641.1ULTRA::GONDADECelite: Pursuit of Knowledge, Wisdom, and Happiness.Fri Jun 30 1989 11:417
    I tried to ask permission of the author of the note but have not 
    gotten any reply for a few days so I am putting the note in without
    permission.  I have edited the name just to give a thin cover.
    I know you can go to the conference and find that out anyways 
    though.  I also don't know if this is for real so be aware.
    
    Are there such houses in MA?
2641.2VIDEO::MORRISSEYFirst class ticket to ecstasyFri Jun 30 1989 11:566
    
    
    	I would seriously hope that it was meant to be a joke...
    
    	But not a funny one I might add...
    
2641.3It's junk mail of the worst kindCUPMK::TRACHMANExoticSH=Persian in UnderwearFri Jun 30 1989 14:204
    It is a joke - two of my writers sent it to me - I found it
    very offensive and not close to being funny.  I wouldn't mind
    in the least if it were deleted.    Sorry for the 'flame', but
    it's a bit much and not humerous at all.
2641.5$.02CSCOA5::PEDDIGREE_CWhy Thank QueFri Jun 30 1989 19:082
    This note doesn't seem to be in sync with the "spirit" of this
    conference. 
2641.6Toss ItWR2FOR::HARPHAM_LYFri Jun 30 1989 19:404
    
    When I get junk mail at home, I toss it....  can't something be
    done along the same lines here?
    
2641.8:-(ULTRA::GONDADECelite: Pursuit of Knowledge, Wisdom, and Happiness.Wed Jul 05 1989 10:223
    I have hidden the note because of popular request!
    I just wanted to find out if this was real.  I am glad to find out
    that it was just a joke.  
2641.9Your moderator speaksVAXWRK::SKALTSISDebWed Jul 05 1989 11:4321
    I agree, it was a pretty sick "joke". As for where are the moderators, one
    is on vacation and the other (me) spent most of Friday between fire-fighting
    and meetings and I didn't make it all the way though the day's new
    notes. However, had I seen the base note, it would have been returned to
    the author. We've had these kind of notes in the file in the past, and
    we've returned them to the author asking that they be deleted
    immediately because they are offensive. And so that folks realize that
    this isn't a debatable issue or that we are joking, I'd just like to
    add that one person that kept putting this type of trash in the
    conference found himself and his supervisor in a meeting with
    personnel. That person was a contract employee and almost lost his
    contract.

    So, folks, if you see something that offends you and the moderators
    don't seem to be doing anything about it, let us know. We might have
    missed it, or we might just be so busy that we haven't been able to pop
    into the file, and we'd appreciate knowing if there are problems before
    they escalate into something bigger.

    Deb 
    Co-moderator