[Am-info] Re: Hmmm...

[Mitch Stone]

--- From a message sent by Felmon Davis on 10/29/01 7:39 AM ---

>too bad this list is degenerating so quickly. maybe it's just a way 
>to chase Cooke out of here. 
>
>Cooke can defend himself but once again: if you _cite_ words of 
>threat, you are not _using_ them to make a threat. it is fully 
>evident Cooke was trying to illustrate a point about the bin Laden 
>analogy  (Microsoft is like the Taliban).
>
>so no threat was made.
>
>can someone just decide to _take_ something as a threat? can Cooke 
>just decide to take _Urbaniak's_ words as a threat? after all, if I 
>think you think I threatened you, maybe I'll take _your_ words as a 
>threat?
>
>this is so dumb.
>
>maybe people can take the threats and 'threats' off list and we can 
>get back to the normal madness? (maybe report back when the dust has 
>settled and we'll count who's left standing?)
>
>and watch out what you say to me - I might take it as a threat!<g>

For the record, I was not making any judgment about whether a threat was 
issued. I was not following this thread closely and can't speak to the 
origin of the remark. My point is, be careful about using threatening 
language or language that could be construed as threatening, unless you 
really want to have your very own FBI file.

 Mitch Stone  
 mitch@accidentalexpert.com