[WikiEN-l] Ceasefire declared

Thu Aug 7 15:42:01 UTC 2003

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>I'm hereby declaring a ceasefire in the Jtdirl/RK flamewar.  This is
>not a proclamation to be enforced by banning or anything like that,
>it's just a proclamation to be enforced by mutual respect.
>
>I don't see that any progress is being made right now, so I ask all
>parties to just let it drop for now.  Just let the pages be on the
>Wikipedia for a little while, let the attacks and counter-attacks
>cease on the mailing list, and maybe in a few weeks, tempers will have
>cooled enough to permit a kinder and more productive mutual approach.
>
>And I ask everyone to "be the bigger party".  If the other fellow
>tries to bait you with one last snarky comment, just take pleasure in
>how he looks like a jerk, and don't give in to the temptation to
>respond in kind.
>
>--Jimbo

That's perfectly OK with me. Thanks, Jimbo

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