Re: OT: German kids have a "leg up"... :-)

[nick markowitz <nmarkowitz@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 3, 9:36=A0am, tourman <robercampb...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Oct 3, 1:28=A0am, Frank Kurz <t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On 02/10/2010 11:30 AM, G. Morgan wrote:
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> > > Frank Kurz<t...@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0wrote:
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> > >>http://supercoolschool.typepad.com/blog/2008/05/the-beauty-of-k.html
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> > > No wonder the US public schools are turning out illiterate graduates!
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> > > PS...
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> > > Why did you change to you 'real' name? =A0Was it all along the threat=
 of an
> > > individual doing RL harm?
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> > Both names are "real". =A0One I was born with. =A0The other people actu=
ally
> > know me by. =A0From everything I'd read about participating in public
> > newsgroups it was suggested that you adopt a screen name. =A0If you
> > recall, when I first started posting into the group, I was going under
> > the name "Horus". =A0Actually, come to think of it, you probably weren'=
t
> > here back then.
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> > Anyone that wants to go "RL" (in a negative way) with me is probably
> > someone I wouldn't be responding to anyway. =A0I've learned a lot in th=
is
> > group and I have a great deal of respect for the participants I've
> > communicated with (both on and off the group).
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> > I guess it all boils down to "youze takes your chances".
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> > --
> > Frank Kurz
> > The Fire Protection Technicians Networkhttp://www.firetechs.net
>
> RHC: I've been on this newsgroup for 15 years, always using my real
> name; my website has all my contact information as well, and I've
> never had any sort of a problem. Unless you invite trouble through
> undue controversy, I don't think others would do such a thing out of
> spite.
>
> I've definately been called naive before; however, what can anyone
> really do unless you are prone to receiving bad things and taking them
> for more than they actually are.

Same way here have not been bothered all these years.
its a matter of professionalism and courtesy
and crossing swords in a gentleman's matter.
Those who can not play by the rules invite there own problems.