On Tue, 09 Mar 2004 15:28:56 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom>
wrote:

>IMBJR wrote:
>> I mean, exactly what would a personal attack on a newsgroup look like?
>
>It generally means an attack on an individual person, rather than on a 
>broadly-defined group of people or on a particular behavior. Saying 
>"lazy people annoy me" is not a personal attack. Saying "you are lazy" 
>is a personal attack.
>
>That is, personal rather than impersonal.

So, you say, you've been attacking me and I you?

Blimey. This is very sad. If you believe being called lazy is a
personal attack, that just goes to show just how bland some would like
to see the world go.

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