illspam (NoMoreChess) wrote in message ...
Don Mihokovich wrote:
It's easy to be a critic, at least in the USA where you have the
freedom to be one.

Actually, it's *not* so easy beigng a critic. The people who make a
multitude of errors cannot stand having them pointed out, and always seem to
respond with anger and insults; and if you persist and are not frightened away
by these -- nasty, personal attacks, labeling, cursing, and finally, threats.

On 24 July 2003 in another thread, "OT: Core Values", ASCACHESS (Richard
Peterson) wrote to Noah Roberts:

"...I will wager there are a bunch of us who would like to punch out your
lights and happily accept the consequences administered by 12 of our fellow
citizens, but then that is just my constitutionally protected opinion....
If I were you I would limit my opinions to the internet where you are out
of arms length...."