<rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
choices and/or ingredients. Ok, today the hot topic is raw sugar but
tomorrow it will be something else. I've made absolutely no beefs about
where I stand as to what I will use and won't use. Quite frankly I feel
I am the best judge as to what I want to put into my body and I really
don't give a rat's poutie whether anyone else likes my choice or not. I
feel this is totally my choice and by no stretch of the imagination have
I tried to *ever* tell anyone this is the only or best way to do it,
only that it is my way. It rather ticked me off today when someone
asked a very valid question and got the third degree instead of helpful
answers. It is his choice to use this ingredient whether or not anyone
else agrees. Why can't those who can answer his question just do so and
the ones with all the judgemental comments just go off and amuse
themselves cooking something? Is that polite enough? If not I could
put it into terms these people might just understand. And while I'm at
it, please don't ask me to post pics. Sorry, I simply just do not have
the time or motivation to either post or view pics. I'm on dialup so
I'm sure some of you can appreciate the logistics. The ones that can't
should maybe go cook something And my final pet peeve is those who
for whatever reason seem to think I have nothing better to do than their
research. I will post links if I have them right handy but I just don't
have the time to go searching for every link I have. If you can't
handle that, perhaps you should go cook something </rant>

I do hope this clarifies my position and the way I saw this ng today.

ObFood: besides cooking in the rant, pizza dough is in the breadmaker.
I use a beer with no preservatives and an unbleached flour. The
recipe has been tinkered with to the point we have a very nice reliable
dough. DH is going to test out the new pizza pan when he gets home. He
does that pizza dough tossing thing like a pro which is really neat to
watch! Oh and toppings - homemade pizza sauce, shaved ham, pepparoni,
green olives on half, onions, sauteed mushrooms, motzrella cheese.

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:51:13 -0500, ~patches~
> wrote:

>Sorry, I simply just do not have
>the time or motivation to either post or view pics. I'm on dialup so
>I'm sure some of you can appreciate the logistics.

Some gentle posters here have such shallow lonely lives, they are
trying to make themselves feel important. Kill file is wonderful.

On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:
><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
> choices and/or ingredients.

Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
tolerance.


nb

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:13 -0600, notbob wrote:

> On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:
>><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
>> choices and/or ingredients.
>
> Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
> tolerance.

I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder them.

--

-Jeff B.
zoomie at fastmail dot fm

"Yeff" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:13 -0600, notbob wrote:
>
> > On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:
> >><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
> >> choices and/or ingredients.
> >
> > Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
> > tolerance.
>
> I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
> see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder
them.
>
> --
>
> -Jeff B.
> zoomie at fastmail dot fm

Not a jury anywhere would convict you <g>

Chris in Pearland, TX

Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "Yeff" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:13 -0600, notbob wrote:
> >
> > > On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:
> > >><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
> > >> choices and/or ingredients.
> > >
> > > Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
> > > tolerance.
> >
> > I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
> > see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder
> > them.
> >
> > --
> >
> > -Jeff B.
> > zoomie at fastmail dot fm
>
> Not a jury anywhere would convict you <g>

Jury nullification. I never get a chance to actually serve on criminal
juries because I have to (truthfully) tell them that I believe police
officers are more likely to lie under oath than is the average person.
>
> Chris in Pearland, TX

--Bryan

"Yeff" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:13 -0600, notbob wrote:
>
> > On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:
> >><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
> >> choices and/or ingredients.
> >
> > Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
> > tolerance.
>
> I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
> see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder
them.> --
>
> -Jeff B.
>
Just kill them, you have to. I learned that lesson when I worked in a
private girls school. One day a sign appeared on the Pepsi machine in the
back hall saying "This machine is off-limits for all students for one week
because a Junior was caught using it at a prohibited time." Below that a
student had scrawled "Kill the Junior". Absolutely.
--
Lefty

Life is for learning
The worst I ever had was wonderful

Yeff wrote:

> if I ever see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall
> murder them.

Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce
Best pizza condiment: Sriracha
Best french-fry condiment: Homemade mayo

(Your opinions may vary.)

Bob

On 2006-03-30, Bob Terwilliger > wrote:

> Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce

Hewlett-Packard makes a "Fruity" sauce?

> Best pizza condiment: Sriracha

Hmm... Love Sriracha, but don't know. I'll hafta try that one.

> Best french-fry condiment: Homemade mayo

That's just sick! What are you, Canadian er' something?

nb

notbob wrote:
> On 2006-03-30, Bob Terwilliger > wrote:
>
> > Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce
>
> Hewlett-Packard makes a "Fruity" sauce?
>

If it does, it's OEM'ed in China.
Must have been a Carly thing.

;-)

-Rusty

On Wed 29 Mar 2006 05:34:41p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it notbob?

> On 2006-03-30, Bob Terwilliger > wrote:
>
>> Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce
>
> Hewlett-Packard makes a "Fruity" sauce?

House of Parliament!

>> Best pizza condiment: Sriracha
>
> Hmm... Love Sriracha, but don't know. I'll hafta try that one.
>
>> Best french-fry condiment: Homemade mayo
>
> That's just sick! What are you, Canadian er' something?
>
> nb
>



--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

On 29 Mar 2006 18:26:05 -0600, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>Yeff wrote:
>
>> if I ever see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall
>> murder them.
>
>Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce

Hewlet Packard makes a sauce? And it's Fruity?

>Best pizza condiment: Sriracha
>Best french-fry condiment: Homemade mayo
>
>(Your opinions may vary.)
>
Best condiment for bean dip on a chip: Tabasco.
Best condiment for pork chops: homemade chile and onion jam
http://tinyurl.com/otyuw
--
modom

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
> Yeff wrote:
>
> > if I ever see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall
> > murder them.
>
> Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce
> Best pizza condiment: Sriracha
> Best french-fry condiment: Homemade mayo
>
> (Your opinions may vary.)
>
> Bob

Fried Mixed Fruits (Mango, Tangerine, Banana) & Shrimps Wraps: Salad
Cream
Shushi: Wasabi + Japanese Soya Sauce
Vietnamese style rice noodle dishes: Sweet Vinegar Sauce
French fries: Ketchup or Fresh Gounded Black Pepper + Salt
Steam/fried Hundred layers pancake: Soy Sauce + Hoi Sin Sauce + Peanut
Sauce
Hot Rubbarb Crumble: Cold Vanilla Ice Cream or Hot Custard
Cold Vanilla Ice Cream: Hot Chocolate Sauce

mmm..

Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
> Yeff wrote:
>
> > if I ever see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall
> > murder them.
>
> Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce

Don't know what that is. Might like it if I tried it.
I like ketchup, a smidge of sweet relish, and lots of
raw onion.

> Best pizza condiment: Sriracha

I don't use condiments on pizza. I get what I like
in the toppings. Never considered sprinkling anything
additional on a pizza.

> Best french-fry condiment: Homemade mayo

That would be good, but I like half and half Heinz
ketchup and Thai sweet chilli sauce.

> (Your opinions may vary.)

Actually, my opinions stay pretty much the same from
day to day. ;-)

Kate


--
Kate Connally
“If I were as old as I feel, I’d be dead already.”
Goldfish: “The wholesome snack that smiles back,
Until you bite their heads off.”
What if the hokey pokey really *is* what it's all about?

In article >,
Kate Connally > wrote:


> > Best pizza condiment: Sriracha
>
> I don't use condiments on pizza. I get what I like
> in the toppings. Never considered sprinkling anything
> additional on a pizza.


We share our pizza. I like it hot and spicy, my wife doesn't. So I put
hot pepper flakes on mine on the plate, along with some parmesan cheese.
My wife doesn't use either.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

Bob Terwilliger wrote:

> Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce

Mustard and relish for me

> Best pizza condiment: Sriracha

Condiments for pizza??????

>
> Best french-fry condiment: Homemade mayo

Vinegar and lots of salt.

Dave Smith wrote:
> Bob Terwilliger wrote:
>
>
>>Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce
>
>
> Mustard and relish for me
>

dill relish and spicy mustard.

>
>>Best pizza condiment: Sriracha
>
>
> Condiments for pizza??????
>

hot pepper flakes

>
>>Best french-fry condiment: Homemade mayo
>
>
> Vinegar and lots of salt.
>
>

*malt* vinegar and mayonnaise.

--

saerah

http://anisaerah.blogspot.com/

email:
anisaerah at s b c global.net

Adam Bowman wrote:
>I always wonder when someone brings up a point about Bush, and you
> then bring up something that Clinton did, are you saying they are both
> wrong? Because that's all it points out to me, places where they both
> messed up. It doesn't negate the fact that Bush did wrong; was that
> your intention?
>
> That type of argument is like
>
> "Bob shot someone"
>
> "Yeah, but don't you remember when Don hit that guy with a bat?"
>

On 29 Mar 2006 18:26:05 -0600, "Bob Terwilliger"
> wrote:

>Yeff wrote:
>
>> if I ever see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall
>> murder them.
>
>Best hot dog condiment: HP "Fruity" sauce
>Best pizza condiment: Sriracha
>Best french-fry condiment: Homemade mayo
>
>(Your opinions may vary.)
>
>Bob
>

Condiments? I have no need for mints, I don't even use condoms.

Hehehhe

In article >,
Yeff > wrote:



> I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
> see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder them.

Never seen anyone put mayo on a pizza. Hope I never do. I've seen a
guy put mayo on his hot dog. Every day. It looked good but I never
tried it myself, exactly.

As a kid, we had a condiment called "goop". It was a mixture of yellow
mustard, mayo, chopped dill pickles and chopped onion. This was usually
made fresh each time, although it would keep for a little time. It was
usually used for dipping french fries in, but my mother liked it on
boiled potatoes also. I like it on hot dogs. Does that count? My
mother is long gone, but now my daughter likes the stuff.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:24 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> Yeff > wrote:
>
>> I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
>> see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder them.
>
>Never seen anyone put mayo on a pizza. Hope I never do. I've seen a
>guy put mayo on his hot dog. Every day. It looked good but I never
>tried it myself, exactly.

Can't be much different than mayo on a bologna sandwich. Bologna is
just a squashed hot dog.

Peace,
Carol

In article >,
Damsel in dis Dress > wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:24 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Yeff > wrote:
> >
> >> I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
> >> see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder them.
> >
> >Never seen anyone put mayo on a pizza. Hope I never do. I've seen a
> >guy put mayo on his hot dog. Every day. It looked good but I never
> >tried it myself, exactly.
>
> Can't be much different than mayo on a bologna sandwich. Bologna is
> just a squashed hot dog.
>
> Peace,
> Carol

<snicker> Too true.....

Bologna lettuce wraps.
Cool idea!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Damsel in dis Dress wrote:

>
> Can't be much different than mayo on a bologna sandwich. Bologna is
> just a squashed hot dog.

???
Ever see bologna before they slice it? It is a huge hot dog, not a quashed one.
:-)

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:24 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:

>In article >,
> Yeff > wrote:
>
>> I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
>> see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder them.
>
>Never seen anyone put mayo on a pizza. Hope I never do. I've seen a
>guy put mayo on his hot dog. Every day. It looked good but I never
>tried it myself, exactly.
>
>As a kid, we had a condiment called "goop". It was a mixture of yellow
>mustard, mayo, chopped dill pickles and chopped onion. This was usually
>made fresh each time, although it would keep for a little time. It was
>usually used for dipping french fries in, but my mother liked it on
>boiled potatoes also. I like it on hot dogs. Does that count? My
>mother is long gone, but now my daughter likes the stuff.

If you and yours meet violent ends, we'll know who to look for.
--
modom

In article >,
modom > wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:24 -0800, Dan Abel > wrote:
>
> >In article >,
> > Yeff > wrote:
> >
> >> I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
> >> see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder them.
> >
> >Never seen anyone put mayo on a pizza. Hope I never do. I've seen a
> >guy put mayo on his hot dog. Every day. It looked good but I never
> >tried it myself, exactly.
> >
> >As a kid, we had a condiment called "goop". It was a mixture of yellow
> >mustard, mayo, chopped dill pickles and chopped onion. This was usually
> >made fresh each time, although it would keep for a little time. It was
> >usually used for dipping french fries in, but my mother liked it on
> >boiled potatoes also. I like it on hot dogs. Does that count? My
> >mother is long gone, but now my daughter likes the stuff.
>
> If you and yours meet violent ends, we'll know who to look for.


But if I put it on a bright blue or red plate will I be safe?


:-)

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 22:01:23 -0600, modom wrote:

> If you and yours meet violent ends, we'll know who to look for.

All's I need is an address and a time that's convenient to both parties. I
mean, I wouldn't want to show up to murder you while you have dinner guest.
That would be awkward.

--

-Jeff B.
zoomie at fastmail dot fm

In article >,
Yeff > wrote:

> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:13 -0600, notbob wrote:
>
> > On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:
> >><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
> >> choices and/or ingredients.
> >
> > Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
> > tolerance.
>
> I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
> see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder them.

Or salt on watermelon....... <G>

That's just nasty IMHO~

I love mayo on hot dogs! Along with ketchup and mustard, and relish.
Ranch dressing works for both. ;-D
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

> >
> > I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
> > see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder them.
>
> Or salt on watermelon....... <G>

boy, I'm in trouble....I love salt on melon...any kind of melon....
....Sharon
>
> That's just nasty IMHO~
>
> I love mayo on hot dogs! Along with ketchup and mustard, and relish.
> Ranch dressing works for both. ;-D
> --
> Peace, Om.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

On Thu 30 Mar 2006 07:56:58a, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it biig?

>
>> >
>> > I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I
>> > ever see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall
>> > murder them.
>>
>> Or salt on watermelon....... <G>
>
> boy, I'm in trouble....I love salt on melon...any kind of melon....
> ....Sharon

Me, too, Sharon. In fact, I also put pepper on some melons like cantaloupe.


--
Wayne Boatwright @¿@¬
_____________________

In article >, biig > wrote:

> > >
> > > I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I
> > > ever
> > > see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder
> > > them.
> >
> > Or salt on watermelon....... <G>
>
> boy, I'm in trouble....I love salt on melon...any kind of melon....
> ....Sharon


If I've learned nothing else here, it's that personal tastes vary... ;-)
And there is nothing wrong with that.

I may think the idea is revolting, but if you enjoy it, go for it! <lol>

Food is one of the few true pleasures in life.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

--
CHI-MUM
"biig" > wrote in message ...
>
>> >
>> > I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I
>> > ever
>> > see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder
>> > them.
>>
>> Or salt on watermelon....... <G>
>
> boy, I'm in trouble....I love salt on melon...any kind of melon....
> ....Sharon


Me too! My hubby thinks I'm nuts!

MoM

One time on Usenet, Yeff > said:
> On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:13 -0600, notbob wrote:
>
> > On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:
> >><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
> >> choices and/or ingredients.
> >
> > Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
> > tolerance.
>
> I never tell people how they *have* to prepare food. That said, if I ever
> see another person put mayonnaise on a hotdog or pizza I shall murder them.

Oh dear. I like mayonnaise on hot dogs...

--
jj - rfc (Jani) in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

notbob > writes:
>On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:

>><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
>> choices and/or ingredients.

>Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
>tolerance.

The one thing I can't tolerate is intolerance!

Stacia
it's a complex world of moral ambiguity

Stacia wrote:

> The one thing I can't tolerate is intolerance!

Damn straight: DEATH TO FANATICS!

Bob

notbob wrote:

> On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:
>
>><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
>>choices and/or ingredients.
>
>
> Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
> tolerance.
>
>
> nb

Ok, so I am somehow intolerant because I take offense that a bunch of
posters jump all over a poster who asked a very valid question? The
question was on topic too. I'm not intolerant any valid posts here and
never have been. I just find it rather depressing that so many can come
out to judge rather than help. If you took my rant as intolerance, you
have a problem, not me because that certainly is not the way it was
intended.

On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 17:21:13 -0600, notbob wrote:

> On 2006-03-29, ~patches~ > wrote:
> ><rant>What I don't get is the lack of tolerance of other people's food
> > choices and/or ingredients.
>
> Judging by your post, you are not exactly immune to this lack of
> tolerance.

I think that's her point....
--

Practice safe eating. Always use condiments.

~patches~ wrote:
> And my final pet peeve is those who
> for whatever reason seem to think I have nothing better to do than their
> research. I will post links if I have them right handy but I just don't
> have the time to go searching for every link I have. If you can't
> handle that, perhaps you should go cook something </rant>


You're the one who posted an unreferenced claim about harmful chemicals
used in bleaching sugar. You should have posted the link at the same
time. When a request was made for you to provide references for
statements you posted, you got all huffy about it claiming you don't
have the time. Most folks here, when making a claim about something
will post information to back it up. It's really logicla when making a
claim to post the back up information AT THE SAME TIME.


One of my pet peeves is people who make claims about things and can't
or won't provide the evidence to back it up.

SD

SD wrote:

> ~patches~ wrote:
>
>>And my final pet peeve is those who
>>for whatever reason seem to think I have nothing better to do than their
>>research. I will post links if I have them right handy but I just don't
>>have the time to go searching for every link I have. If you can't
>>handle that, perhaps you should go cook something </rant>
>
>
>
> You're the one who posted an unreferenced claim about harmful chemicals
> used in bleaching sugar. You should have posted the link at the same
> time. When a request was made for you to provide references for
> statements you posted, you got all huffy about it claiming you don't
> have the time. Most folks here, when making a claim about something
> will post information to back it up. It's really logicla when making a
> claim to post the back up information AT THE SAME TIME.

No, if you go back and *read* what I posted I said specifically that raw
sugar was not as chemically refined as white sugar. The reference to
*bleaching* was in respect to other foods something that I thought
should have been clear. As far as huffy, I don't see where your are
coming from. My experience is that some people like to be spoon fed. I
don't have the time. Sorry
>
>
> One of my pet peeves is people who make claims about things and can't
> or won't provide the evidence to back it up.

Anywhere else but on usenet this might actually be a concern. I'm
intelligent enough to do my own research without depending on someone I
have never met on usenet. You want the facts, the best thing is to do
your own research, period. Sorry if you don't agree.

PS, no huffiness at all.
>
> SD
>

~patches~ wrote:
> SD wrote:

> >
> >
> > One of my pet peeves is people who make claims about things and can't
> > or won't provide the evidence to back it up.
>
> Anywhere else but on usenet this might actually be a concern. I'm
> intelligent enough to do my own research without depending on someone I
> have never met on usenet. You want the facts, the best thing is to do
> your own research, period. Sorry if you don't agree.

I'm not asking to be spoonfed - I'm asking of you exactly what I ask of
my 6th grade students. 50% of them just failed a research paper for
exactly that reason - failure to document facts. When you claim
something as fact back it up with your references. That's not being
spoonfed - that's called documenting your facts. Sorry if you don't
agree.

SD

In article .com>,
"SD" > wrote:

> ~patches~ wrote:
> > SD wrote:
>
> > >
> > >
> > > One of my pet peeves is people who make claims about things and can't
> > > or won't provide the evidence to back it up.
> >
> > Anywhere else but on usenet this might actually be a concern. I'm
> > intelligent enough to do my own research without depending on someone I
> > have never met on usenet. You want the facts, the best thing is to do
> > your own research, period. Sorry if you don't agree.
>
> I'm not asking to be spoonfed - I'm asking of you exactly what I ask of
> my 6th grade students. 50% of them just failed a research paper for
> exactly that reason - failure to document facts. When you claim
> something as fact back it up with your references. That's not being
> spoonfed - that's called documenting your facts. Sorry if you don't
> agree.
>
> SD
>

Usenet is not a class.
We are not being "graded" on our papers here. ;-)

None of us are obligated to back up what we say here.
If you disagree, do your OWN googling to prove us wrong......

We are not being paid to do your research for you.

Hope that helps?
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet > writes:
> "SD" > wrote:
>> ~patches~ wrote:
>> > SD wrote:
>>
>> > > One of my pet peeves is people who make claims about things and can't
>> > > or won't provide the evidence to back it up.
>> >
>> > Anywhere else but on usenet this might actually be a concern.
>>
>> I'm not asking to be spoonfed - I'm asking of you exactly what I ask of
>> my 6th grade students. 50% of them just failed a research paper for
>> exactly that reason - failure to document facts.

>Usenet is not a class.
>We are not being "graded" on our papers here. ;-)

Some people really see it as that, though. I long ago gave up
spending lots of time proofing my posts but if I make a typo, someone's
going to tell me about it. I think of Usenet as being really informal
and a few misspelled words or cromulent sentences won't kill anyone.

>None of us are obligated to back up what we say here.
>If you disagree, do your OWN googling to prove us wrong......

>We are not being paid to do your research for you.

I like looking things up for myself. You get more info that way, and
don't have to rely on quickie summaries someone else posted.
I've always wondered what would happen if I went into a thread with
supposed information and made up a few URLs that didn't really exist as
"sources". Hmm. I may have a project for tomorrow.

Stacia