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Re: girls and computers, was: Gendered Communication
Subject:Re: girls and computers, was: Gendered Communication From:Karen Kay <karenk -at- NETCOM -dot- COM> Date:Fri, 15 Apr 1994 17:27:39 -0700
Steve Owens said:
> Karen and I are discussing a valid topic in a mannerly
> fashion. The fact that we are disagreeing with each other does not
> make it a flame war[1], nor does it make it an inappropriate topic[2].
No, but it's clear we are talking at, rather than to, each other,
and so I have dropped the discussion, not seeing much point to it.
I was amazed to be threatened w/ expulsion from the list, though.
(Not by the list-owner.) I certainly have profited from the majority
of this discussion. And frankly, I have especially enjoyed hearing
other women's points of view.
