Re: DWTS - George Hamilton gone


Bob Wheatley wrote:
<davkopp@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I have to agree with Ed here. It is implite at best to post a
"header" revealing the results and expect everyone west of the Hudson
to refrain from checking this newsgroup for any messages at all until
after the program airs across the rest of the country. It would be a
simple matter to simply change the header (example:"Tonight's
DWTS-discuss results"). Then, anyone who opens the discussion issue
does so at their own peril. It is just a matter of common courtesy in
my eyes.

David Koppelman



I think it's impossible to expect the rest of the world to know what every
individuals circumstances are. I think it's foolish personal conduct to come
to this dance newsgroup immediately after the live airing of a dance show
that gets regularly discussed here and expect it to not be discussed.

God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.

(The only thing we can change is ourselves)


Bob Wheatley

Although at first I thought Ed's and David's opinions had merit, I now
think Bob's
stance is far more sensible.

It's not the writer's responsibility to accommodate the miriad of
readers out there,
unless there was (intended or inconsiderate) offensiveness. Although
some
readers may not want to know the results ahead of time (particularly
because of
time zones), there are probably also some readers who'd like to know
ASAP
(either before seeing the airing or because of not being able to see
it). It's not
unusual to have other comp results posted here as soon as they are
known, so
why should this case be different?

Readers are grown adults. They don't need to, and are not forced to,
check the
newsgroup every few hours (get a life!!!). Any reader from a later
time zone
can use common sense and anticipate a writer from an earlier time zone.

Think positive. Use this mechanism to impress your friends! Find out
the
results from the NG and "predict" it while viewing it "live" with
friends. Let
them "know" how much you know about dance.

.

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