[lbo-talk] Twitter: >40% pointless babble

[// ravi]

On Aug 13, 2009, at 5:03 PM, Miles Jackson wrote:
> // ravi wrote:
>>
>> For one thing, I doubt people will say the sort of things they  
>> write online when they are face to face. For another, in the real  
>> world there is no quota ;-) which I am way over, so I really should  
>> STFU.
>
> You clearly haven't spent much time in faculty meetings!  Compared  
> to your typical English department meeting, LBO is an exemplar of  
> civility and decorum.
>

Hey, I said "write online" (not "write on LBO"), but if the shoe  
fits ;-). So, there is no threat of an ass-kicking in English  
departments? If not out of politeness, some people don't act like  
dicks in the RW at least because of the fear of violent confrontation.

	--ravi