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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is a difference between what is possible, and what is shitty to do.

Sure you have the ability to broadcast a [b]private or semi-private [/b]email message to a much larger audience, but all things being equal it's generally a shitty thing to do.

If the only response you have is "that's naive" then you sound like a huge douchebag.[/quote]\

What makes you think an email to a LIST of people is private or even semi-private?  And how is it douchebaggery to point out to you and those who think like you that you are being naive if you expect privacy on PUBLIC internet lists??[/quote]

The fact is that there is a huge difference between things are technically public but not accessible to a lot of people, and things that have been broadcast to the world.

For example, the way I look when I go out in public is obviously public information, but if you take a picture of me and post on it a popular internet site with a caption that mocks me, I will think you are a douchebag. [/quote]

Except that sending a rant to a listserv is not equivalent to quickly walking around in public. It's pulling up a crate on a corner with hundreds of people, then standing on it and publicly vocalizing your views. You've got to expect someone will take your picture then. And if someone does, would you really call them a douchebag?
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