# We WON!!!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 13, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-won/72394 "2001-07-13T17:40:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Blackclaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Blackclaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackclaw)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-won/72394/21 "2001-07-16T22:47:28Z")
Now folks let’s remember what forum we are in here. I know emotions can run high on this sort of thing but this isn’t the place for negative comments. I have rather strong feelings about Mao, but I shall keep them to myself here. I shall simply say: Congradulations to China. I know they will put on a great olympics. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2001, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-won/72394/22 "2001-07-16T23:07:40Z")
> [@](#): > > I know emotions can run high on this sort of thing but this isn’t the place for negative comments. Not true, no where is it implied that MPSIMS is a love-in. True, this is not the place for personal attacks (which you will see I avoided), but it is certainly acceptable to disagree with the contents and mood of an OP. ---
**Author:** ![Blackclaw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e68b1a/32.png) [@Blackclaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackclaw)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2001, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-won/72394/23 "2001-07-17T11:34:38Z")
Omniscient, in no way did I mean to imply that you had crossed a line. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-won/72394.md?page=1)