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[chhotii]

What is the definition of "bullying" in public schools? Does it include saying mean things, or does there have to be actual physical violence involved for it to qualify as "bullying"? If merely saying mean things doesn't qualify as bullying, then what the hell is "cyber-bullying"? I mean, there isn't an IP protocol for hitting people over the Internet, is there? (If so, please quote me the RFC, thanks :)

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[frobzwiththingz.livejournal.com]

Sadly, not yet. Every April I think about writing up an RFC for RDSP, the Remote Dope Slap Protocol. One of these years...

[achinhibitor.livejournal.com]

I do believe Robert Sparks proposed some years ago that we do these conference calls inside a "Quake" multiplayer game. That at least provides part of the non-verbal communication I'm talking about. If you get blown off the podium by a hail of rocket fire during a presentation, you can assume that the topic is controversial. You can also resolve conflicts via death-match procedures. -- Dean Willis