> -----Original Message----- > From: J. van Baardwijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 12:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Goodbye (was Re: Demanding change (was RE: Mmm, > mesquite sm oky goodness (was Re: (~) Please.))) > > > At 10:47 16-07-2002 -0500, Marvin Long wrote: > > > > I have posted some 2,000 messages to this list over the > years. How > > > many of them indicate that I am a "medium-level [WPS]" > and how many > > > show no indication of that? Apparently you have analysed all my > > > posts so it should be easy for you to answer that question. > > > >Oh... :-)! > > > >Of course it's merely a subjective judgement based on cumulative > >experience, but sometimes it's fruitful to make such > judgements. You > >should be worried less about proof and more about how many > people might > >agree with me. > > First you make a highly subjective judgement, and then you go > on to say I > should not worry about the proof. See, now *that* is something I find > worrying. When someone makes that kind of claims, they do > that because they > know they will not be able to provide that proof when asked > for it. So, I > will ask you again: how many of my approx. 2,600 messages to > this list > indicate that I am a "medium level asshole"? > > BTW, I do not recall any messages with the words "I agree" in > reply to you > calling me a "medium level asshole". So I do not think I > really have to > worry about how many people might agree with you -- it looks > like there are > very few people who do. Actually its more likely that many of us simply don't want to have your (or anyone elses) flamethrower directed at us. (of course, I can't provide any proof of how I feel, so its probably not a good point to make..) -j-
