> -----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-

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