Ok Kevin,
thank you for your response. You got it, and that is good, and I am sure we'll hear from you again and that is good too. But let me explain the Orcus (however, keep in mind, I am only a single contributor and almost always do not represent the majority of CCP4BB users' opinions. So that alone should be some comfort). The title of Orcus means that you have earned yourself a nickname. Nicknames are a brutal invention, common in Western civilization, almost always addressing some personal idiosyncrasy, in general politically incorrect, but nevertheless they stick*). So let me explain: St. Orcus is the patron saint of trolls, hobgoblins and troglodytes, and the defender of off-topic posters and otherwise chastised contributors (just like the Hofkristallrat sitting in his Hofkristallamt is the defender of structures collected from real data. That is for example why I do not get invited to modelers' conferences. Everything has its price). So you are now in the unique position to evaluate the orcness of a contribution - perhaps first by making sure that your own contributions are not orcish - and exercise your right to identify any contributions you consider orcward. Experiencing a new culture can be a confusing and upsetting experience. If I may offer some comforting example relating to your blogs, and coming from a different planet myself, I once considered it a shocking calamity that protein-ligand structures are published that do not contain a ligand. I have mellowed a lot since and prevented a few cardiac events and assassination attempts by accepting the editorial indifference towards such orcward orcness. Maybe you'll get there too, and maybe you'll become a Hofkristallamtsapprentice. But let me tell you, if you are serious about correcting poor science, you've got to be ready to take a lot more flak to get there than being beatified on the BB. Oh, and by the way, no academic career. Wingardium Leviosa! Over and out, BRRRR *) Like Kim Jong-il probably means something like Gold Upright Sun. Just to demonstrate how poor those things translate into reality.. PS: Orcward ligand orcs, the Amt is watching! PPS: it is still ok to ride a trolley. From: Kevin Jin [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 5:23 PM To: [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] very informative - Trends in Data Fabrication Thanks of your education. I got it. By the way, what does Orcus mean here? Regards, Kevin On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Bernhard Rupp (Hofkristallrat a.D.) <[email protected]> wrote:
