On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Chris Stoner <[email protected]> wrote: > > You know, coming from a person who reads a lot of this list without getting > involved in the discussion very often, I can say that Sam didn't start off > as abrasive as he is now. His views have always been opposite that of the > majority of the list but when he started posting, I would say he was more > often then not the, the one being greeted by absurd rudeness. Early on, > between Dana and Larry (and less so, a few others at the time), anything Sam > said was met with vitriol that is only tolerated by a group of like minded > folks.
Judah and Grant are far worse than Dana and Larry ever were, at least they tried to make a point until they realized it was wrong and would then slink away. The new lot just insult because they know their stance is too shaky to even try. > That being said, over the years Sam has become a characterture of exactly > what he was accused of being. From my observation it seems that he simply > stopped trying to talk and started trying to win, irritate and I'm not > exactly sure what else. Don't take this to mean that I agree with what he > says or how he says it, but just that his current posting style is as much a > result of the list's mob mentality at the time of his joining as it is to > his behavior at that time. Folks here don't want to talk anymore. They state their mind and if you disagree they attack you. Judah, Medic, Gel and Eric are much more the characterture you attribute to me but since many support their bazaar rants it's accepta ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:335628 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
