On Thu Sep 25, 2003 at 08:39:24AM -0400, HaywireMac wrote: I never expected, nor requested, this kind of message to the list so I just want to thank you for stepping forward and doing it. Takes a lot of guts to do it. =)
> I have gone through the archives and read some of the responses to my, > er, tirade, and would like to say some things about what happened. > > First, I have apologized privately to Vincent for attacking him (and > Wofgang, I haven't touched Win unless absolutely necessary in over 2 > years...so I don't know where you get Wintroll... ;-)) and I would like > to explain my actions in at least one respect, which I did to Vincent, > and I understand and accepted his response. > > I am relatively new to the Expert list. My primary interaction has been > through the Newbie list, which apparently is more "freewheeling", to say > the least. On several occasions there, I was attacked quite viciously > for off-the-cuff remarks about anything from corporate greed (I was > called a "socialist idiot") to gun control (I was flamed ad nauseum on > that one...). *Not one person complained or came to my defense. Nor did > I complain to anyone or ask to have someone banned.* > > Therefore, it was with some shock and surprise that what I saw as a > one-off back-hand to someone I felt was being pompous, rightly or > wrongly, met with such outrage and disdain. Hence my "what a bunch of > baloney" post. > > Anyhow, I hope that all the filters can be turned off, apparently the > Expert list is subject to different rules than the Newbie list (not that > I will use that as an excuse to use profanity there either), and I will > abide by those, expecting no less from anyone else, as Vincent posted, a > little judgement and respect for *all*. > > For whatever it's worth, I apologize, and promise to be a good boy from > now on. -- MandrakeSoft Security; http://www.mandrakesecure.net/ Online Security Resource Book; http://linsec.ca/ "lynx -source http://linsec.ca/vdanen.asc | gpg --import" {FE6F2AFD : 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD}
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