On Thu, 14 Oct 2010 06:17:04 +0000, Ted MacNEIL wrote:

>And, then what did your comment mean, about my e-mail address?

He didn't say anything about your email address.  What he wrote, and 
what you quoted was, "Based on your email do you think...." The 
question was in regards to the email __message__ that you sent to 
the list, not the email __address__ that was used to send it.

>
>>     c) A PTA meeting
>
>Ad hominem
>
>>     d) A triple latte at the coffee machine
>
>Ad hominem.

Come on, Ted.  Do you have any notion what "ad hominem" means? 
Even if he had asked you if the comment was one that you heard at 
the coffee machine or a PTA meeting it would not be an attack on 
you.  He did not do that though.  Why did you take offense when he 
asked if it was something that you heard as SCIDS?  SCIDS is an 
excellent place for system programmers to share their experiences 
and learn from others.

Rather than answer the question, you cry "Ad hominem".  In fact, that 
is a form of ad hominem attack.

>>> I'm a SuperHero with neither powers, nor motivation!
>>[Ron Hawkins]
>>Well, I don't agree that you're a superhero. You need to find someone else
to debate the level of your other abilities.
>
>Of course, that was NOT an attack.

That's correct.  It is not.  For you to claim to be a superhero is 
absurd.  I don't believe it either.

-- 
Tom Marchant

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