Ehh.. I'm just stunned. I agree with Richard (and even with Hans) that MSX should be a fun - occupation and that we should not fight about insignificant things. But that doesn't mean that we can't have a discussion every now and then! Face it - even MSX users don't always agree. Saying (you think) someone is not right doesn't mean starting a war or something. It's just making a point. You can't have a discussion without making yourself clear.
What bothers me is that Hans chose to post this disclaimer on the internet, without even considering to talk to the people he mentions in it. I assume he got angry about the Pascal/ASM discussion, so why does he mention most of msx.org (could be me), people on #msx (could be me), people on the mailinglist (could be me), etc. who clearly were not involved in that particular discussion (like me). Now I am quite sure - according to the private mail-conversations I had with Hans in the past (even during a similar situation) - that Hans is not talking about me in his disclaimer, but how should the people who read the disclaimer on his site know that? How should I know that? And still.. he is talking about people I know well. People I like. People I work hard with to make MSX and its community as alive and 'fun' as possible. On the mailinglist, on #msx and especially on www.msx.org. I expect no one to worship me for that, I expect everyone to appreciate the efforts I take however, just like I appreciate other people who contribute to the MSX community. How many people visit Hans' site without even knowing what is going on? Even the people mentioned in the disclaimer have no clue what it really is about. It doesn't feel good to talk about Hans this way behind his back too, but I just coud not resist reacting. Hans, if you're reading this. Take a deep breath, cool down and think of the Monty Python "Arguments" sketch and remember discussions can be good & funny. If that helps, try and sort things out with Patriek Despair (ok , in it's essence that was a nice pun :P). An apology/explanation on your site would be appreciated. Greetings, Sander http://www.msx.org http://www.benjaminb.nl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patriek Lesparre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 02, 2002 18:00 Subject: thank you fans > Hello all, > > I want to thank HansO for setting up this great fanpage! > http://www.msxhans.msx2.com/disclaimer.htm > > Although it's not all about me, because I'm pretty sure the people at > Undernet #msx are all flattered as well. As it's already the 2nd fanpage > about me, I feel especially honored. > > Now if more ppl want to twist my words, put others in my mouth or pull them > out of context, go ahead, it seems to be common practice. > > I'll just get back to MSX programming right now. :) > > Thank you, > Patriek > > -- > For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html > -- For info, see http://www.stack.nl/~wynke/MSX/listinfo.html
