On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 12:39 -0800, Brad Fitzpatrick wrote: > Sorry, I honestly thought he was a troll & I wanted to stop the thread > before people fed him. > > I would've responded more diplomatically had I thought he were > serious.
And you were deeply mistaken and you behaved in manner that, in light of your station, tends to defame and harm others who are subject to your misjudgment. And, there are more effective and less potentially damaging strategies available (such as, perhaps, saying nothing in a case like this). So you can begin to see why your theory of "poisonous people" is, itself, poisonous, thuggish, and unfitting for the field - no matter how well it sells. The good news is subsequent discussion by others did seem to clarify some the motivations for not building upon earlier and related work / protocols. For the record I don't think they were specifically wholesome or responsibly considered motivations but, what's done is done. -t
