On Fri, 2010-02-19 at 22:10 +0000, Alexis Richardson wrote: > I found the question unexpected but the discussion both useful and > illuminating. > > Please let's not turn into Pubsub-FFS ..
I've had my say. I'm done, thanks. Regards, -t > > alexis > > > > On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:08 PM, Thomas Lord <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > > > >
