Could we possibly take this to -chat?

On Mon, Dec 05, 2005 at 07:57:05PM +0100, Newsbyte wrote:
> "This is offtopic, "
> 
> You fucking got that right.
> 
> 
> "but your recent emails reminded me about it, I beg
> the indulgence of the list."
> 
> O, I see.
> 
> Now, for someone who complains about me lecturing, I clearly remember *YOU*
> lecturing me and everybody else about making off-topic posts on the lists.
> Even to the point of talking about banning, and that it's not allowed, and
> infantile, and it couldn't be allowed, etc.
> 
> But, once again, we see your typical hypocrisy: while you have no problem
> lecturing others about it, when it's *you*, then suddenly it's allo right,
> and the list should 'indulge'. Aparently, the rules are for everyone, exept
> High God Ian. You're the first one to complain and lecturing if others post
> off-topic posts, but hey, you are way above those whining non-coders, so the
> same rules don't apply for you, don't they. Speaking of hypocrisy....
> 
> "Before I add you to my /dev/null list again, one thing I wanted to
> say. Please please stop spamming Wikipedia with links to your blog, it
> is *really* uncool."
> 
> If it was spamming, I would be inclined to agree with you. However, since it
> was a reference to an explicit quote asked for by another poster, since a
> link can't constitute spam anyway (maybe you should look up the word 'spam'
> one day?), and since it was relevant to the topic at hand, your argument
> fails to adres anything that exists anywhere but in your contorted
> imagination.
> 
> 
> "Before you embarrass yourself by denying it, lets look at the
> headers...(blablabla)"
> 
> Nice try for making a straw-man argument, but I won't bite. All your
> obessive cyberstalking, comparing this IP and that IP, and then trying to
> put me in a position as if I would be inclined to deny something which
> wasn't my argument in the first place, will simply not work. I never denied
> anything, nor am I ever going to be inclined to deny or confirm anything
> which constitutes an ad-hominem attack. The reason is simple: contrary to
> you, I value *the arguments* given, and I do not take the position of
> refuting any arguments based upon the person who argues them. You, however,
> as you have proven already on slashdot, on the mailist, and on wikipedia,
> are a keen proponent of ad hominem, which is a rather dispicable and
> childish way of trying to get your point through (which is because you have
> no actual point). See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem if you need
> any references.
> 
> 
> "But seriously, Wikipedia is a really useful site, but this kind of
> self-serving behavior ruins it for everyone, and it *really* annoys me
> when I discover it.  I would like to say that I was surprised to see
> that you were doing this, but frankly I wasn't."
> 
> I agree totally with that statement, but then reversed towards you.
> 
> It's a noble reminder of what Wikipedia is about: the assembling of
> knowledge by all people ('experts' or not), not the extension of emotional
> attacks of elitist ninkenpoops who can't get passed their own animosity and
> who think they are better then anyone else. It's only a pity you don't
> follow your own lectures...but then again, neither do you on the maillists;
> or on your site, or anywhere else. You are simply wallowing in hypocrisy,
> and I sometimes I wonder if you are aware of it yourself.
> 
> 
> "Could you please stop abusing this valuable resource to attract
> undeserved attention to your rants?  Thanks."
> 
> Could you please stop abusing this valuable resource to continue your biased
> animosity and expand your irrational and childish behaviour? Thanks.
> 
> And, for that matter: it's not only uncool to use the wikipedia for the
> continuation of your personal dislikings, it's almost even un-cooler to use
> this maillist to YET AGAIN continue your irrational animosity on this list,
> even when you are fully aware that it has no place here.
> I mean, what? You couldn't cope with limiting yourself to the discussionpage
> of the wikipedia-article? You just *had* to appease your ego here as well?
> 
> You are *such* an infantile egotripper. Grow up, will you?
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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