On Sun September 2 2007, Steve Searle wrote:
As (presumably) one of the ten pimples,
most perceptive of you
I think there are more than ten
of us who believe that Karl is perverting the purpose of the list, and
that it is right we try and change this behaviour, by pointing this out.
you are an intemperate few - I have noted no great rush to pile on to your
defense - I have noticed your incessant attempts to annoint yourselves as
spokesmen for the 'silent' masses
Just because he is stubborn does not mean we have to accept this
behaviour, which if it was copied by others on the list would lead to a
total breakdown to the usefulness of the list.
Karl's streams of consciousness should be published on a blog, not the
mailing list.
If Karl wants to develop documentation he should publish it on a web
page or wiki, and invite people from here to comment on / correct it.
That way a *correct* final version can be developed, without incorrect
intermediate versions being recorded on the list archives forever, where
they could easily mislead others.
Where Karl has raised a problem on the list he should stick to the same
thread during its resolution. Raising multiple threads on the same
subject just leads to confusion for everyone.
note - I have not attempted to defend Karl in most of these discussions - it's
never been the issue for me
Lastly, and specifically aimed at you Claude, calling others on the
list
"a pimple on your own collective arse" ruins any argument you may be
making that we are being rude, nasty or hurtful to Karl and that it is
wrong for us to do so. Luckily (it seems so far) the remainder of this
list don't resort to childish invective - presumably they are more
intelligent and/or mature than you.
ruins my argument in your intemperate brains - it was not you I hoped to
convince - you, in particular, have used some rather nasty formulations and
lame attempts at sophomoric humor repeatedly in your attacks, so, you are the
on the receiving end now - you chose to respond to me, I assume you don't
like it, good!
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Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD, USA