Trailing-edge compute farm seeks gainful employment

From: Ian Koller <vze2mnvr_at_verizon.net>
Date: Fri Jan 4 10:37:38 2002

> Further and more to the point, he has been agressively ignorant,
> and arrogant about it.

He was under "attack" and being ganged up on. And it was
even getting personal. I think there would be more than one
that would adopt a defensive posture under such circumstances.

This list seemed to display a "mob psychology" response, where
individually, many who might have tried to helpfully suggest he
better compose his messages into a more proper form, collectively
as a "mob", many were ready to pick up and cast another stone.
I don't think I really saw anyone try to suggest "nicely"
that he better format his messages.

And, while I can't say that I know for sure, he might be
one of the nicest people you ever met. Perhaps someday he
might do you that special favor and pickup a piece of hardware
for you, or look something up in a manual that only he has,
or whatever, if you haven't alienated him over a fairly
trivial issue.



"Merle K. Peirce" wrote:
>
> Not quite, we are still waiting for his story, if he has one.
>
> Further and more to the point, he has been agressively ignorant, and
> arrogant about it.
>
> We're keen to be understanding and supportive when he's ready for it. At
> the moment, it looks very much like he's not.
>
> On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Ian Koller wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > You all are terrible. It seems like he really made
> > everyone's day by providing something new to bitch
> > about. Personally, I understood what he had written
> > with no undue level of extra effort required.
> >
> > I'm not a religious person, but have always remembered
> > ( though not word for word ) a couple of quotes.
> >
> > Let he who is without sin cast the first stone?
> >
> > Judge not, lest ye be judged ( or something like that )?
> >
> > Everyone in this world may not have had the level of
> > opportunity ( in education, employment, etc. ) that
> > many of you have had. Before coming down on him so hard,
> > I would at least be willing to consider "his story"?
> >
> >
> >
> > Gene Buckle wrote:
> > >
> > > > ^
> > > > I
> > > >
> > > > > joee
> > > > ^
> > > > J
> > > >
> > > > > P.S i hope the grammer helps you understand this.
> > > > ^ ^^^^^^^
> > > >
> > > > I grammar
> > > >
> > > > Overall grade: D+
> > > >
> > >
> > > You forgot the full grade reduction as a penalty for being a patron of
> > > AOL. F+.
> > >
> > > g.
> >
>
> M. K. Peirce
>
> Rhode Island Computer Museum, Inc.
> Shady Lea, Rhode Island
>
> "Casta est quam nemo rogavit."
>
> - Ovid
Received on Fri Jan 04 2002 - 10:37:38 GMT