Leaving the hobby

From: Thompson Family <mthomps5_at_columbus.rr.com>
Date: Fri May 16 17:42:00 2003

False shock and sentimentality went the way of the mullet. Just ignore me if
you don't like me.


----- Original Message -----
From: "VaxCat" <vaxcat_at_retrocomputing.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: Leaving the hobby


> TO THE PERSON who posted this nonsense:
>
> >Lets all hold hands and sing "feelings"
>
> You're being a jerk and I just want you to know that. I don't
> want to discuss it or weigh the options. We don't need to
> analyze it or form a committee.
>
> You're being a jerk and, if you can't handle being
> told that, then maybe you should reconsider your position and
> take appropriate corrective action.
>
> Aside from that, be a man, put on your big boy pants,
> let me have the last word on this
> and we can all go back to talking about computer collecting.
>
> Anthony Clifton
> Des Moines, Iowa
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <acme_at_ao.net>
> >To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
> >Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 12:54 PM
> >Subject: Re: Leaving the hobby
> >
> >
> >> From: Thompson Family <mthomps5_at_columbus.rr.com>
> >> Date: 05/15/2003 6:37 PM
> >>
> >> > If you can't be unkind and unfair in speculating then why speculate
at
> >all?
> >> > Lighten up. You make a cryptic statement and naturally people are
going
> >to
> >> > react to it. Rushing to be mister sensitive is more annoying than
> >cycinysm..
> >> > and not nearly as entertaining.
> >>
> >> Jeffrey Sharp has made a tremendous contribution to this list, and
> >therefore,
> >> to the cause of classic computing in general. There was nothing
cryptic
> >about
> >> his statement -- he simply stated what he is going to do.
> >>
> >> Additionally, people do not "naturally react" to another person's
> >statement --
> >> you chose to respond in the way that you did, and I certainly agree
with
> >Don's
> >> assesment of your choice.
> >>
> >> Glen
> >> 0/0
> >>
> >> Don Maslin wrote:
> >>
> >> > > I think it is unfair and unkind to speculate like that. Just
> > > > > accept what he said and let it go at that.
> > > > > - don
Received on Fri May 16 2003 - 17:42:00 BST