[Gllug] Please Can We Stop! (was "while we're flaming anyway...")

[Pete Ryland]

FWIW, I appended the <rant> thingos so that in the case anyone was offended
at my way of pointing out that the most optimal fix was not used by James,
they could just go "Ah that's just pete mumbling about some crap again" but
it seems the reverse effect was had and their use actually caused the
offense.  My culture (I'm Australian) is a little different to yours (a
little blunter perhaps?) so you'll have to allow me a little slack with my
lingo.  But I don't like to offend, especially when I'm a guest in your
country (although I plan to stay for a while).

Also fwiw, I don't really care if this thread continues or not.  I'm
currently not yet working (any pointers to job opportunities obviously
welcome ;) so I've got the spare time to read it all.  Although the more
this crap goes on, the less I learn from other threads I guess, and this
list really is a wealth of knowledge!  There's some real gurus here, but I
digress..

Anyway, sorry to you all to have (at the very least partly) caused all this
waste of resources.  It won't happen again.  I hope.

Pete

On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 03:00:01PM +0000, David Damerell wrote:
> On Monday, 10 Dec 2001, James.Rocks at equant.com wrote:
> >>>Please note the use of "<rant>" & </rant>" and THEY are what I took
> >>>exception to!
> >>Oh, come on. None of that except the stuff I did quote could possibly
> >>be interpreted as directed at you.
> >I disagree ... I regard the use of "<rant> & </rant> (or RANT ON/OFF or
> >anything similar) as shouting or a put down
> 
> Like Humpty Dumpty, you can interpret words to mean whatever you
> choose them to. However, you may find it easier to try to work out
> what other people mean by them.
> 
> >>was, since you weren't aware of it - and got a massive wedgie over it.
> >Oh? So you are telepathic now are you? Excellent!
> 
> No, I can read what you wrote and interpret it. It's a useful skill
> which you should consider developing.
> 
> >>>Now ... can we please leave this f**kin' subject alone?
> >>If you want to drop a subject, you'll have to resist the urge to
> >>have the last word. As soon as you drop it, so will I...
> >You may have the last words ... as long as those words say or imply "OK"!
> 
> So, actually, you were lying when you said you wanted to drop the
> subject. At least I'm honest about it...
> 
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> David Damerell <damerell at chiark.greenend.org.uk> flcl?
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