On Oct 21, 2008, at 12:34 PM, Julia Thompson wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Oct 2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
>
>> On Oct 20, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, John Williams wrote:
>>>
Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I also like the one that goes "One has two
On Tue, 21 Oct 2008, Bruce Bostwick wrote:
> On Oct 20, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, John Williams wrote:
>>
>>> Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>>
>>>
I also like the one that goes "One has two ears and one mouth, and
should use them in that pro
On Oct 20, 2008, at 10:27 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
> On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, John Williams wrote:
>
>> Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>
>>
>>> I also like the one that goes "One has two ears and one mouth, and
>>> should use them in that proportion".
>>
>> Don't forget the ten typing fingers.
>
>
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
What will cause people to leave this list is
>> trolls who have nothing better to do than exhibit their
>> asperger's syndrome...
jon
>
>>> Just for the record, I have Asperger's, and I
>> don't act like a Troll (usually). Bad choice of
>> as
On 21 Oct 2008, at 00:04, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
What will cause people to leave this list is
>> trolls who have nothing better to do than exhibit their
>> asperger's syndrome...
jon
>
>>> Just for the record, I have Asperger's, and I
>> don't act like a Troll (usually). Bad choice of
>
Ditto. Grrr... is a Billy Goat Gruff walking on MY bridge?
http://idiotgrrl.livejournal.com/
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: brin-l@mccmedia.com
> Subject: Re: Monotonous posting
> Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:43:02 -0700
>
> >What will cause people to leave this li
>What will cause people to leave this list is trolls who have nothing better to
>do than exhibit their asperger's >syndrome...
>jon
Just for the record, I have Asperger's, and I don't act like a Troll (usually).
Bad choice of aspersions there.
Olin
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From: Jon
On Mon, 20 Oct 2008, John Williams wrote:
> Charlie Bell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
>> I also like the one that goes "One has two ears and one mouth, and
>> should use them in that proportion".
>
> Don't forget the ten typing fingers.
Vs. 2 eyes for reading. Hm
Julia
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> I also like the one that goes "One has two ears and one mouth, and
> should use them in that proportion".
Don't forget the ten typing fingers.
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On 20 Oct 2008, at 02:51, Lance A. Brown wrote:
> William T Goodall said the following on 10/19/2008 7:27 PM:
>>> First rule of dealing with trolls: Don't Feed The Troll.
>>
>> That's a very sound policy I've been following for years. Don't post
>> in a thread you don't like, especially to compl
On 20 Oct 2008, at 02:05, Nick Arnett wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:24 PM, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >wrote:
>
> Or, and this is my preference, just drop it. You are completely
> wrong; the
> numbers don't lie.
Of course you prefer not be shown to be wrong. I think it's ver
William T Goodall said the following on 10/19/2008 7:27 PM:
>> First rule of dealing with trolls: Don't Feed The Troll.
>
> That's a very sound policy I've been following for years. Don't post
> in a thread you don't like, especially to complain that you don't like
> it.
Did I say I didn't l
On 20 Oct 2008, at 01:51, Nick Arnett wrote:
> On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:32 PM, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >wrote:
>
>>
>> So my posts obviously didn't contribute to that decline since I
>> stopped making them. That leaves Nick's threats of censorship as an
>> explanation.
>
>
> And
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:24 PM, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> On 19 Oct 2008, at 22:48, Nick Arnett wrote:
> > During the weeks following my post, we had abnormally high activity
> > -- more
> > than two standard deviations from the mean. One of those weeks, we
> > were at
> >
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 4:32 PM, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
> So my posts obviously didn't contribute to that decline since I
> stopped making them. That leaves Nick's threats of censorship as an
> explanation.
And since there was no decline, but rather an extremely unusual in
On 20/10/2008, at 11:11 AM, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
>>
> I've always loved the quote from Abraham Lincoln:
>
> Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and
> remove all doubt.
If it was indeed Lincoln that penned it. It's also been attributed to
Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde an
Julia Thompson wrote:
> That's just me. And, well, I have an underdeveloped sense of tact; at
> least 2/3 of whatever might be perceived as "tact" in me is actually my
> keeping my mouth shut when in doubt. (If you do that in person, but stay
> attentive to the conversation, you may end up wit
On 20/10/2008, at 10:50 AM, Julia Thompson wrote:
> Sometimes some folks have problem spotting the troll.
Yep. Sneaky at times, them trolls. And there's a subtle difference
between someone trolling purely maliciously, and someone yanking a
chain in order to hold a mirror up to someone else's
On Sun, 19 Oct 2008, Lance A. Brown wrote:
>
>
> Olin Elliott said the following on 10/19/2008 5:59 PM:
>> Or maybe it was because each one of his "monotonous posts" elicit
>> dozens of responses from people telling him how monotonous and
>> irritating he is. I find everyone's responses to Will
On 19 Oct 2008, at 22:59, Olin Elliott wrote:
>> Maybe the posts have dropped off because people got so damn sick of
>> your
>> monotonous posts.
>
> Or maybe it was because each one of his "monotonous posts" elicit
> dozens of responses from people telling him how monotonous and
> irritati
On 19 Oct 2008, at 22:15, Dave Land wrote:
> William,
>
> Nick never threatened to censor you, however much you wish to
> interpret
> his email that way. He expressed concern "that your posts were a
> distraction and offensive to some who might otherwise participate"
>
> Seems he was right.
>
>
On 20 Oct 2008, at 00:01, Lance A. Brown wrote:
>
>
> Olin Elliott said the following on 10/19/2008 5:59 PM:
>> Or maybe it was because each one of his "monotonous posts" elicit
>> dozens of responses from people telling him how monotonous and
>> irritating he is. I find everyone's responses to
On 19 Oct 2008, at 22:48, Nick Arnett wrote:
> During the weeks following my post, we had abnormally high activity
> -- more
> than two standard deviations from the mean. One of those weeks, we
> were at
> more than five standard deviations above the mean.
Obviously controversy always causes
Olin Elliott said the following on 10/19/2008 5:59 PM:
> Or maybe it was because each one of his "monotonous posts" elicit
> dozens of responses from people telling him how monotonous and
> irritating he is. I find everyone's responses to William, and the
> energy that goes into villainizing him
n
- Original Message -
From: Dave Land<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion<mailto:brin-l@mccmedia.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2008 2:15 PM
Subject: Re: monotonous posting
William,
Nick never threatened to censor you, however much
On Sun, Oct 19, 2008 at 1:05 PM, William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
>
>
> Indicating that my fears that Nick's threats of censorship would
> discourage posting were fully justified.
There's a lot I'd LIKE to say in response, but I'll just let the cold, hard
facts -- the numbers -- tell
William,
Nick never threatened to censor you, however much you wish to interpret
his email that way. He expressed concern "that your posts were a
distraction and offensive to some who might otherwise participate"
Seems he was right.
Maybe the posts have dropped off because people got so damn sic
William T Goodall wrote:
> On 19 Oct 2008, at 12:04, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
>
>>> It's been very quiet here since the thought police manifesto.
...
> On 20 Aug 2008, at 15:12, Nick Arnett wrote:
>
>> I don't think we've ever moderated anybody for frequent off-topic
>> posting, but I'm growing incr
On 19 Oct 2008, at 12:04, Jon Louis Mann wrote:
>> It's been very quiet here since the thought police manifesto.
>> Obvious Maru
>
> what manifesto?
> oblivious maru...
On 20 Aug 2008, at 15:12, Nick Arnett wrote:
> I don't think we've ever moderated anybody for frequent off-topic
> posting, bu
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