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08-05.-2008, 08:58 PM
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Re: How Do They Stay in Business?
"Wilson" <ww@dixiedancekings.com> wrote in message
news:FZydnfswCIBq27_VnZ2dnUVZ_uLinZ2d@comcast.com... > > "Jon" <jonmein@none.non> wrote >> "Wilson" <ww@dixiedancekings.com> wrote >>> [...] is more of a opportunistic inflammatory conversationalist than a >>> troll. >> >> All posts are trolls. Only the quality of the bait distinguishes... > > I see your point, [...] Tom Sherman can point you to > some extraordinary threads I've seen them, and ignored most of them. I've been around ARBR for what amounts to a long time in ARBR terms, perhaps a bit longer even than Tom. My first Usenet posts in other newsgroups predate the "Web". > We aren't talking about hit and run stuff here that > is often associated with ordinary trolls. There are all sorts. This one's stated goal and effect are sadly unremarkable in newsgroups today. Jon |
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09-05.-2008, 08:01 PM
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Re: How Do They Stay in Business?
"Edward Dolan" <edolan@iw.net> wrote in message news:ScydnUHsgpmIxb_VnZ2dnUVZ_qiinZ2d@prairiewave.com... > > "Wilson" <ww@dixiedancekings.com> wrote in message > news:FZydnfswCIBq27_VnZ2dnUVZ_uLinZ2d@comcast.com... >> >> "Jon" <jonmein@none.non> wrote in message >> news:4821dad2$0$5898$88260bb3@news.teranews.com... > [...] >>> All posts are trolls. Only the quality of the bait distinguishes... >> >> I see your point, but I think St. Ed is extraordinary or at least his >> bait should be considered so. Tom Sherman can point you to some >> extraordinary threads that continued on to epic proportions due in part >> to Ed's expertise as an opportunistic inflammatory conversationalist. >> Even so I could not come close to reading one of those threads Tom linked >> to from beginning to end. We aren't talking about hit and run stuff >> here that is often associated with ordinary trolls. > > The only idiot who will ever go back and look up messages on Usenet is Tom > Sherman. I would not be caught dead doing that myself because I know that > 90% of what gets said on Usenet is useless and worthless. That is the > natural consequence of not having any editors (moderators). > > Jon Meinecke bowed out of this group when I bowed in. He could not take > the kind of heat I offered. > The fact he is still here after all this time would seem to argue against your claim. Since Mr. Meinecke doesn't appear to be an opportunistic inflammatory conversationalist and doesn't often inject himself into those types of conversations then it's likely you just overlooked his presence during all the crossfire. |
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10-05.-2008, 05:40 AM
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Re: How Do They Stay in Business?
On May 9, 10:08*am, "Edward Dolan" <edo...@iw.net> wrote:
> > > Usenet is for fun and games only. Only for folks who have difficulty understanding the English language. *.tech newsgroups often provide a forum to discuss things of a technical nature. > To take any of this crap seriously is > insane. And your credentials to determine this are...? > That is the one indelible lesson I learned from Tom Sherman. It is doubtful in the extreme that you have learned anything. The capacity seems lacking... E.P. |
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