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Ok... I'll bite. |
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On Sunday, June 12 at 00:19 (+0100), Matt Harrison said: |
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> Hi list, |
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> An odd post here but I'm sitting up after midnight with a few beers and |
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> I wanted to get an advanced word on this. |
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(sigh) |
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Please don't drink and post. |
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> I don't know if anyone is subscribed to the ruby-talk mailing list at |
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> the moment (or used to be on the comp.lang.lisp group a while ago). |
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> There is an odd character there who is harming the community by either |
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> being insane (not my words -- those of ruby guru Ryan Davis) or with |
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> extremely well crafted trolling. |
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> I see the trouble that ruby-talk is having with him and I wondered |
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> firstly, if we would have similar trouble moderating his crap (he |
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> alternates between email, usenet and forums. Apparently they can't |
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> moderate him) and secondly, if/when he turns up here can we please shoot |
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> him down the instant he arrives. |
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I have seem similar people on similar mailing lists. I simply ignore |
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them. It works (for me). People who don't ignore them are usually the |
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ones who are complaining the most, but as everyone is is ignoring it |
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their complaints are only heard by themselves. |
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> Ok, as I'm writing this it does seem that I'm going a little crazy, but |
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> I consider this list my home. I love this list and the people on it..I |
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> don't post that much these days but I have learned a lot. When I do |
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> post, I get very helpful replies and I know you're good people. I would |
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> just hate for this guy to come on here and wreck the joint. |
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Please seek psychiatric help. |
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And please don't drink and post again... seriously. |
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> Take this as you will, drunken ramblings or well-meant concern :) |
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Mostly the former. |
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