Posting etiquette [DEAD THREAD]

[Joe Rhett]

You didn't criticize, you attacked.   Defining that someone is an idiot
based on your own criteria does not make it an objective fact.  Given
that more than 90% of the "facts" you stated were not advanced or even
mentioned by me, you were actually talking about something or someone
other than me in the first place.

And now you're trying to justify it by claiming statements that (a) I
never originally made to you in the first place, but instead to someone
else and (b) again going on on "facts" that aren't part of the situation
you are describing.  And mostly, just employing barely-hidden insults and
yet more direct attacks.

Michael, either put these extended personal diatribes to an end, or I'll
cease participating in this list and/or offering patches to Nagios.  I
don't care if they are here, or what they say ... so long as it stops
being personal attacks and insults.

I have a job to do, and wasting time with people who are unable to read
certainly isn't part of it.

On Tue, Jan 13, 2004 at 11:50:38PM +0000, Paul L. Allen wrote:
> Joe Rhett writes: 
> 
> >Calling someone an idiot (as a direct object noun) is a far cry from 
> >using '-nazi' to attribute a dictorial style of management on the noun 
> >in question (which is NOT a person nor the direct object)
> 
> Let's see.  I stated that you were an idiot AND gave reasons showing
> why this was an objective fact rather than a subjective opinion.  You,
> however, called me a content-nazi without reasons (one might infer
> that anyone who disagrees with you and gives logical arguments for
> their disagreement is, in your opinion, a content-nazi).  Some people
> find the term "nazi" to be far more offensive than the term "idiot",
> particularly when used without any justification, whether one is used
> as a noun, adjective, adverb, gerund, intensifier or any other part of
> speech.  Perhaps you would have been quite happy if I had labelled your
> behaviour as idiotic rather than labelling you as an idiot - that is
> what your specious argument implies. 
> 
> The Nazis were responsible for the home-grown Reichstag fire which
> they blamed on foreign subversives and used that as an excuse to
> suspend Germany's constitution and invade Poland as well as censoring
> anything they disagreed with.  From there they progressed to declaring war
> on much of Europe and Asia and committing horrific atrocities.  Idiots,
> while somewhat annoying, are rarely so destructive.  Most people 
> understand
> that labelling somebody as an nazi WITHOUT justification is far worse
> than labelling somebody as an idiot WITH justification. 
> 
> BTW, a real nazi would censor your posts by blocking you from the list.
> I am in no position to do that and would not do so if I could.  What I
> can do is respond to your posts in a way which informs you of the error
> of your ways.  What you do in response is attempt to stifle me by 
> labelling
> me a nazi (hint: it isn't going to work). 
> 
> BTW2, since I read the most recent posts first, but succumbed to the
> temptation to scroll past your top-posting, I see you accusing me of
> talking down to you.  I am responding in a way which is appropriate to
> your manner of posting.  The way you respond to my posts, not my posts
> themselves, is evidence of your childishness.  Competent adults recognize
> valid criticism and attempt to rectify their failings; incompetent adults
> and children resent valid criticism. 
> 
> Oh, and in case you didn't get it the first time, most of the clueful
> people here (the ones who can give you answers and are willing to put
> time and effort into helping you for free) do not like top-posting.  By
> all means continue to top post if that is your desire - I neither can
> nor would prevent you if that is your wish.  Just don't expect answers... 
> 
> -- 
> Paul Allen
> Softflare Support 
> 

-- 
Joe Rhett                                                      Chief Geek
JRhett at Isite.Net                                      Isite Services, Inc.


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