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> "Edward Dolan" <edolan@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> "Wilson" <ww@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>> "Jon" <jonmein@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> [...]
>>>> 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 pro****tions due in
part
>>> to Ed's expertise as an op****tunistic 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 op****tunistic
> 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.
Jon Meinecke used to be quite prominent here on ARBR. His posts now are
just
little asides. He seems to pride himself on his reasoning ability and his
moderation in all things, as if that kind of nonsense has any place on
Usenet.
I can't figure out if he has kill-filed me or not. He only seems to
comment
on my posts when I am being quoted by others. He does not say anything too
critical of me personally, so I give him a pass other than to dredge up a
little ancient history from time to time.
It is actually a pity that folks like Jon are not more prominent on ARBR.
Instead, we end up with idiots like Tom Sherman, Jimmy Mac and yours
truly.
I think you have to be half crazy to stay on Usenet for more than a few
months.
Larry Varney was another old coot that I loved to argue with. He deserted
us
for BROL (a moderated forum) as he did not like to argue as much as I did.
Please note that I do not mind folks taking violent exception to anything
I
say. I enjoy argument for its own sake and half the time I don't know what
I
am saying myself.
Usenet is for fun and games only. To take any of this crap seriously is
insane. That is the one indelible lesson I learned from Tom Sherman.
Regards,
Ed Dolan the Great - Minnesota
aka
Saint Edward the Great - Order of the Perpetual Sorrows - Minnesota
