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Subject: Re: OT: Chris, please stop.

Author: Andrew Williams

Date: 10:10:24 04/23/01

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On April 23, 2001 at 09:56:28, Duncan Stanley wrote:

>On April 23, 2001 at 09:42:22, Andrew Williams wrote:
>
>>On April 23, 2001 at 09:10:25, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>
>>>On April 23, 2001 at 07:47:09, Duncan Stanley wrote:
>>>
>>>>On April 23, 2001 at 07:17:13, Jeroen van Dorp wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>My personal opinion is that if someone is not abusive in it's language or
>>>>>towards co-posters, and if it's not considered way off topic he's free to post
>>>>>his thoughts here.
>>>>>
>>>>>Repeating the same arguments over and over again is logical, as the same
>>>>>discussions pop up over and over again.
>>>>>Is he supposed to change his opinion with every new thread about the same
>>>>>answer?
>>>>>
>>>>>Good chess,
>>>>>
>>>>>J.
>>>>
>>>>When I was in the process of falling out with all the 'main' people here, I was
>>>>also engaging in long email correspondences with Enrique, who was trying to
>>>>salvage the situation.
>>>>
>>>>One thing he said was that if you're a programmer here, and you become an
>>>>'outsider' then you lose 'protection' against attacks from all the little guys.
>>>>He said they don't dare attack anyone who is 'under the wing of the important
>>>>ones like Ed, Bruce and Bob'; but as soon as they sense that you don't have this
>>>>protection they will mercillessly and personally attack you for anything and
>>>>everything.
>>>>
>>>>I told him I could live with it.
>>>>
>>>>He said they'ld kill me.
>>>
>>>
>>>Chris,
>>>
>>>Welcome back in the first place. It would be nice that one of the moderators
>>>once and for all put an end to the ban of your name. Maybe we then can all
>>>make a fresh new start again.
>>>
>>>Personally I have never seen you as an outsider.
>>>
>>>Ed
>>
>>Dave and Tom and I invited Chris back under his old name and after a few
>>days here using his real name, he posted his username and password.
>>
>>Andrew
>
>I am entitled to 'quit' from the news group if I want. I believe.
>

Of course you are. Lots of people stop posting for a while and then come
back later. I don't understand why you needed to post your username and
password when you wanted  to quit.

>I should try asking Ed Schroder, Bob Hyatt or Enrique Irazoqui why I posted my
>password and username rather than just announce a departure, or even not
>announce a departure.
>
>I think you'll find one of them would be able to work it out.

Andrew



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