Author: Pete R.
Date: 12:43:13 07/23/00
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On July 22, 2000 at 05:37:07, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On July 22, 2000 at 04:46:46, Mark Ryan wrote: > >>On July 22, 2000 at 04:09:34, Andrew Williams wrote: >> >>>On July 22, 2000 at 01:59:33, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>> >>>>On July 21, 2000 at 18:28:40, Andrew Williams wrote: >>>> >>>>[snip] >>>>>I happen to agree that the original "who is the best programmer?" post >>>>>was likely to cause problems, but at least one other moderator posted a message >>>>>where he said it was an interesting topic. >>>>[snip] >>>> >>>>Sorry to exacerbate such problems! ;-) >>>> >>>>Dave >>> >>>Yeah. You should be ashamed of yourelf! :-) >>> >>>Seriously, the point I was trying to make was that although the original >>>post didn't appeal to me, you (to take another member at random) did like >>>it. So in a poll of two randomly selected members we have a 50-50 split. >>>It's hard to make a case for deleting the post in those circumstances. >>>(Until hindsight kicks in, of course). >>> >>> >>>Andrew >> >>There was nothing wrong with the original post. The fact that sub-threads >>degenerated into negativity is not the fault of the original post, which was >>on-topic and straightforward, a list of the poster's 5 "best" programmers. If >>you are an automobile manufacturer, you know that some people are going to >>become reckless/drunk drivers, but you still must manufacture the automobiles. >>The original post was valid; some of the sub-threads were nasty. >>Regards, >>Mark > >That's how I look at it too. > >Dave And I thought it was a worthless thread that nothing good could come of, and I would have nuked it, and then laughed at anybody who cried about censorship. So don't elect me as moderator then. :) Who the hell is Walter Irvin, and who cares what programmers he likes?!? It was a troll, or at best simply a stupid chat-room mentality topic, and I think this list is above that. Or should be.
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