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Subject: Re: Gambit Tiger 2.0--Almost Heaven

Author: James Robertson

Date: 09:47:57 04/05/01

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On April 05, 2001 at 11:35:50, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On April 05, 2001 at 03:59:26, James Robertson wrote:
>
>>On April 04, 2001 at 19:18:05, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>On April 04, 2001 at 18:39:54, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>>>
>>>>Dear Christophe,
>>>>
>>>>You really have given us a great program.  Vincent has a tendency to attack
>>>>those with different mindsets.  He is, however, a quite intelligent fellow.
>>>>
>>>>Ethereally,
>>>
>>>
>>>I think he is intelligent, but he simply does not know how to use his
>>>agressivity in a positive way. Not that it is a bad thing to be agressive,
>>>actually it's a property of almost every young male, but it is better used when
>>>it is used to build, instead of using it to destroy.
>>>
>>>
>>>    Christophe
>>
>>I'll let my "young aggressive" sense of outrage answer here. =) Your patronizing
>>attitude against Vincent is just as much an attack as something more obviously
>>aggressive.
>
>
>So what is your own comment, then ?
>
>Look, Vincent attacks me whenever he can in a very stupid way. So I think I can
>at least say what I think about his attitude.
>
>Instead of trying to destroy me in the way he does, I think he'd better use his
>agressivity/energy to work on his own program.
>
>That's exactly what I have done at the time my program was constantly crushed by
>good commercial ones, and eventually it worked.
>
>So I think my advice is not a bad one.
>
>
>
>
>>"used to build, instead of using it to destroy" ?? Come on! This is hardly
>>appropriate wording. =)
>
>
>Word it yourself then.
>
>
>
>    Christophe

I guess I didn't like the way you defended yourself. I don't agree with
Vincent's attacks at all, but I think you can parry them without writing in a
patronizing tone... perhaps we all annoy each other from time to time, but oh
well. Nobody's perfect. =/

James



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