Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 12:17:07 04/05/01
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On April 05, 2001 at 12:47:57, James Robertson wrote:
>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...
The patronizing tone is probably the less worse solution.
Maybe the other solution is simply ignoring him. Let the clown keep on clowning
and ignore him.
But I guess these words are not to your taste either, isn't it?
Christophe
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