Author: James Robertson
Date: 13:12:38 04/05/01
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On April 05, 2001 at 15:17:07, Christophe Theron wrote: >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 I don't think it's a simple "ignore or insult" situation. If we get insulted or dissed, I think most of us get mad and think we're clever or whatever and post something that isn't necessary. There are always many options for defense, and returning an insult isn't going to be the best.... James
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