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Subject: A better Pygmalion quote

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:53:18 05/06/99

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On May 06, 1999 at 13:26:11, Dann Corbit wrote:

>I think it is pretty clear that most people want Dr. Hyatt to come back to
>active posting.  I think that I understand his frustration to some degree.  From
>Pygmalion:
>HIGGINS "Youre an ungrateful wicked girl.  This is my return for offering to
>take you out of the gutter and dress you beautifully and make a lady of you."
>
>He has spent a great deal of time trying to educate people about his passion of
>computer chess.  Unfortunately, not only has his assistance been used for evil
>ends, but he has been hounded by net pests.  I certainly understand why he's
>sick of it.  I hope he comes back too, but of course, it is his decision.

HIGGINS "Damn Mrs. Pearce; and damn the coffee; and damn  you; and damn my own
folly in having lavished hard-earned knowledge and the treasure of my regard and
intimacy on a heartless guttersnipe."

I think the parallels are interesting, since some feel that Dr. Hyatt is short
with them.  Which reminds me of this fragment:
HIGGINS "The question is not whether I treat you rudely, but whether you ever
heard me treat anyone else better."

At any rate, I like Dr. Hyatt, and I like crafty.  My position is clearly biased
from that regard and perhaps I cannot see clearly for that reason.

I do not want to rail against the moderators.  Moderators are humans who can
have strong opinions too, and we should not be surprised if they act like
humans.  This is the very reason that I would have been a terrible moderator.

Instead, I would ask that all parties try to be flexible and accomodating as
much as possible.  If we treat other with respect and dignity to the very
maximum of our ability it might make everything run more smoothly.

I certainly have hopes for moderation.  The usenet forum
news:rec.games.chess.computers has become little more than a cesspool for
disturbed individuals to vent their spleens.





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