Author: Pete Galati
Date: 12:08:20 11/16/99
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On November 16, 1999 at 14:30:00, Bella Freud wrote: >On November 16, 1999 at 14:12:22, Pete Galati wrote: > >>On November 16, 1999 at 13:50:48, Bella Freud wrote: >> >>>On November 16, 1999 at 10:23:42, blass uri wrote: >>> >>>>I see sometimes things like these: >>>>X insults Y and Y respond by insulting X. >>>> >>>>I think that this behavior is not productive. >>>>I think that both sides should be warned not to do it. >>>> >>>>I think that criticizing behaviour of someone should be allowed only if it is >>>>without bad language and based on proved facts. >>>> >>>>It is better before posting something negative about someone to send him(her) >>>>an email to be sure that there is no misunderstanding. >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>Hi Uri, >>> >>>I don't know if you are talking about me. Perhaps not. >>> >>>I want to know why I am beign provoked elsewhere. >>> >>>Yesterday I had an email from Bruce that was an "official warning". Bruce said I >>>should post on-topics. Bruce copied the email warning to the other moderators. >>>Fair enough, I thought, if he felt this way. >>> >>>So I posted only on-topic. I made three on-topic posts and did not do anything >>>else that Bruce could say was an attack. >>> >>> >>>I posted this in reply to Ratko Atomic's post: >>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>On November 15, 1999 at 17:36:28, Bella Freud wrote: >>> >>>[snip] >>>> >>>> >>>>I consider it needs 24 hours to digest the true genius of your post. >>>> >>>>It generated in me an instant crystalisation of thought. Just by your inversion. >>>>Chess programs are playing "negative" chess. They avoid obvious loss by ply N. >>>>For them perfection is in loss avoidance (the not totally obvious opposite of >>>>win seeking). Therefore no style, no plan, no class. Just dumb obstructionism. >>>> >>>> >>>>Bella >>>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>>I thought this post was entorely on-topic and fair thing to say. >>>Then I got a reply to my post from the anonymous moderator "KarinsDad". >>> >>>This is his reply: >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>I posted this same thought a few months back. Of course, my post was not as >>>eloquent or well thought out as Ratko's. You must have missed it. I guess the >>>idea is not that appealing to you anymore since I never contribute anything >>>worthwhile. >>> >>>KarinsDad :) >>>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>>I think that the last sentence is a provocation. Or a troll. It is designed to >>>get me to react. >>> >>>Why does an anonymous moderator do this? He must have read the "warning" from >>>Bruce, and he must also have seen that I was making on-topic posts. >>> >>>So why is he trying to stir things up? >>> >>>It seems that there are some folk who don't like what I do, whatever I do, and >>>who are trying to get me banned. Or is there some other wierd motive? >>> >>> >>>Bella >> >>I don't think he was talking about you, > > >Of couse he is talking about me. He replied to my post and said "you" twice. If >it is not me then I am a Dutchwoman. > >> I won't mention the name of who I >>beleive he was referring to because I don't want to argue with that person. >> >>I don't think that you are in any danger of being bannned, > >I got a private email from the anonymous moderator (KD) which told me to "get >lost". He did *not* copy it to the other moderators. This does not sound acceptable to me. > >Very strange way to behave. My opinion. > > >Bella I don't understand some of the responses that you're getting at the forum, somehow you're hitting raw nerves with some people, they must be very bored or something. Pete > > > I don't really notice >>you causing any trouble, I can't say I understand what you were saying in your >>post that you quoted above, but it does not appear very off topic to me, I've >>been farther off topic than that, but I'm fortunate that people tend to ignore >>me so it's probably easier for me to do that. >> >>Pete
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