On Sun September 2 2007, Steve Searle wrote: > As (presumably) one of the ten pimples, most perceptive of you > I think there are more than ten > of us who believe that Karl is perverting the purpose of the list, and > that it is right we try and change this behaviour, by pointing this out. you are an intemperate few - I have noted no great rush to pile on to your defense - I have noticed your incessant attempts to annoint yourselves as spokesmen for the 'silent' masses > Just because he is stubborn does not mean we have to accept this > behaviour, which if it was copied by others on the list would lead to a > total breakdown to the usefulness of the list. > > Karl's streams of consciousness should be published on a blog, not the > mailing list. > > If Karl wants to develop documentation he should publish it on a web > page or wiki, and invite people from here to comment on / correct it. > That way a *correct* final version can be developed, without incorrect > intermediate versions being recorded on the list archives forever, where > they could easily mislead others. > > Where Karl has raised a problem on the list he should stick to the same > thread during its resolution. Raising multiple threads on the same > subject just leads to confusion for everyone. > note - I have not attempted to defend Karl in most of these discussions - it's never been the issue for me > Lastly, and specifically aimed at you Claude, calling others on the list > "a pimple on your own collective arse" ruins any argument you may be > making that we are being rude, nasty or hurtful to Karl and that it is > wrong for us to do so. Luckily (it seems so far) the remainder of this > list don't resort to childish invective - presumably they are more > intelligent and/or mature than you. ruins my argument in your intemperate brains - it was not you I hoped to convince - you, in particular, have used some rather nasty formulations and lame attempts at sophomoric humor repeatedly in your attacks, so, you are the on the receiving end now - you chose to respond to me, I assume you don't like it, good! -- Claude Jones Brunswick, MD, USA
