On Sun, 10 May 2009, Joseph R. Gruber wrote:
Of course you do sir -- attack, then go and hide.
OK, let's make this clear for everyone before ignoring you. You attacked while denying it was an attack, stirring up the old. I pointed out that you were indeed stirring up the old stuff, nothing new in what you have said, then or now. Each thing I say, you just mirror it back as if a schoolboy, saying, "Oh, no, it's YOU who are doing what you have said." There is nothing original in what you said then or now, you could simply be an "Eliza" type program, designed to cut and paste words from some previous message into some supposedly "new" message designed to provoke a response. If you know nothing else about my participation in this list over its various incarnations for 20 years, it has to be obvious that you cannot provoke me. I demonstrate that a person can be rational, responsive and even temperate and moderate in the face of such big trashy fallacious comments, and everyone knows this. Now you know it, too, and you can make as many comments as you like, knowing that I detest censorship even more than I detest what you are saying. You are attacking PEOPLE not ideas. Reply to CONTENT rather than attacking the PEOPLE. Until you come up with something constructive to say it is only in defense of others that I should reply. Everyone here can easily see through your pretenses and see that you just rant that everything YOU do is what I am doing. . .and you expect anyone to BELIEVE that? Oh, how little you think of our readers here. And obviously of yourself, to demean yourself so much. I suggest you stop and think for a while and then come up with something positive to say, for your negativity is not getting you, or us, anywhere. Hoping to thank you soon for your time & consideration Michael S. Hart Founder Project Gutenberg
Joseph R. Gruber joseph.gruber@gmail.com http://www.josephgruber.com
On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 9:02 AM, Michael S. Hart <hart@pglaf.org> wrote:
Yes, Mr. Gruber, you obviously think that by using my own kinds of statements in reverse will convince anyone that has seen the previous context. . .just another grade school tactic.
Now. . .after all that. . .how about a real strategy instead of just these short range tactics.
How about something that will justify the time and effort spent on reading your comments and responding to them.
Until such a time, I reserve the right not to answer at all.
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