Sigh.  It's like talking to a brick wall which is nothing new with you.

First, let me start off by stating I was participating in this conversation and merely brought up the point of bowerbird's statements of past.  As a smart person you can understand how contextual history would provide enhanced knowledge of the conversation.

Now, you bring up the point of me attacking people.  Again I request -- let me know where I have done so.  You still continue to attack even in this e-mail and have yet to bring anything to this conversation beyond phantasies as Marcello points out.

You can try to keep responding to these e-mails and keep this thread going or you can respect that I sent one e-mail providing history on bowerbird that you immediately attacked and when I requested you stop attacking Marcello you started this whole rant and rave pretending that you are this omnipotent dictator who is standing up for your volunteers.  Please go back and re-read this conversation and you will see how history see's you sir.

Joseph R. Gruber
joseph.gruber@gmail.com
http://www.josephgruber.com


On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Michael S. Hart <hart@pglaf.org> wrote:

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.
> >
> >
> > mh
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