B&W X grapphics subsystems
rb duc
root at grumbly.UUCP
Fri May 4 03:54:19 AEST 1990
In article <900 at sixhub.UUCP> davidsen at sixhub.UUCP (bill davidsen) writes:
->In article <60 at grumbly.UUCP> root at grumbly.UUCP (rb duc) writes:
->
->| I'm kind of suprised that a net moderator would try to stifle discussion
->| with intimidating posts like this one. It doesn't bother me much, but
->| it well might keep some people from posting. Do you really think these
->| postings will have any effect on SCO's ( or any other vendors ) business?
-> I don't see anything intimidating about my thinking you have an
->emotional attachment to the issue, nor that I state doubt that SCO will
->benefit from it.
> From <899 at sixhub.UUCP> - bill davidsen
> moderator of comp.binaries.ibm.pc and 80386 mailing list
> quoted from previous post
> " I think that this person is what you would call a "groupie" for SCO.
> He is infatuated with their wonderfullness and wants us all to share it.
> I can't believe that SCO would be crazy enough to allow anyone
> associated with them to do this, even from a personally owned machine. I
> am suprised that they have not taken an official position against this,
> since it draws bad publicity for them and seems to gain them no benifits."
Well, now that I look it over again, it isn't that intimidating. It does
contain distortions, however, and once again infers that I am associated with
SCO or am acting on their behest. This has been denied repeatedly and is
what bothered me about the post. You have a position of responsibility -
a Congressman is still a Congressman, whether he is calling from his office
phone or his home phone. Some of the posts I've seen could be a bit daunting,
though I wouldn't put yours in that group.
-> I know very well that postings affect sales. I have gotten mail over
->the years saying that good or bad points I had mentioned had caused them
->to make or change a decision.
Yes, postings of a factual, technical nature might very well affect sales.
-> I have seen no evidence that you contribute anything to other groups,
->and the volume of your indignant postings certainly doesn't leave much
->time for other things. Look at the people who have been trying to
->clarify the reasons why we don't need another group. There are a number
->of people who are contributors (not just posters) in other groups,
->moderators, members of standards groups, and contributors to source and
->binary groups.
Well we probably have different interests and different sys files. I'm
sure there are fine people on both sides.
-> People are not disagreeing with you because you are being unconvincing
->and repitious, they are disagreeing with you because they think you're
->WRONG. Stop taking it so personally.
I have been repetitious because people keep making the same false statements
[see paragraph 4 above] and I do take someone calling me a jerk somewhat
personally.
sincerely,
rbduc
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