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[Response to \"news display general 680\", redirected here at
Laaban\'s request and because I agree it\'s prolly futile to continue
the discussion there. -- J]
He.
I don\'t think you\'re quite right about my points.
I get people msging me, summoning me, perhaps (attempting to) pkill me (or
so others speculate), when I apparently say or write something they deem,
in their personal opinion, to be too verbose for their tastes. But they
don\'t seem willing to admit that this is what they\'re doing, they
insist on saying \"I\'m fighting spam! X is spam!\" without
objectively defining what spam is or how X is spam.
I want them to either (1) objectively define how something is spam and/or
what spam is, and satisfactorily defend their claim, or else (2) come out
and admit that they can\'t do so and they\'re just attempting to
enforce their personal opinion and editorial preference about the length
and style of my writing. (Or do something else productive I haven\'t
considered, I suppose.) And, as long as they do neither of the above,
I\'m going to continue to interpret them as doing # 2, whether they
admit it or not.
Agreed that there\'s no requirement for BatMud, or any one or thing on
it, to be fair. Perhaps there\'s no requirement even for one to be
honest about saying A when one really means B; if so, I suppose I am
guilty of \"whining\" about that. But the naked emperor prolly felt
the same way about the boy, back in the day.
I\'m glad to see someone else apparently agrees that what\'s being
done is a mere attempt to enforce a personal preference. I\'m glad
I\'m not alone in recognizing this.
Thanks. And, thanks for your time in responding. Be well!
Joseph / JayAreJay
Laaban\'s request and because I agree it\'s prolly futile to continue
the discussion there. -- J]
Duke wrote:
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I believe he/she/it has 2 points. the first is an attempt to point
out the futility of anti-spam rules, and the second is a finely
disguised complaint about a recent punishment givent to he/she/it
or he/she/it\'s friend that resulted from spam. I don\'t know that
out the futility of anti-spam rules, and the second is a finely
disguised complaint about a recent punishment givent to he/she/it
or he/she/it\'s friend that resulted from spam. I don\'t know that
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such punishment exists or happened, but I must say anyone with
experience reading batmud news posts for any length of time can
extract the whiner out of any post regardless how well it is hidden
behind large words and \"nice grammar\"; and this clearly fell
into \"batmud is not fair\" category whine.
experience reading batmud news posts for any length of time can
extract the whiner out of any post regardless how well it is hidden
behind large words and \"nice grammar\"; and this clearly fell
into \"batmud is not fair\" category whine.
I don\'t think you\'re quite right about my points.
I get people msging me, summoning me, perhaps (attempting to) pkill me (or
so others speculate), when I apparently say or write something they deem,
in their personal opinion, to be too verbose for their tastes. But they
don\'t seem willing to admit that this is what they\'re doing, they
insist on saying \"I\'m fighting spam! X is spam!\" without
objectively defining what spam is or how X is spam.
I want them to either (1) objectively define how something is spam and/or
what spam is, and satisfactorily defend their claim, or else (2) come out
and admit that they can\'t do so and they\'re just attempting to
enforce their personal opinion and editorial preference about the length
and style of my writing. (Or do something else productive I haven\'t
considered, I suppose.) And, as long as they do neither of the above,
I\'m going to continue to interpret them as doing # 2, whether they
admit it or not.
Agreed that there\'s no requirement for BatMud, or any one or thing on
it, to be fair. Perhaps there\'s no requirement even for one to be
honest about saying A when one really means B; if so, I suppose I am
guilty of \"whining\" about that. But the naked emperor prolly felt
the same way about the boy, back in the day.
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Thus, I am deeming that the OP is merely a whiner. My ultimate
proof of this is the fact that he obviously is not a total moron
and any who is not such (a total moron) would clearly deduce the
impossibility of the original request (which is was define spam in
100% absolute terms blah blah...)
proof of this is the fact that he obviously is not a total moron
and any who is not such (a total moron) would clearly deduce the
impossibility of the original request (which is was define spam in
100% absolute terms blah blah...)
done is a mere attempt to enforce a personal preference. I\'m glad
I\'m not alone in recognizing this.
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Anyways I do like the style better though, much more pleasant and
interesting to read than \"mutha fuck this and that you pigs!\"
interesting to read than \"mutha fuck this and that you pigs!\"
Joseph / JayAreJay
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I don\'t think you\'re quite right about my points.
I get people msging me, summoning me, perhaps (attempting to) pkill me
I get people msging me, summoning me, perhaps (attempting to) pkill me
Quote:
so others speculate), when I apparently say or write something they
Quote:
in their personal opinion, to be too verbose for their tastes. But
Quote:
don\'t seem willing to admit that this is what they\'re doing, they
insist on saying \"I\'m fighting spam! X is spam!\" without
objectively defining what spam is or how X is spam.
I want them to either (1) objectively define how something is spam
insist on saying \"I\'m fighting spam! X is spam!\" without
objectively defining what spam is or how X is spam.
I want them to either (1) objectively define how something is spam
Quote:
what spam is, and satisfactorily defend their claim, or else (2) come
Quote:
and admit that they can\'t do so and they\'re just attempting to
enforce their personal opinion and editorial preference about the
enforce their personal opinion and editorial preference about the
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and style of my writing. (Or do something else productive I haven\'t
considered, I suppose.) And, as long as they do neither of the above,
I\'m going to continue to interpret them as doing # 2, whether they
admit it or not.
considered, I suppose.) And, as long as they do neither of the above,
I\'m going to continue to interpret them as doing # 2, whether they
admit it or not.
is this so hard to understand?
"For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and
wrong." -- H L Mencken
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