Poor Brad, Don't be silly. I never once said I objected to bad language. You got it wrong then and still have it wrong. You'd better dig some more, amongst your 12693 messages, and find out what really happened. But even if we were all to start swearing like troopers the FAQ allows for this. It tells us that this is an adult list and more. However, some weeks ago our attention was drawn to the fact that there are some youngsters reading the posts. Since then no one has used strong language.
Some of us find many of your endless stream of posts tiresome and have said as much. If you insist on posting rubbish people are bound to object; some gently as I have done up to now. But I eventually realised that irony escapes you and my efforts had been in vain. So I became more forthright. But that has only hurt your feelings. You also need funny faces to help you along. Too bad. I had a filter for you, but when the list got in a mess it stopped working. I'll fix it now. If you need to discuss this message you'll have to contact me off list. But I have to warn you I might not be so gentle. Don Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 9:12 PM Subject: Let's go back to September 25,2002 (WAS Re: Stuff Re: Deletion fixes all) > Doctor, > > Talk about useless junk mail! You swore a couple times in there I see. If > I remember correctly, you got all hot and bothered with a questionable email > I had written, told the group what you thought, and left us for a while, > funny thing, the list members noticed that while you slammed me about > language, you made the mistake yourself when responding. > > It's interesting that when you came back, you found yourself in the middle > of an argument right away. I did not dig enough to see when you started > posting again, but it seems to me you came back just to argue. > > From September 25, 2002 (there is another such email, but I didn't want to > spend much time dealing with inflated heads) > -----Begin Message----- > Can't handle 300+ messages a day; don't wish to handle messages where people > call each other 'P****l d**k' or 'S**t for Brains' and write 'f**k you!'; or > where they insult beloved public figures and deride the values of others. > > Can't handle this puerile s**t - so bye-bye for a while. > > D > > Dr E D F Williams > -----End Message----- > > Of course I removed some letters for posting here, but you at the time did > not. At least your language this time was toned down, yet to many people, > it is still swearing. Moreover, you behaved rather foolishly and > insultingly while telling me not to? > > Seems like the Dr. title has gone to your head. > Time for filter #2 > > Brad Dobo > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 6:06 AM > Subject: OT: Stuff Re: Deletion fixes all > > > > My Dear Brad, > > > > The first message about the Texas exhibition was about 400 messages down > and > > I simply couldn't be bothered to sort them out before deleting. It was my > > way of saying I'd had enough and a superfluous message to those not taking > > part. The thread had degenerated and was/is about to go bad. But you too > > spend quite a lot of time posting stuff that is designed to let us know > how > > clever you are. Strings of silly pseudo-philosophical crap don't do it. > > Especially when they are laced with meaningless, out of place, > abstractions. > > > > Here are some more useless observations: > > > > In every room where there is a group of people exceeding some number that > > I've forgotten, there will be two who were born on the same day; one in 20 > > will be a leader; there will be a couple of bullies and a drunk; at least > > one smart alec and a bigot. I forget the rest now - its simple statistics. > > > > Below is something useful: > > > > One thing we should all learn from being part of a sizable list like this > is > > that there is always someone who knows more than you do about the subject > at > > hand. If you resent this you are a fool. If you exploit this fact to > > improve your own knowledge or understanding, then you have much to gain. > > > > Simple plain English with no smiling face crap. > > > > Don > > > > Dr E D F Williams > > > > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > > Updated: March 30, 2002 > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 10:53 AM > > Subject: Re: Deletion fixes all > > > > > > > Don, > > > > > > Ummm....just a curious question, why did you tell us this? > > > > > > You don't have to answer this if you find it invasive, but how did 400 > old > > > messages of that thread bother you? How did deletion help you? Perhaps > > it > > > could help others. It was a crazy thread. Certainly, if new messages > on > > > the Texas Exhibition thread and its offshoots got on your nerves, I > could > > > see the deletion or filtering of it. I'm just curious, as I have all > the > > > PDML emails here, the good and the bad, but they cause me no harm > because > > > they are past. Now, I would understand if you were 'cleaning house', as > I > > > have 12693 messages from the PDML here, and numerous ones in my inbox > > > privately. I am lazy and collect junk, or I would have flushed them > out. > > > I'm sorta new, but does anyone out there have a higher total than mine? > > > > > > Respectfully, > > > > > > Brad Dobo > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Dr E D F Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:30 AM > > > Subject: Deletion fixes all > > > > > > > > > > Good morning all, > > > > > > > > I have just deleted the last 400 messages in my pdml inbox. The Texas > > > > Exhibition thread and its offshoots were getting on my nerves. > > > > > > > > Don > > > > > > > > Dr E D F Williams > > > > > > > > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams > > > > Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery > > > > Updated: March 30, 2002 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
