On 17 Apr 2007 08:20:24 -0700, Ingo Menger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>On 17 Apr., 12:33, Markus E Leypold ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> What makes Xah a troll is neither off-topic posts nor being >> incoherent -- its the attitude. He's broadcasting his drivel to a >> number of groups not with the intention to discuss (he hardly ever >> answers to answers to his posts), but solely with the intention to >> inform the world at large about his own magnificient thoughts. > >This hits the nail on the head. >Perhaps one could understand this behaviour on cultural grounds. In >chinese culture it may be not uncommon to write something that merely >sounds like great wisdom and it is nevertheless appreciated because >it's a piece of calligraphic art. > >> Trying to correct Xah's behaviour is probably impossible. > >Perhaps somebody could ask the chinese government to put him in jail >for "hurting international society" :) That's going to be tough because, according to his web page, he's living in a Honda Civic somewhere in Illinois, USA. http://xahlee.org/PageTwo_dir/Personal_dir/xah.html George -- for email reply remove "/" from address -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
