On Apr 14, 1:50 am, harrismh777 <harrismh...@charter.net> wrote: > Westley Martínez wrote: > >>>> I don't even know one person who has Win7 installed, running, and > >>>> likes it... > >>>> > >> not even one. > > >>> > > Hi, m harris, nice to meet you. Now you do. > > >>> > > To the online community: Is there a name for trolling for A by > >>> > > advocating for not-A in a way that discredits your point of view an > >>> > > case so that A now seems much more reasonable? It's not really > >>> > > "concern trolling". What would this be called? > > >> > Harrisment. > > >> > /I'm sorry, this is abuse... > > >> > Geremy Condra > > That was harristerical. > > Actually, it is funny... and I love humor as much as I love mathematics, > software, and freedom. Truly harristerical... :) > > But on a serious note, I did wonder who would be the first jouster to > offer the argumentum ad hominem? ... ah, sticks and stones...
I don't think there has been any argumentum ad hominem used here. No one besmirched you. What was criticized was your approach, which seemed counter-productive, and so much so that it seemed like you are "really" advocating FOR software patents by discrediting the position against them. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list