Paddy wrote: > Sometimes when reading c.l.p. I mentally stand off from what I have > been reading and get an odd feeling that 'WE ARE BEING TESTED'. That > someone else is purposefully posting a near repetitive post, or obvious > flame bait etc - not for the usual reasons, but to track the dynamics > af the replies. Rather like dropping a stone in the river and watching > pythonistas return c.l.p. to its normal, helpful, and polite norm. > Fascinating. > I only hope that if thats the case, then they should post their > findings here.
My experience with USENET suggests that there is always a steady stream of newbies, trolls, and otherwise clueless people. In the absence of real evidence (like traceable headers), I don't think there's a reason to suspect that there's someone performing psychological experiments on the denizens of c.l.py. -- Robert Kern [EMAIL PROTECTED] "In the fields of hell where the grass grows high Are the graves of dreams allowed to die." -- Richard Harter -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
