On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:32:48 +0000, yttrx wrote:
> Kier <vallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Sun, 30 Jul 2006 18:48:40 +0000, Tim Smith wrote:
>>
>>> In article <pan.2006.07.30.18.02.31.134183@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kier wrote:
>>>>> Why is he doing it?
>>>>
>>>> It's called ADVOCACY. You know, that thing we're supposed to be doing
>>>> here?
>>>
>>> Microsoft stock prices have nothing to do with Linux advocacy. Nor does how
>>> Microsoft accountants handle stock options. Nor does the failure of someone
>>> doing a speech recognition demo to use a noise cancelling microphone. Nor
>>> does children learning to use a computer by inputing data to a spreadsheet
>>> that happens to be Excel. Nor do posts that take a problem common to
>>> Windows and Linux and omit any mention that Linux has the problem, making it
>>> look like that Linux has an advantage in that area.
>>
>> You could try pointing out that stuff in response to Roy's posts (not all
>> of which may indeed be as relevant as I would wish). Then it might
>> generate some discussion.
>>
>> Roy may allow his enthusiasm to run away with him from time to time. Yet
>> he's been depicted as some sort of monster by certain unpleasant
>> individuals, and attacked in a disgraceful manner which is wholly
>> unjustified. That seems not to bother you.
>>
>>
>
> I never called him a monster.
That wasn't directed at you, since you haven't been back here for that
long. A number of other posters, including flatfish, have been making
unpleasant personal attacks on Roy, using his News posts as an excuse.
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Kier
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