On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:30:48 -0500, Linonut wrote:
> * Erik Funkenbusch peremptorily fired off this memo:
>
>> On Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:44:18 -0800, Tim Smith wrote:
>>
>>> In article <2111713.DDcZpa1o0v@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
>>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> Some people said that Microsoft did this to Slashdot where there were very
>>>> many
>>>> abusive messages posted. Not just racist and homophobic material, but links
>>>> to
>>>> gross images too. It drives visitors away and harms the message as a whole
>>>> (poisons the well). Slashdot's traffic took a dive not because of the
>>>> editors,
>>>> who were hopeless.
>>>
>>> You aren't blaming goatse on Microsoft now, are you?
>>
>> It sure looks that way.
>>
>> It also means he has absolutely no idea how the geek mind works. Goatse
>> was a meme, and techies love memes. And they love practical jokes, after
>> all that's what the orinal "hacks" were.
>>
>> It's hard to believe that Roy could be that out of touch with his own
>> 'community'.
>
> Wow. Erik reduced to a me-too sock of Tim.
And you are Roy's lapdog.
> Roy is really having an effect!
He sure is...
Google Roy Schestowitz and see what you come up with.
--
Moshe Goldfarb
Collector of soaps from around the globe.
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