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____/ High Plains Thumper on Saturday 19 July 2008 03:35 : \____
> nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>
>>> If you suspect it's Moshe being dirty, just ignore it. Same
>>> as any post which you feel you can't reply to politely.
>>>
>>> Why is the principle "Don't feed the trolls" never exercised
>>> around here?
>>
>> I agree that they should be ignored, at least usually.
>
> For classic trolls, for the most part, "yes".
>
> Ignore it and it will go away does not work with the evangelist
> Wintrolls. Best thing to do is to follow their own evangelist's
> advice, not their hypocritical examples:
>
> http://www.groklaw.net/pdf/Comes-3096.pdf
>
> From the Microsoft Evangelism document used on the Comes court case:
>
> PDF page 43:
>
> "All is not Fair"
>
> "o We are under close scrutiny"
> " - Any unethical acts WILL BE uncovered"
> "o Besides - we're the good guys!"
> "o Simple rule to live by: _Never Lie_"
> " - Tell the truth, and nothing but the truth"
> " - Be selective in which truths you emphasize"
> " - Let the competition fill in the gaps"
>
> The truth is our ally, use it to greatest advantage to debunk
> their myths.
>
> PDF page 125:
>
> "Channel of Information, On-line Forums"
>
> "Monitor the relevant Usenet groups at all times"
> "Write well"
> "Be exceedingly formal and polite"
> " - It is very easy to give offense"
> " - Always assume that you are wrong; ask others to explain
> it to you"
> " - Developers are impressed by clear, precise, polite
> communication"
> "Don't sound like a prig"
I've never seen this one before. Another smoking gun.
> Best thing is to write well. Even DFS slinks away at a well
> written argument, as the rest of the Wintrolls. Sometimes they
> need it, but if possible, avoid the "tit-for-tat" rants.
Well, another Microsoft employee has just been sentenced to time in jail,
showing the nature of the company. I'll post about it in a moment.
- --
~~ Best of wishes
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http://Schestowitz.com | GNU/Linux | PGP-Key: 0x74572E8E
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