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Posted by William Davis on 10/05/94 11:51
In article <Xns97EFB1D7565A8Astrolabe@127.0.0.1>,
"Gene E. Bloch" <hamburger@NOT_SPAM.invalid> wrote:
> William Davis <davisbill@mac.com> wrote in
> news:davisbill-909C97.03061527062006@news.west.cox.net:
>
> > You likely came here seeking respect. Your behavior, however has
> > earned a short trip to my killfile.
> >
> > *Plonk*
> >
> > (if I ever see any of your posts via quoting here, I'll step up
> > and make sure everyone understands that you have NONE of the
> > expertise you claim.
>
> Be aware that the above remark, quoted from your post, could convey an
> impression of the sort of person you might be.
Well, I hope the sort of person that is would be someone who uses the
same standards and criteria for judging people in newsgroups as a
sensible person might use for judging people in the real world.
For example, I think doctors should have a diploma from an accredited
medical school. My doc has his on his wall, along with a certificate
from that school (Johns Hopkins) indicating that he had ranked second in
his graduating class. Makes me feel GREAT every time I visit him!
And it would take a LOT to get me to a place where I could question his
medical judgement.
This does NOT indicate that everyone MUST have some kind of formal
credentials. Some of the smartest guys I know don't have paper degrees.
But on-line conversations are a whole nother ballgame. People regularly
INVENT personalities, qualifications and experience here.
All we have to use to judge people is what they write. When someone
writes something that strikes me as false. I think it's fair to ask for
details. If they aren't forthcoming over repeted requests, I also think
it's fair to call that posters credientials into question.
Just like a "doctor" who sets up shop in your physical neighborhood, but
doesn't seem to know what they're doing.
If nobody calls them out, the community suffers.
Like it or not, this is my community. I've been posting here for nearly
a decade.
I don't like people who publically trash my choice of tools, can't or
won't debate openly and then hide behind handles so that they can slink
away leaving behind bogus opinions and unchallenged assertations.
Sorry if I offend you. But I consider it the on-line equivalent of
picking up litter in my physical neighborhood.
Just how I am.
Off to LA for my lecture tomorrow. See you all next week.
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