From: Devin Mullins Date: 2005-09-21T06:11:53+09:00 Subject: Re: The Ruby troll: William James Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote: > Ara.T.Howard wrote: > >> and even that assumes people are >> reading both groups which, i think, is the exception rather than the >> rule. > > I think so too. That's why I crossposted to clr. Yeah, here's the thing: I don't care what goes on in clpm. That's not on a holistic scale, of course. On a holistic scale, I favor the general wellbeing of the world, and hope that nobody's forming coalitions to perform ethnic cleansings over in clpm, but as far as whether or not there happens to be a pro-Ruby troll: I don't care. I don't care what clpm people think about me, or about the Ruby community. If someone chooses to derive a conclusion about the Ruby community without first spending time in clr/ruby-talk, then he is free to draw whatever dumbass inference he desires, for all I care. On the other hand, if he visits clr/ruby-talk, I want him to have a generally positive impression both of the community, and of me. So: Hi, Gunnar. I appreciate you pointing this out, but unfortunately I have no power over William James (don't even know the guy), and, having a life (sort of), I can't possibly take the time to try and influence him. I think it is up to you and the rest of clpm to police his actions in a way you guys best see fit. Thanks for visiting! I hope you venture into Ruby one day, too. It's fun. >> Why on Earth would you do such a thing? > > To let the clr readers know that the regular clr poster William James > is a Usenet troll. To rightfully discredit him. Ah. Well, again, thanks, but I don't really care who a person is, on this list, for the most part. For the most part, I just care what he's worth to me. And for the purposes of ruby-talk, it affects me not that he's a clpm troll. Maybe it'll have a real-world effect on me should I meet him at RubyConf and discover he has a crappy personality or something... Of course, my opinion might not be representative, so thanks for the information, anyway. > Well, one or two simple statements would have been nice. Well, sorry. In Ruby, there are no statements -- everything's an expression. *ba dum, ching* Devin Hope my honesty wasn't too brutal..