Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!goblin1!goblin.stu.neva.ru!news2.euro.net!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.031 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.94; '*S*': 0.00; 'badly': 0.07; 'garbage': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'sep': 0.09; 'finney': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'header:User- Agent:1': 0.26; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.28; 'lies': 0.29; 'them?': 0.29; 'things,': 0.29; 'writes:': 0.29; 'this.': 0.29; 'science,': 0.33; 'problem': 0.33; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.33; 'likely': 0.33; 'ben': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'received:org': 0.36; 'explain': 0.36; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'nothing': 0.38; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'most': 0.61; 'more.': 0.62; '26,': 0.65; 'explanations': 0.65; 'realise': 0.65; 'skip:\xe2 10': 0.66; '8bit%:21': 0.69; 'subject:Stop': 0.84; 'ample': 0.91 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Ben Finney Subject: Re: Stop feeding the trolls Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:06:54 +1000 References: <95e88ca6-36ad-4820-8ecc-c9a788517430@googlegroups.com> <648f62d6-6f07-432c-b742-876cedfce950@wm7g2000pbc.googlegroups.com> <20120925095327.aa0d222bad8678f6c0339fbf@druid.net> <66323e0b-228b-44c1-96e3-eecb7cc3cd84@n7g2000pbj.googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: rasputin.madmonks.org X-Public-Key-ID: 0xBD41714B X-Public-Key-Fingerprint: 9CFE 12B0 791A 4267 887F 520C B7AC 2E51 BD41 714B X-Public-Key-URL: http://www.benfinney.id.au/contact/bfinney-gpg.asc X-Post-From: Ben Finney User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:JEHlNRCiwBb2Imu5LuFaUiHfcnw= X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 19 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1348715229 news.xs4all.nl 6846 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:44029 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:30271 alex23 writes: > On Sep 26, 5:06 pm, Dwight Hutto wrote: > > You can "Plonk" my dick bitches. > > You do understand that when you have so many people react badly to how > you phrase things, that the problem most likely lies with you and not > them? That the only person who actually reacts favourably to this > garbage coming from you is *you*? There have been ample opportunities for him to realise this. It's past time to stop feeding this troll, please. -- \ “Alternative explanations are always welcome in science, if | `\ they are better and explain more. Alternative explanations that | _o__) explain nothing are not welcome.” —Victor J. Stenger, 2001-11-05 | Ben Finney