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Op 26-10-13 18:19, Mark Lawrence schreef:
> On 26/10/2013 17:00, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>> On Sat, 26 Oct 2013 15:34:23 +0100, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>>
>>> On 26/10/2013 14:27, Nick the Gr33k wrote:
>>>
>>> Buy a sex manual.
>>
>> Mark, please resist the urge to bait Nick with insults. As entertaining
>> as they may be, they don't actually help reduce the problem.
>>
>>
>>
>
> I promise to stop baiting this complete and utter moron when I observe
> that nobody on this group says a single word to him as that's the only
> message that he'll understand.  Any word to him from anybody and I
> reserve the right to join in.

I fear this strategy is not stable. Just suppose most people follow this
strategy but someone reacts to Nikos anyhow. Now suddenly a lot of
people feel they have the right to join in. And of course these
reactions will feed this feeling.

I understand you feel you don't have to keep silent if others aren't
but I wish your trigger would be less sensitive.

-- 
Antoon Pardon