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Re: Pywart: The problem with "Rick Johnson"

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  Re: Pywart: The problem with "Rick Johnson" Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-06-12 15:17 -0400
    Re: Pywart: The problem with "Rick Johnson" Rick Johnson <rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> - 2013-06-12 18:30 -0700
      Re: Pywart: The problem with "Rick Johnson" Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-06-13 11:38 +1000

#47832 — Re: Pywart: The problem with "Rick Johnson"

On 6/4/2013 11:45 PM, Mike Hansen wrote:
>
> Is "Rick Johnson" the alter ego of Xah Lee, or is he the result of a
> cross breeding experiement with a troll by Saruman at Isengard?

He is a Python programmer competent enough with tkinter to have given 
useful answers to me and others. He occasionally enjoys verbal jousting, 
as in a bar, but pollutes his rants with ad hominem slurs.

In other words, your subject line was funny, as a spot on parody of his 
subject lines. Your content was, to me, not funny, and missed the mark.


-- 
Terry Jan Reedy

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On Wednesday, June 12, 2013 2:17:49 PM UTC-5, Terry Reedy wrote:
> On 6/4/2013 11:45 PM, Mike Hansen wrote:
> > Is "Rick Johnson" the alter ego of Xah Lee, or is he the result of a
> > cross breeding experiement with a troll by Saruman at Isengard?
> He is a Python programmer competent enough with tkinter to have given 
> useful answers to me and others.

Well thanks Terry. You've always been a knowledgeable and kind force on this list and the Python community could definitely use a few more like you. Hey, i would trade one-hundred Ricks for five or six more Terrys. :-)

> He occasionally enjoys verbal jousting, 
> as in a bar, but pollutes his rants with ad hominem slurs.

Urm, well i will admit my methods can be a bit "confrontational", however my  intentions are always virtuous. "Ad hominem slurs" may be a bit too harsh, or, maybe my definition of "ad hominem" is different than others. 

I'll admit, I've never been the type that "works well with others". I'm more of a "one man army" than a "team player". But then again, some of the greatest intellects in history share my awkward social skills!

And even if my "PyWarts" are troubling to some, i believe they are needed  simply because they serve a greater purpose -- greater than even Rick himself! Because you cannot repair a problem if you are unaware that the problem exists.

You see Terry, i'm just a soldier sacrificing myself on the alter of selflessness for the greater cause of this community. And whilst my vulgar display of bravado, and occasional diversions into hyperbole, can be upsetting to some, on the flip-side, my focused application of pure logical reasoning and my *unshakable* adherence to the fine principals of consistency can enlighten so many more!

PS: Was this a private email sent to you or a thread started on the list? Because i don't see this thread anywhere -- unless I've gone blind???

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#47881

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 11:30 AM, Rick Johnson
<rantingrickjohnson@gmail.com> wrote:
> PS: Was this a private email sent to you or a thread started on the list? Because i don't see this thread anywhere -- unless I've gone blind???

It was on-list, but there seems to be an issue with some posts - seems
to be @yahoo.com addresses - getting delayed. May have something to do
with the mail/news gateway, maybe a spam filter or something. I don't
know.

ChrisA

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