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On 01/06/13 12:30, Robert Klemme wrote:
> On 01.06.2013 10:06, lipska the kat wrote:
>> On 31/05/13 21:43, Lew wrote:
>>> On Friday, May 31, 2013 1:34:38 PM UTC-7, don wrote:
>
>>> The advice is sound. Follow it. Get over yourself.
>>
>> Why can't you just give advice?
>> Why do you always feel it necessary to behave like
>> a total arsehole?
>>
>> Why do you even bother, if you don't think the question a valid one then
>> why bother to respond?
>
> <disclaimer>I'm not Lew so I don't have access to his mind.</disclaimer>
>   You could look at this from a different perspective: since he *did*
> bother to answer you could give him the benefit of the doubt and assume
> that he wants to help.

Plenty of others, including myself managed to reply without giving it 
large with the smart arse attitude. You can defend him all you want but 
bullies have never phased me, I always stand up to them and they always 
turn out to be cowards.

> And in fact, I find most of the time Lew's
> postings are helpful - maybe not in an obvious way though. :-)

I'm happy for you.

>> Your bizarre behavior lowers the tone of the group
>> get over yourself, you really are not that important.
>
> You make it important - with your posting.  You may not agree with his
> style - very well.  But what makes you believe this posting of yours is
> helping to improve things?

Allowing thugs to practice their thuggery unopposed never contributes to 
an open and free debate.

If you don't get this then you are part of the problem I'm afraid.


lipska

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Lipska the KatŠ: Troll hunter, sandbox destroyer
and farscape dreamer of Aeryn Sun