Re: What are the common well-verified psychological traits of the Apple Apologists on this newsgroup?

From	Alan Baker <nunya@ness.biz>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: What are the common well-verified psychological traits of the Apple Apologists on this newsgroup?
Date	2018-08-27 11:21 -0700
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On 2018-08-27 11:16 AM, thomas.e.elam@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 8:42:36 PM UTC-4, Arlen Holder wrote:
>> What are the common well-verified psychological traits of the typical iOS
>> poster on this newsgroup?
>>
>> The question is a psychological one where the Apple Apologists have, for
>> decades, almost all exhibited the following common traits which have caused
>> endless discussions because Apple Apologists don't seem to like facts.
>>
>> Here are the nine commonly exhibited traits of *all* the Apple Apologists:
>> * They're never purposefully helpful whenever they don't like the question
>> * They brazenly & repeatedly fabricate wholly imaginary iOS functionality
>> * They then exclaim that they told us many times how to do it! :)
>> * They always "just guess" where their credibility is worthless
>> * They almost never back up their statements with any referenced facts
>> * They incessantly play silly childish word games when faced with facts
>> * They consistently fabricate quoted content that never happened
>> * Then they respond to that imaginary quoted content as if it did!
>> * They consistently blame Android for the lack of functionality on iOS
>>
>> What's psychologically interesting is that in this post, Savageduck yet
>> again blames Android for an OP's inability to do what he wants using iOS!
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/ooCFANY5CAAJ>
>>
>> The OP of that thread concurred, that it was Android's fault that he
>> couldn't copy an app from one iOS device to another!
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/7Qqc3f1dCAAJ>
>>
>> Meanwhile, Jolly Roger yet again wholly fabricated imaginary iOS
>> functionality for the poor OP to attempt to follow (and fail), since both
>> nospam and Jolly Roger incessantly fabricate iOS functionality that just
>> doesn't exist, whenever they see a technical question that they don't like.
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/SGhljjBYCAAJ>
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/VqzlcQ0hCAAJ>
>>
>> When the OP tried Jolly Roger's fabricated method, is it any surprise it
>> failed?
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/C78-NjwnCAAJ>
>>
>> NOTE: Often Jolly Roger responds with hate-filled fifth-grade vitriol when
>> confronted with facts, but in this particular test thread, he remained calm
>> so we won't add that to the common traits.
>>
>> Of course, nospam not only fabricates imaginary iOS functionality:
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/Cf3bIIcQCAAJ>
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/1YHAnJEnCAAJ>
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/jsxtlTchCAAJ>
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/3naulH4cCAAJ>
>> But nospam also claims that he's told us how to do (what can't be done)
>> many times, and we just won't listen to him.
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/yk6sP4I2CAAJ>
>> And even better, nospam claims that people have been successful with their
>> imaginary iOS functioanlity!
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/HZYE3iscCAAJ>
>>
>> And yet, I told the OP it can't be done (because it can't be done).
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/7rHAL_QXCAAJ>
>>
>> And so did sms, who is another credible poster on the iOS newsgroups who is
>> almost never wrong simply because he speaks facts. (Facts are funny that
>> way.)
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/u21p0MMaCAAJ>
>>
>> Meanwhile, David Empson, the most knowedgeable and credible poster on the
>> iOs newsgroups by far, backed up what both sms and I said:
>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.ipad/Tufx3qIBZBw/z3kVVoc-CAAJ>
>>
>> Hence, the question is a psychological one where the Apple Apologists have,
>> for decades, almost all exhibited the following common traits:
>> * They're never purposefully helpful whenever they don't like the question
>> * They brazenly & repeatedly fabricate wholly imaginary iOS functionality
>> * They then exclaim that they told us many times how to do it! :)
>> * They always "just guess" where their credibility is worthless
>> * They almost never back up their statements with any referenced facts
>> * They incessantly play silly childish word games when faced with facts
>> * They consistently fabricate quoted content that never happened
>> * Then they respond to that imaginary quoted content as if it did!
>> * They consistently blame Android for the lack of functionality on iOS
>>
>> Are those the common psychological traits of all the Apple Apologists?
> 
> The facts are clear. I can do anything on my Moto Z that you can do on an iPhone. In some cases quicker and easier.
> 

Why don't you tell everyone how many phones you've gone through in the 
last few years to get to this point.

Just so that people can judge your credibility.

:-)
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