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From: jlg@lanl.gov (Jim Giles)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: arg
Message-ID: <6164@lanl.gov>
Date: 16 Nov 90 19:28:23 GMT
References: <4013@osc.COM>
Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M.
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From article <4013@osc.COM>, by jgk@osc.COM (Joe Keane):
> I can't take it anymore.  I think we should create a new group,
> `comp.lang.jim-giles-versus-dan-bernstein'.  Is this a good idea?

It would be empty (unless Dan likes talking to himself).  I have given
up.  He will accuse me of evading the issues, but I no longer care.
It is impossible to argue with someone that _never_ sticks to the
technical issues.  The recent rampage of invective (and not just
against me) is enough to demonstrate that the proper use of a Dan
Bernstein message is to throw it to /dev/null.

Interestingly, in a recent article, he has insisted that only technical
content should be allowed on the thread.  Since he is always the first
to leave technical content for invective, the request is a hollow one.
In fact, I am now of the opinion that _all_ comp.lang.misc discussions
should stick strictly to technical issues.  The only way to maintain
that position seems to be to ignore Dan Bernstein.  This is the last
direct mention of the man I will ever make.

J. Giles