Re: [dev] Talk about sane web browsers

I also like Uriel's madness. His rants are always exaggerated, and as
said Anselm you don't have to take them too seriously.
He's just a cute troll (and you know the saying).
"Uriel, the suckless Tough Guy, filled with anger and liquid shit"

On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 11:49 PM, Donald Allen<donaldcallen_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 5:42 PM, Anselm R Garbe<garbeam_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2009/9/8 Donald Allen <donaldcallen_AT_gmail.com>:
>>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Anselm R Garbe<garbeam_AT_gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 2009/9/8 Donald Allen <donaldcallen_AT_gmail.com>:
>>>>> On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 1:42 PM, markus schnalke<meillo_AT_marmaro.de> wrote:
>>>>>> [2009-09-08 01:16] Uriel <lost.goblin_AT_gmail.com>
>>>>>>> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 9:35 PM, markus schnalke<meillo_AT_marmaro.de> wrote:
>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>> > Read my slides,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I would read them, if they were written in the standard language used
>>>>>>> by the software industry (and the internet as a whole). People that
>>>>>>> write stuff in marginal historical languages for nationalistic or
>>>>>>> other barbaric reasons should not be surprised if their work is
>>>>>>> ignored.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> What do you mean? Probably not the source language (latex), or?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The content is English. (I only talked in German, if this was
>>>>>> unclear.)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ... but maybe, better don't read them. I'm worried about you're
>>>>>> health.  ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> I think your concern is appropriate. Why anyone puts up with Uriel's
>>>>> disgusting, offensive, childish rants is beyond me.  This discussion
>>>>> has sucked more, not less, and I am going to remove myself from this
>>>>> list.
>>>>
>>>> Don't take Uriels offenses too serious or personal, his attitude is
>>>> quite difficult sometimes and we had such climaxes several times
>>>> already...
>>>
>>> There was no personal offense; I haven't been part of the discussion,
>>> fortunately. But why do you bother responding to this guy at all?
>>> Anyone who deals with people as he does does not deserve a response.
>>> Responding to him continues the discussion, pollutes the list, and
>>> offends people like me who were brought up to have polite and civil
>>> discussions about issues, even controversial ones.
>>
>> I understand your reasons. However some of us know Uriel and got used
>> to his social disabilities from time to time.  If you aren't used to
>> them, ignore him ;) At the end of the day sometimes even such strange
>> discussions turned to be fruitful in the past.
>
> I have spent many years at BBN and MIT with all sorts of social
> misfits. Some of them were brilliant and worth it, some were not. If
> you think this guy is worth what he's dishing out, fine, have private
> discussions with him and put up with his abuse yourself. But to allow
> this kind of thing on a public mailing list is a very different sort
> of thing. It reflects badly on your project and your work, and I think
> some minimum level of decorum is needed here. Such a requirement is
> not at all unusual in online communities. Unless and until that
> happens, I want no part of this.
>
> /Don
>
>
>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>> Anselm
>>
>>
>
>
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