From: James Jolley on
On 2010-06-06 17:49:21 +0100, richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) said:

> In article <8721jtFp42U1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote:
>
>>> I can understand people standing up for themselves, so I ask again, how
>>> do you propose to do that? Are you just going to shout back at him in an
>>> equally rude and offensive way?
>
>> I'm not going to just take things if that's what you're suggesting.
>
> Why not? It would solve the problem.
>
> -- Richard

That says more about how this group feels more than anything. I thought
the discussion might actually lead to something. Ah well - no problem,
yet again it's my fault.

From: Richard Tobin on
In article <8722bgFs0jU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote:

>That says more about how this group feels more than anything. I thought
>the discussion might actually lead to something. Ah well - no problem,
>yet again it's my fault.

In arguments between you and Rowland, yes it's your fault. He's
mentally ill and you aren't. You should not apply the same standards
to Rowland that you apply to other people, and you should not expect
people to give you the same latitude they give him.

-- Richard

From: Jim on
Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote:

> > An example of which would be..? An actual usenet article example, since
> > you appear not to be picking up on that?
>
> <sigh> I tell you what, when you and the rest of you start to back up
> your whinings with quotes I'll start looking up message IDs. The current
> "I can't see any abuse" line is making me retch.

Or, to put it another way, you can't back up your claims.

Thought so.

Jim
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From: James Jolley on
On 2010-06-06 18:10:45 +0100, richard(a)cogsci.ed.ac.uk (Richard Tobin) said:

> In article <8722bgFs0jU1(a)mid.individual.net>,
> James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote:
>
>> That says more about how this group feels more than anything. I thought
>> the discussion might actually lead to something. Ah well - no problem,
>> yet again it's my fault.
>
> In arguments between you and Rowland, yes it's your fault. He's
> mentally ill and you aren't. You should not apply the same standards
> to Rowland that you apply to other people, and you should not expect
> people to give you the same latitude they give him.
>
> -- Richard

Huh, great. That's me told eh? Yep, seems so.

From: Peter Ceresole on
James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote:

> > I think in this case it might just be you, James.
>
> Nothing's new there is it? It's always me.

No, not always. But in this case it definitely is.
--
Peter