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From: Gerry Myerson on 26 May 2010 01:21
In article <4BFC5FB2.4030504(a)osu.edu>, James Burns <burns.87(a)osu.edu>
wrote:

<actually, James Burns didn't write what's below, he just left it in
something he responded to, and I've mislaid the attribution, but
never mind>

> > I notice that Myerson himself has posted in this
> > current thread.

Yes, against my better judgement.

> > Since we are discussing him, let me
> > enlighten him on what we're talking about: Back in
> > 2008, the mathematician Dennis DeTurck proposed
> > that fractions be abolished.

No, that's not at all what he proposed.

> > Now quasi attacked
> > DeTurck for making such a controversial idea,

quasi called DeTurck a kook.

> > then
> > Myerson criticized quasi for the same.

I criticized quasi for calling DeTurck a kook.
I thought she could make her point without resorting
to name-calling.

> > The point
> > that quasi was making back then (and I am now) is
> > that Myerson judges proponents of mathematical
> > ideas on their reputation and not just the
> > mathematical content of their ideas.

The point I was making then, and make now, is that I don't like
to see people calling each other names on Usenet. I get enough
of that at home.

> > Of course, this was back in 2008. It's possible
> > that the Myerson of 2010 would not judge posters
> > the same way that he did back in 2008. If so, then
> > more power to him.

You must be referring to quasi, since DeTurck was not
(to the best of my knowledge) a poster. I was generally
favorably impressed with the mathematical content of
quasi's ideas, and I wish she'd come back to this newsgroup.
I judged her on what she wrote, and would again today.

--
Gerry Myerson (gerry(a)maths.mq.edi.ai) (i -> u for email)
From: Gerry Myerson on 26 May 2010 19:10
In article
<1361852314.226895.1274885818581.JavaMail.root(a)gallium.mathforum.org>,
master1729 <tommy1729(a)gmail.com> wrote:

> Gerry Myerson wrote :
>
> > (to the best of my knowledge) a poster. I was generally favorably
> > impressed with the mathematical content of quasi's ideas, and I
> > wish she'd come back to this newsgroup. I judged her on what she
> > wrote, and would again today.
>
> she ??
>
> quasi = she ?

I'm giving quasi the benefit of the doubt.

--
Gerry Myerson (gerry(a)maths.mq.edi.ai) (i -> u for email)
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