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> Edward Dolan wrote:
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>> This group only dies when Mr. Sheman leaves us.
>
> That's because mainly you and Tom have driven them off!
No, I took note of this phenomenon long before I began to post to the group.
But how is it possible to drive anyone off of a newsgroup? Those who leave
leave of their own volition. Someday I will leave this group too and it will
have absolutely nothing to do with what anyone is saying or not saying. I
will simply leave because I have lost interest. Surely that is how it works
for everyone.
A newsgroup, as Jon Meinecke never tires of telling us, is what everyone
makes of it. If you want to read interesting messages about recumbents, then
write some interesting messages about recumbents. If they are interesting
enough, I will read them and I may even respond to them. Some of you want to
be entertained by others without contributing anything yourself. A newsgroup
does not work like that. A newsgroup is what YOU make of it, not someone
else.
Perry's post here is a prime example of what is wrong with this group. All
he knows how to do is to spite me - which must be extremely boring to
everyone else here. This has all been hashed over so frequently in the past
that even I am tiring of it. The only thing about any of this that makes any
sense to me is that he is jealous of me. But why should he care? We are all
strangers here to one another and I assure you, one and all, that I don't
give a damn about any of you, at least not on a personal level. I most
especially don't give a damn about Perry Butler, whoever the hell he is!
Perry professes a concern for the health of the group and then goes on post
after post to accuse Mr. Sherman and I of wrecking the group. He could
better insure the health of the group if he would post some interesting
messages about recumbents instead of wasting his time, my time and everyone
else's time with his present nonsense.
I will do my part to keep the group healthy by bringing balance here to
anything reeking of politics and/or other absurdities. Perry could
contribute something too it seems to me instead of acting like a jealous
spoiled child.
>> > Non-recumbent controversy killed this group!
>>
>> Utter nonsense!
>
> You don't understand what Usenet and ARBR stand for. This shows your
> ignorance!
>
>
>
>> You were never interesting and you never will be.
>
> At least I'm not a lonely, negative old man!
How many times do I have to tell you that I am not lonely before you are
going to believe me? I take pride in my negativism. It shows that I am a
thinker and do not follow the herd like a sheep. As for getting old, that is
a desired state for all of us unless you would rather die young.
>> >>If you want to
>> >> die, then go somewhere else and die by yourself.
>> >
>> > I'll leave "die by yourself" to you, you lonely old man!
>>
>> I love being alone, but I am never lonely. Try to figure that one out
> with
>> your limited brain power if you can.
>
> It's easy! No one wants to be with you! This is something people like
> you never understand. It's called denial!
I got quite a laugh out of this bit of Perryism. I could easily have as many
friends as I want but I have never known what friends are for. They
invariably will turn out to be a pain in the you know what and I just don't
need them. But I suppose if you need friends, then you should acquire them.
>> >> If and when the thread multiplies, that is due to others starting
> a
>> > new
>> >> thread. I NEVER do that! Mr. Sherman will occasionally do that
>> > because he
>> >> believes the subject has wandered. My policy is never to start a
> new
>> > thread.
>> >> I will stay on the same old thread until hell freezes over.
>> >
>> > A few months ago you started a thread about me! So much for "I
> NEVER
>> > do that!" I guess this is another instance where you are a liar!
>>
>> I once started one thread? So sue me!
>
> You have started more than one thread. Do you understand what the word
> "NEVER" means, especially when you write it in CAPS? Poor use of the
> English language.
I probably started that thread in retaliation for one of your assininities.
In fact, now that I think about it, that is precisely how it happened. You
were calling me a liar in a new thread with that word associated with my
name in a subject heading and I got fed up with your ****. By and large, I
NEVER initiate threads.
>> But weren't you the jerk who looked me up on the web to see where I
> was at
>> and then posted that information to the group. You are just too jerky
> and
>> nerdy for words!
>
> I didn't look you up on the Internet. You e-mailed me and told me you
> were from Worthington. This is the second time you have brought this
> up. Are you senile?
What gets said in an email is private and not for posting to a newsgroup.
That is why I call you a jerk and a nerd for not observing something so
elementary. If and when you want to post something to a newsgorup that was
said in an email, you should first ask permission.
>> >> ARBR is far better now that it ever was before.
>> >
>> > This is a Usenet group about recumbents. I would estimate less
> than 5%
>> > of your responses are about recumbents. You are violating Usnet
>> > policy! You don't understand what Usenet is about!
>>
>> I understand it is not about being dull and boring - which is all you
> are
>> ever good for. Why the hell don't you go to BROL and stay there if
> you want
>> to be on topic all the time?
>
> Why don't you go to a political discussion group? At least then you
> would meet Usenet policy. This is a group for recumbents.
If and when I say something about recumbents it is of such import that the
group needs too know. But I am mostly here to make damn sure that liberals
don't take over this group like they had when I first came aboard about 2
years ago.
>>Those assholes who have left this group were all a bunch of dirty
> rotten
>> liberals who were always posting their g.d. political nonsense here.
>
> They left because of the lack of recumbent talk! Replace the word
> "liberals" and you are talking about you!
Anyone who comes here can post all they want about recumbents. I will not
interfere with such posts. They left because I would not let their political
comments go unchallenged. That was my mission when I came here and it is
still my mission. If you do not want to tangle with me, then keep your
liberal politics to yourself. I am strictly a responder. I do not initiate
threads on politics (or any other subject either except rarely).
>> I do not post long messages.
>
> Liar!
Asshole!
>>I do not post
>> single sentences as that is the hallmark of an idiot. Most who post
> like
>> that are concise to the point of not making any sense at all.
>
> Tom doesn't make any sense? Tom posts this way all the time.
Yes, and I have taken note of that too. Tom is not really up to my high
standards. He is an engineer and I am an artist. There is no virtue in
brevity just as there is no virtue in being longwinded. I strike the perfect
mean. Others would be well advised to follow my example if they wish to
enter the sacred halls of Valhalla, the domain of gods and intellectuals
like myself.
A man of few words is invariably a man of few thoughts.
>> > You need to look up my posts when ARBR was about recumbents before
> you
>> > make these statements. This also shows your ignorance!
>>
>> I think I have been here about 2 years now. What do you expect me to
> do, go
>> back and look up **** here on this newsgroup? Perish the thought!
>
> Then you shouldn't have made the statement. Didn't they teach you
> anything in college? Don't you know how to research? Don't you know
> how to write? Please at least base your statements on fact! Anyone
> can write fiction. You've proved that!
I have known you via this newsgroup for approx. 2 years now. That is long
enough and I know everything about you that I will ever want to know. The
day I look up any post of yours is the day that hell will freeze over. Try
to get real, why don't you?
--
Regards,
Ed Dolan - Minnesota
