what exactly happened here?
#131
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Re: what exactly happened here?
The problem is with the trolls not Bill.
Coasty
"Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:i9S2g.69$KO6.12171@news.uswest.net...
> "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> news:6JR2g.15163$Kn4.2596@bignews2.bellsouth.net.. .
>> Most of the information he has provided since I have been here
>
> exactly. youve only been here a few months and youre jumping on bills
> back like a rabid dog. if youre trying to make a name for yourself, there
> are better ways than by trying to step on bill.
>
>
>> Furthermore, if he doesn't know about a particular vehicle, he just says
>> "That's not a real Jeep" and dismisses it.
>
> heh......thats your newbie coming out. when i first came into this
> newsgroup i announced my shiny new 2000 tj sahara and bill told me that it
> wasnt a "real" jeep. at first i was taken back....maybe offended a
> little.....but i later grew to appreciate bills conviction to jeeping.
> bottom line......right or wrong if it werent for the old school jeep
> purists like bill, i dont think your rubicon would even exist. folks just
> like bill (including bill!) built the jeep legacy that we all enjoy today.
> todays jeepers (er, the offroading ones anyway) continue the legacy that
> the old-schoolers built. you dont maintain a legacy by shitting on the
> founders.
>
>
>> He's certainly not to Jeeps what Bill S. is to Mustangs and big blocks
>> that's for DAMN sure.
>
> i dont think youve the knowledge or experience with jeeping yet to make
> that determination. if you stick with jeeping, sooner or later youll run
> into a problem that bill will be the one to solve for you.
>
>
>> I think that Tom said it well enough:
>> "IMO the bulk of his "knowledge" comes from an admittedly impressive
>> ability to dig up information, but knowing where the book is in the
>> library (and how to read it out loud), does not an expert make."
>
> knowing enough about a subject to know from memory where to go to find it
> and most importantly, THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO SO IN ORDER
> TO HELP OTHERS is what makes bill a true asset to this newsgroup.
> besides, linking to a page already scripted that reaches the same
> conclusion he reached only makes sense.
>
>
>> So you just put him up on any pedistal you want to Nate, but I'm not
>> gonna
>> do it just so I can be a part of the "Good ol' Boys Club"
>
> heh......i dont have bill on a pedestal kate.....but in the 7 years ive
> been reading this newsgroup ive grown to respect him. there is no club
> here. you have givers, takers, lurkers, and entertainers. bill is both a
> giver and an entertainer. even when i have no interest in a topic i
> always click on his messages because one of two things will happen when i
> do.....ill either learn something new or ill laugh at his comments. i am
> not threatened by his experience, i recognize/respect it and i try to
> learn from it.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
> http://InlineDiesel.com
> http://BighornRefrigeration.com
> http://ConcealedCarryForum.com
>
Coasty
"Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:i9S2g.69$KO6.12171@news.uswest.net...
> "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> news:6JR2g.15163$Kn4.2596@bignews2.bellsouth.net.. .
>> Most of the information he has provided since I have been here
>
> exactly. youve only been here a few months and youre jumping on bills
> back like a rabid dog. if youre trying to make a name for yourself, there
> are better ways than by trying to step on bill.
>
>
>> Furthermore, if he doesn't know about a particular vehicle, he just says
>> "That's not a real Jeep" and dismisses it.
>
> heh......thats your newbie coming out. when i first came into this
> newsgroup i announced my shiny new 2000 tj sahara and bill told me that it
> wasnt a "real" jeep. at first i was taken back....maybe offended a
> little.....but i later grew to appreciate bills conviction to jeeping.
> bottom line......right or wrong if it werent for the old school jeep
> purists like bill, i dont think your rubicon would even exist. folks just
> like bill (including bill!) built the jeep legacy that we all enjoy today.
> todays jeepers (er, the offroading ones anyway) continue the legacy that
> the old-schoolers built. you dont maintain a legacy by shitting on the
> founders.
>
>
>> He's certainly not to Jeeps what Bill S. is to Mustangs and big blocks
>> that's for DAMN sure.
>
> i dont think youve the knowledge or experience with jeeping yet to make
> that determination. if you stick with jeeping, sooner or later youll run
> into a problem that bill will be the one to solve for you.
>
>
>> I think that Tom said it well enough:
>> "IMO the bulk of his "knowledge" comes from an admittedly impressive
>> ability to dig up information, but knowing where the book is in the
>> library (and how to read it out loud), does not an expert make."
>
> knowing enough about a subject to know from memory where to go to find it
> and most importantly, THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO SO IN ORDER
> TO HELP OTHERS is what makes bill a true asset to this newsgroup.
> besides, linking to a page already scripted that reaches the same
> conclusion he reached only makes sense.
>
>
>> So you just put him up on any pedistal you want to Nate, but I'm not
>> gonna
>> do it just so I can be a part of the "Good ol' Boys Club"
>
> heh......i dont have bill on a pedestal kate.....but in the 7 years ive
> been reading this newsgroup ive grown to respect him. there is no club
> here. you have givers, takers, lurkers, and entertainers. bill is both a
> giver and an entertainer. even when i have no interest in a topic i
> always click on his messages because one of two things will happen when i
> do.....ill either learn something new or ill laugh at his comments. i am
> not threatened by his experience, i recognize/respect it and i try to
> learn from it.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
> http://InlineDiesel.com
> http://BighornRefrigeration.com
> http://ConcealedCarryForum.com
>
#132
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Re: what exactly happened here?
The problem is with the trolls not Bill.
Coasty
"Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:i9S2g.69$KO6.12171@news.uswest.net...
> "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> news:6JR2g.15163$Kn4.2596@bignews2.bellsouth.net.. .
>> Most of the information he has provided since I have been here
>
> exactly. youve only been here a few months and youre jumping on bills
> back like a rabid dog. if youre trying to make a name for yourself, there
> are better ways than by trying to step on bill.
>
>
>> Furthermore, if he doesn't know about a particular vehicle, he just says
>> "That's not a real Jeep" and dismisses it.
>
> heh......thats your newbie coming out. when i first came into this
> newsgroup i announced my shiny new 2000 tj sahara and bill told me that it
> wasnt a "real" jeep. at first i was taken back....maybe offended a
> little.....but i later grew to appreciate bills conviction to jeeping.
> bottom line......right or wrong if it werent for the old school jeep
> purists like bill, i dont think your rubicon would even exist. folks just
> like bill (including bill!) built the jeep legacy that we all enjoy today.
> todays jeepers (er, the offroading ones anyway) continue the legacy that
> the old-schoolers built. you dont maintain a legacy by shitting on the
> founders.
>
>
>> He's certainly not to Jeeps what Bill S. is to Mustangs and big blocks
>> that's for DAMN sure.
>
> i dont think youve the knowledge or experience with jeeping yet to make
> that determination. if you stick with jeeping, sooner or later youll run
> into a problem that bill will be the one to solve for you.
>
>
>> I think that Tom said it well enough:
>> "IMO the bulk of his "knowledge" comes from an admittedly impressive
>> ability to dig up information, but knowing where the book is in the
>> library (and how to read it out loud), does not an expert make."
>
> knowing enough about a subject to know from memory where to go to find it
> and most importantly, THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO SO IN ORDER
> TO HELP OTHERS is what makes bill a true asset to this newsgroup.
> besides, linking to a page already scripted that reaches the same
> conclusion he reached only makes sense.
>
>
>> So you just put him up on any pedistal you want to Nate, but I'm not
>> gonna
>> do it just so I can be a part of the "Good ol' Boys Club"
>
> heh......i dont have bill on a pedestal kate.....but in the 7 years ive
> been reading this newsgroup ive grown to respect him. there is no club
> here. you have givers, takers, lurkers, and entertainers. bill is both a
> giver and an entertainer. even when i have no interest in a topic i
> always click on his messages because one of two things will happen when i
> do.....ill either learn something new or ill laugh at his comments. i am
> not threatened by his experience, i recognize/respect it and i try to
> learn from it.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
> http://InlineDiesel.com
> http://BighornRefrigeration.com
> http://ConcealedCarryForum.com
>
Coasty
"Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:i9S2g.69$KO6.12171@news.uswest.net...
> "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> news:6JR2g.15163$Kn4.2596@bignews2.bellsouth.net.. .
>> Most of the information he has provided since I have been here
>
> exactly. youve only been here a few months and youre jumping on bills
> back like a rabid dog. if youre trying to make a name for yourself, there
> are better ways than by trying to step on bill.
>
>
>> Furthermore, if he doesn't know about a particular vehicle, he just says
>> "That's not a real Jeep" and dismisses it.
>
> heh......thats your newbie coming out. when i first came into this
> newsgroup i announced my shiny new 2000 tj sahara and bill told me that it
> wasnt a "real" jeep. at first i was taken back....maybe offended a
> little.....but i later grew to appreciate bills conviction to jeeping.
> bottom line......right or wrong if it werent for the old school jeep
> purists like bill, i dont think your rubicon would even exist. folks just
> like bill (including bill!) built the jeep legacy that we all enjoy today.
> todays jeepers (er, the offroading ones anyway) continue the legacy that
> the old-schoolers built. you dont maintain a legacy by shitting on the
> founders.
>
>
>> He's certainly not to Jeeps what Bill S. is to Mustangs and big blocks
>> that's for DAMN sure.
>
> i dont think youve the knowledge or experience with jeeping yet to make
> that determination. if you stick with jeeping, sooner or later youll run
> into a problem that bill will be the one to solve for you.
>
>
>> I think that Tom said it well enough:
>> "IMO the bulk of his "knowledge" comes from an admittedly impressive
>> ability to dig up information, but knowing where the book is in the
>> library (and how to read it out loud), does not an expert make."
>
> knowing enough about a subject to know from memory where to go to find it
> and most importantly, THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO SO IN ORDER
> TO HELP OTHERS is what makes bill a true asset to this newsgroup.
> besides, linking to a page already scripted that reaches the same
> conclusion he reached only makes sense.
>
>
>> So you just put him up on any pedistal you want to Nate, but I'm not
>> gonna
>> do it just so I can be a part of the "Good ol' Boys Club"
>
> heh......i dont have bill on a pedestal kate.....but in the 7 years ive
> been reading this newsgroup ive grown to respect him. there is no club
> here. you have givers, takers, lurkers, and entertainers. bill is both a
> giver and an entertainer. even when i have no interest in a topic i
> always click on his messages because one of two things will happen when i
> do.....ill either learn something new or ill laugh at his comments. i am
> not threatened by his experience, i recognize/respect it and i try to
> learn from it.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
> http://InlineDiesel.com
> http://BighornRefrigeration.com
> http://ConcealedCarryForum.com
>
#133
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Re: what exactly happened here?
The problem is with the trolls not Bill.
Coasty
"Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:i9S2g.69$KO6.12171@news.uswest.net...
> "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> news:6JR2g.15163$Kn4.2596@bignews2.bellsouth.net.. .
>> Most of the information he has provided since I have been here
>
> exactly. youve only been here a few months and youre jumping on bills
> back like a rabid dog. if youre trying to make a name for yourself, there
> are better ways than by trying to step on bill.
>
>
>> Furthermore, if he doesn't know about a particular vehicle, he just says
>> "That's not a real Jeep" and dismisses it.
>
> heh......thats your newbie coming out. when i first came into this
> newsgroup i announced my shiny new 2000 tj sahara and bill told me that it
> wasnt a "real" jeep. at first i was taken back....maybe offended a
> little.....but i later grew to appreciate bills conviction to jeeping.
> bottom line......right or wrong if it werent for the old school jeep
> purists like bill, i dont think your rubicon would even exist. folks just
> like bill (including bill!) built the jeep legacy that we all enjoy today.
> todays jeepers (er, the offroading ones anyway) continue the legacy that
> the old-schoolers built. you dont maintain a legacy by shitting on the
> founders.
>
>
>> He's certainly not to Jeeps what Bill S. is to Mustangs and big blocks
>> that's for DAMN sure.
>
> i dont think youve the knowledge or experience with jeeping yet to make
> that determination. if you stick with jeeping, sooner or later youll run
> into a problem that bill will be the one to solve for you.
>
>
>> I think that Tom said it well enough:
>> "IMO the bulk of his "knowledge" comes from an admittedly impressive
>> ability to dig up information, but knowing where the book is in the
>> library (and how to read it out loud), does not an expert make."
>
> knowing enough about a subject to know from memory where to go to find it
> and most importantly, THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO SO IN ORDER
> TO HELP OTHERS is what makes bill a true asset to this newsgroup.
> besides, linking to a page already scripted that reaches the same
> conclusion he reached only makes sense.
>
>
>> So you just put him up on any pedistal you want to Nate, but I'm not
>> gonna
>> do it just so I can be a part of the "Good ol' Boys Club"
>
> heh......i dont have bill on a pedestal kate.....but in the 7 years ive
> been reading this newsgroup ive grown to respect him. there is no club
> here. you have givers, takers, lurkers, and entertainers. bill is both a
> giver and an entertainer. even when i have no interest in a topic i
> always click on his messages because one of two things will happen when i
> do.....ill either learn something new or ill laugh at his comments. i am
> not threatened by his experience, i recognize/respect it and i try to
> learn from it.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
> http://InlineDiesel.com
> http://BighornRefrigeration.com
> http://ConcealedCarryForum.com
>
Coasty
"Nathan W. Collier" <Nathan@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
news:i9S2g.69$KO6.12171@news.uswest.net...
> "Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
> news:6JR2g.15163$Kn4.2596@bignews2.bellsouth.net.. .
>> Most of the information he has provided since I have been here
>
> exactly. youve only been here a few months and youre jumping on bills
> back like a rabid dog. if youre trying to make a name for yourself, there
> are better ways than by trying to step on bill.
>
>
>> Furthermore, if he doesn't know about a particular vehicle, he just says
>> "That's not a real Jeep" and dismisses it.
>
> heh......thats your newbie coming out. when i first came into this
> newsgroup i announced my shiny new 2000 tj sahara and bill told me that it
> wasnt a "real" jeep. at first i was taken back....maybe offended a
> little.....but i later grew to appreciate bills conviction to jeeping.
> bottom line......right or wrong if it werent for the old school jeep
> purists like bill, i dont think your rubicon would even exist. folks just
> like bill (including bill!) built the jeep legacy that we all enjoy today.
> todays jeepers (er, the offroading ones anyway) continue the legacy that
> the old-schoolers built. you dont maintain a legacy by shitting on the
> founders.
>
>
>> He's certainly not to Jeeps what Bill S. is to Mustangs and big blocks
>> that's for DAMN sure.
>
> i dont think youve the knowledge or experience with jeeping yet to make
> that determination. if you stick with jeeping, sooner or later youll run
> into a problem that bill will be the one to solve for you.
>
>
>> I think that Tom said it well enough:
>> "IMO the bulk of his "knowledge" comes from an admittedly impressive
>> ability to dig up information, but knowing where the book is in the
>> library (and how to read it out loud), does not an expert make."
>
> knowing enough about a subject to know from memory where to go to find it
> and most importantly, THE WILLINGNESS TO TAKE THE TIME TO DO SO IN ORDER
> TO HELP OTHERS is what makes bill a true asset to this newsgroup.
> besides, linking to a page already scripted that reaches the same
> conclusion he reached only makes sense.
>
>
>> So you just put him up on any pedistal you want to Nate, but I'm not
>> gonna
>> do it just so I can be a part of the "Good ol' Boys Club"
>
> heh......i dont have bill on a pedestal kate.....but in the 7 years ive
> been reading this newsgroup ive grown to respect him. there is no club
> here. you have givers, takers, lurkers, and entertainers. bill is both a
> giver and an entertainer. even when i have no interest in a topic i
> always click on his messages because one of two things will happen when i
> do.....ill either learn something new or ill laugh at his comments. i am
> not threatened by his experience, i recognize/respect it and i try to
> learn from it.
>
> --
> Nathan W. Collier
> http://UtilityOffRoad.com
> http://7SlotGrille.com
> http://InlineDiesel.com
> http://BighornRefrigeration.com
> http://ConcealedCarryForum.com
>
#134
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Re: what exactly happened here? FYI Only
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:28:19 GMT, Pink Freud
<psychokiller@terminal-analysis.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:19:31 -0400, Josh Piela wrote:
>
>FYI Only
>
>> What has happened to this newsgroup? I am starting to understand that
>> Bill has pissed the wrong person off this time. Correct??
>
>Not quite. Not person, but persons. Many. From many different groups.
>
>And because of things like this:
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Hi Josh,
> You may help by reporting the abuse to the addresses you find in
>their header. That's the only way we may remove the trolls that would
>spam our groups. Learn how to via: SPAM COMPLAINTS -
>http://spam.abuse.net/userhelp/howtocomplain.shtml
>USENET COMPLAINTS - http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
>PROBE ATTEMPTS - http://online.securityfocus.com/news/9
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>
>
>The observer.
>
You're right. It's because the goat----er doesn't have the nads to
use a killfile and wants everyone else to save him from himself.
--
Just your average Joe.
<psychokiller@terminal-analysis.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:19:31 -0400, Josh Piela wrote:
>
>FYI Only
>
>> What has happened to this newsgroup? I am starting to understand that
>> Bill has pissed the wrong person off this time. Correct??
>
>Not quite. Not person, but persons. Many. From many different groups.
>
>And because of things like this:
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Hi Josh,
> You may help by reporting the abuse to the addresses you find in
>their header. That's the only way we may remove the trolls that would
>spam our groups. Learn how to via: SPAM COMPLAINTS -
>http://spam.abuse.net/userhelp/howtocomplain.shtml
>USENET COMPLAINTS - http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
>PROBE ATTEMPTS - http://online.securityfocus.com/news/9
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>
>
>The observer.
>
You're right. It's because the goat----er doesn't have the nads to
use a killfile and wants everyone else to save him from himself.
--
Just your average Joe.
#135
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: what exactly happened here? FYI Only
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:28:19 GMT, Pink Freud
<psychokiller@terminal-analysis.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:19:31 -0400, Josh Piela wrote:
>
>FYI Only
>
>> What has happened to this newsgroup? I am starting to understand that
>> Bill has pissed the wrong person off this time. Correct??
>
>Not quite. Not person, but persons. Many. From many different groups.
>
>And because of things like this:
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Hi Josh,
> You may help by reporting the abuse to the addresses you find in
>their header. That's the only way we may remove the trolls that would
>spam our groups. Learn how to via: SPAM COMPLAINTS -
>http://spam.abuse.net/userhelp/howtocomplain.shtml
>USENET COMPLAINTS - http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
>PROBE ATTEMPTS - http://online.securityfocus.com/news/9
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>
>
>The observer.
>
You're right. It's because the goat----er doesn't have the nads to
use a killfile and wants everyone else to save him from himself.
--
Just your average Joe.
<psychokiller@terminal-analysis.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:19:31 -0400, Josh Piela wrote:
>
>FYI Only
>
>> What has happened to this newsgroup? I am starting to understand that
>> Bill has pissed the wrong person off this time. Correct??
>
>Not quite. Not person, but persons. Many. From many different groups.
>
>And because of things like this:
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Hi Josh,
> You may help by reporting the abuse to the addresses you find in
>their header. That's the only way we may remove the trolls that would
>spam our groups. Learn how to via: SPAM COMPLAINTS -
>http://spam.abuse.net/userhelp/howtocomplain.shtml
>USENET COMPLAINTS - http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
>PROBE ATTEMPTS - http://online.securityfocus.com/news/9
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>
>
>The observer.
>
You're right. It's because the goat----er doesn't have the nads to
use a killfile and wants everyone else to save him from himself.
--
Just your average Joe.
#136
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: what exactly happened here? FYI Only
On Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:28:19 GMT, Pink Freud
<psychokiller@terminal-analysis.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:19:31 -0400, Josh Piela wrote:
>
>FYI Only
>
>> What has happened to this newsgroup? I am starting to understand that
>> Bill has pissed the wrong person off this time. Correct??
>
>Not quite. Not person, but persons. Many. From many different groups.
>
>And because of things like this:
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Hi Josh,
> You may help by reporting the abuse to the addresses you find in
>their header. That's the only way we may remove the trolls that would
>spam our groups. Learn how to via: SPAM COMPLAINTS -
>http://spam.abuse.net/userhelp/howtocomplain.shtml
>USENET COMPLAINTS - http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
>PROBE ATTEMPTS - http://online.securityfocus.com/news/9
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>
>
>The observer.
>
You're right. It's because the goat----er doesn't have the nads to
use a killfile and wants everyone else to save him from himself.
--
Just your average Joe.
<psychokiller@terminal-analysis.org> wrote:
>On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:19:31 -0400, Josh Piela wrote:
>
>FYI Only
>
>> What has happened to this newsgroup? I am starting to understand that
>> Bill has pissed the wrong person off this time. Correct??
>
>Not quite. Not person, but persons. Many. From many different groups.
>
>And because of things like this:
>
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Hi Josh,
> You may help by reporting the abuse to the addresses you find in
>their header. That's the only way we may remove the trolls that would
>spam our groups. Learn how to via: SPAM COMPLAINTS -
>http://spam.abuse.net/userhelp/howtocomplain.shtml
>USENET COMPLAINTS - http://www.cybernothing.org/faqs/net-abuse-faq.html
>PROBE ATTEMPTS - http://online.securityfocus.com/news/9
> God Bless America, Bill O|||||||O
>mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
>
>
>
>
>The observer.
>
You're right. It's because the goat----er doesn't have the nads to
use a killfile and wants everyone else to save him from himself.
--
Just your average Joe.
#140
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Re: what exactly happened here?
"Kate" <Kate@dub.dub.dub.com (please ask)> wrote in message
news:W_N2g.26463$Kh5.1353@bignews8.bellsouth.net.. .
>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:444b98ec$0$24451$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> : Kate,
> :
> : I have seen newsgroups broken up by abusive posters and the conflicts
they
> : generate. Whatever Bill did, I am sure it was justified. It is like
> : turning in a litterer on the highway, or a vehicle in the HOV lane, with
> one
> : occupant, or a child abuser, or calling 911 when you see a burglar break
> : into your neighbor's house, or wolf poachers. Somebody has to do it.
> :
> : I had to turn in a prominent member of my community once, for breaking
the
> : law. I thought about it quite a while. I realized that there would be
> some
> : people who did not understand, who did not want to understand. I
thought
> : about the fact that the low life scum and his friends would try to libel
> me,
> : much as these cowards are libelling Bill, and that some people would
> believe
> : them. Several people asked me not to do it, because of the "damage"
that
> it
> : would do to our community. Well, now I know who my real friends are.
> :
> : Not turning the scum in, is never an option.
> :
> : Earle
> :
>
> All perfectly valid points Earle but that is ASSUMING that what Bill did
was
> something good.
> We all know what happens when we assume.
>
> I remember his very first post to me was telling me to get a REAL Jeep. He
> then proceeded to disrespect my brand new pride and joy for several posts,
> because it was not HIS idea of a REAL Jeep. What a crock of ----.
> It went about a yard up my ***. Face to face, I'd have given him a piece
of
> my mind.
>
> He can be abrasive from the get-go and I am just saying that he may have
> brought this on himself.
>
> I'm not saying he DID but he could have.
> Furthermore, I think he likes the attention.
> He has successfully become the center of attention in this and other
groups
> simply because of his 'fan club'
> It's like walking onto a grammar school play yard at times.
>
> I have not been in this group long but I have been on Usenet for something
> like 12 years - you remember, back in the day?
> When you logged onto the server in a little black screen.
>
> These are particularly crafty vile little trolls.
> But I'm telling you, they didn't just choose him from the herd because he
is
> soft spoken, gentle natured, good old Bill.
> He did something to **** them off. Note - THEM. More than one person even.
>
> I think I may even have a fair idea of who one of them is and I'm betting
> that no matter how hard Bill tried, if it is who I think it is, he will
> NEVER get the guy.
>
> If I had the time or interest I would google it to see where it started.
> But I just don't care about it that much.
>
> Ya'll can pat him on the back all you want. IN THIS CASE I'd like to put
my
> boot in his *** and tell him to grow the hell up.
>
> On another note, it's in the 70's outside and my Jeep is calling to me.
> Can you hear it?
> "Katieeeeeee... come put the top down.... lets go for a drive!"
>
> That means, I'm outta here :)
>
> Kate
>
Kate,
Did you ever stop to think, that you may be a tad over sensitive? Now that
you have a REAL Jeep, it is OK to answer.
Earle
news:W_N2g.26463$Kh5.1353@bignews8.bellsouth.net.. .
>
> "Earle Horton" <NurseBustersNoSpam@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:444b98ec$0$24451$a82e2bb9@reader.athenanews.c om...
> : Kate,
> :
> : I have seen newsgroups broken up by abusive posters and the conflicts
they
> : generate. Whatever Bill did, I am sure it was justified. It is like
> : turning in a litterer on the highway, or a vehicle in the HOV lane, with
> one
> : occupant, or a child abuser, or calling 911 when you see a burglar break
> : into your neighbor's house, or wolf poachers. Somebody has to do it.
> :
> : I had to turn in a prominent member of my community once, for breaking
the
> : law. I thought about it quite a while. I realized that there would be
> some
> : people who did not understand, who did not want to understand. I
thought
> : about the fact that the low life scum and his friends would try to libel
> me,
> : much as these cowards are libelling Bill, and that some people would
> believe
> : them. Several people asked me not to do it, because of the "damage"
that
> it
> : would do to our community. Well, now I know who my real friends are.
> :
> : Not turning the scum in, is never an option.
> :
> : Earle
> :
>
> All perfectly valid points Earle but that is ASSUMING that what Bill did
was
> something good.
> We all know what happens when we assume.
>
> I remember his very first post to me was telling me to get a REAL Jeep. He
> then proceeded to disrespect my brand new pride and joy for several posts,
> because it was not HIS idea of a REAL Jeep. What a crock of ----.
> It went about a yard up my ***. Face to face, I'd have given him a piece
of
> my mind.
>
> He can be abrasive from the get-go and I am just saying that he may have
> brought this on himself.
>
> I'm not saying he DID but he could have.
> Furthermore, I think he likes the attention.
> He has successfully become the center of attention in this and other
groups
> simply because of his 'fan club'
> It's like walking onto a grammar school play yard at times.
>
> I have not been in this group long but I have been on Usenet for something
> like 12 years - you remember, back in the day?
> When you logged onto the server in a little black screen.
>
> These are particularly crafty vile little trolls.
> But I'm telling you, they didn't just choose him from the herd because he
is
> soft spoken, gentle natured, good old Bill.
> He did something to **** them off. Note - THEM. More than one person even.
>
> I think I may even have a fair idea of who one of them is and I'm betting
> that no matter how hard Bill tried, if it is who I think it is, he will
> NEVER get the guy.
>
> If I had the time or interest I would google it to see where it started.
> But I just don't care about it that much.
>
> Ya'll can pat him on the back all you want. IN THIS CASE I'd like to put
my
> boot in his *** and tell him to grow the hell up.
>
> On another note, it's in the 70's outside and my Jeep is calling to me.
> Can you hear it?
> "Katieeeeeee... come put the top down.... lets go for a drive!"
>
> That means, I'm outta here :)
>
> Kate
>
Kate,
Did you ever stop to think, that you may be a tad over sensitive? Now that
you have a REAL Jeep, it is OK to answer.
Earle