[geeks] Avoiding Blowhard Syndrome redux..

[Amy]

On Sun, 2 Feb 2003, Mike Hebel wrote:
> The point - at least the one I was working towards - was to help Chris
> understand and moderate what he posts.  Cutting his head off does
> nothing to solve the solution.

Nope, but it sure as hell makes me feel better after dealing with 30-40
people emailing me and saying (paraphrased) "please for the love of god
shut him up!"

> In fact all cutting people's heads off does is leave you with a pile of
> corpses and people who walk a wide path around you because you cut heads
> off.

Good. It'll keep the fools away.

> *sigh*  This sort of attack - and it IS an attack - should have gone to
> him off-list.  I know you're going to be angry with me for saying this
> but isn't this the attitude that you complained others said about you?

Mike, right now I couldn't give a flying rat's ass what anyone thinks
about me. I'm too busy clotting, stringing, feeling like utter shit, and
bleeding like a stuck pig to worry about tactful suggestions. And you know
what? Everyone out there gives just as much of a shit about that or me as
they do about Byrne's mother getting cancer for the 45th fucking time or
his latest run-in with the law or one of his supposed former careers but
you don't bloody well hear me bitchin' about it every month (let alone
every other day) now do ya?

As for the off-list, well, I don't care to talk to him off-list. I don't
see any damn point to it. He'll be as oblivious there as he would here (if
not more so) and I don't need any more clutter in my inbox than already
exists.

--a