[lojban] Re: Probation (was Re: Re: tone of letter)

[Ryan Keppel <lojban-out@lojban.org>]

WTF? I just gave lojban $256 because they are trying to do something
interesting with respect to transhumanism. What are you trying to do? Sharpen
your skills for a job interview? What does this have to do with your career?

------ Original Message ------
Received: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:20:42 PM PDT
From: xah lee <xah@xahlee.org>
To: lojban-list@lojban.org
Subject: [lojban] Re: Probation (was Re: Re: tone of letter)

> Folks, look at this highness, who has the verve to declare me “ON 
> PROBATION!!” in public. Let's do a little behavioral analysis, from 
> which, we can get a glimpse of a human animal's heart.
> 
> If a moderator did consider a member overboard, she can send a private 
> warning. If the act is egregious such as spam, the moderator can ban 
> the guy outright.
> 
> but a righteous OpenSourcer will come forth with judiciousness and 
> leniency and declare a “probation”!
> 
> Look at the attachment: “Consider yourself on probation for the 
> INDEFINATE FUTURE”
> 
> Such a kindness and decisiveness. And look:
> 
> “... you will be banned from this list, and ALL OTHERS I RUN.”
> 
> Such encompassing consideration.
> 
> Look at this commandeering rub-in: “Just For The Record: Not changing 
> the logo.”!
> 
> as i have alluded to before, the drive behind behaviors such as this is 
> a power struggle. An instinctive kind of show off to see who's the 
> boss, esp by ones who posses power and can wield it in a popular way in 
> the name of good deeds. Folks, if you never experienced politics, this 
> is a firsthand show.
> 
> Dear Robin Lee Powell — Secretary and webmaster of Logical Language 
> Group Inc, if there is an epitome representing the worst aspects of 
> OpenSourcers, you'd be the one. Consider this as a gift of judgement 
> from me to you based on our acquaintance.
> 
>   Xah
>   xah@xahlee.org
> ∑ http://xahlee.org/
> 
> 
> On Aug 16, 2005, at 1:46 PM, Robin Lee Powell wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 06:33:41PM +1200, Michael van der Gulik
> wrote:
> > MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com wrote:
> >
> >> In a message dated 8/14/2005 5:22:05 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> >> ecartis@digitalkingdom.org writes:
> >>
> >>
> >>> PS This message is not directed at any individual, and i have
> >>> not one person in the lojban community in which i hold grudge.
> >>
> >> Perhaps you have no grudge against anyone in particular, but the
> >> tone of your emails about the logo is revolting.  It reads like
> >> an attack on all of us, despite your disclaimer. The insults
> >> ("morons") and foul language ("fuck", "shit") do not help you at
> >> all.
> >>
> > I second that. I'm not planning to take part in a thread that
> > starts like that, but I am going to protest against the language
> > and tone used.
> 
> That's two explicit complaints.  The first we've had in years, if
> ever.  Not Cool.
> 
> Xah, please consider yourself on probation.  If anyone else
> complains (whether publically or privately to me) about your
> rudeness in any posts you make after this one, you will be banned
> from this list, and all others I run.
> 
> Consider yourself on probation for the indefinate future.
> 
> -Robin, LLG Secretary
> 
> -- 
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> 
> 
>   ☄
> 
> 
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> 



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