Oh, man, I thought this thread was dead... On 0, Peter Whysall <peter.whysall@ntlworld.com> wrote: [snip] > > thread about the structure of the list itself, namely the use of > > reply-to headers. Instead of responding materially to my points, one > > poster, for example, made mention of my use of Outlook as a mail client, > > apparently attempted to embarrass or attack me. This is, of course, a > > variation of ad hominem. This argument is so common and recognizable in > > the computing field it can be given a special name, let us call it the > > 'ad technium' fallacy. > > Who was that? Let's expose the moron! Really, people. Lambasting posters > for their choice of email client is so far beyond lame it's > embarrassing. Some of us work in environments where we don't get to > choose the mail client. That 'moron,' is here and sticking his hand up. I do not regret my comments about his mailer, and I have already posted a defense of them in this thread. Perhaps you didn't feel the need to read my reply before tagging me a "moron?" Did you bother to read the original thread where I made comment on his mailer? If not, and it seems clear from the, 'me too,' nature of your post that you haven't, how dare you name me a moron, when your own opinion is based purely on hearsay? What right have you to accuse me of having the mental development of an eight year old[1] when you can't even be bothered to find out precisely what I said and why I said it? My comment was part of a structured argument, and Josh took it out of its context in a rather violent manner to accuse me of his so-called 'ad technium' fallacy. [1]Look it up, that's what it means. FYI, you can find my post here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2002/debian-user-200208/msg04835.html Craig Dickson also made a similar comment. My defense of my comment is here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2002/debian-user-200209/msg01385.html > Take care and stick around. 'Take care,' is good advice. Take care before you blunder into threads and make random accusations. Tom -- Tom Cook Information Technology Services, The University of Adelaide "Beware of computer programmers that carry screwdrivers." - Leonard Brandwein Get my GPG public key: https://pinky.its.adelaide.edu.au/~tkcook/tom.cook-at-adelaide.edu.au
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