Date:         Mon, 20 Apr 1998 20:02:29 +0000
Reply-To:     Chris Paquette <cp@IX.NETCOM.COM>
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From:         Chris Paquette <cp@IX.NETCOM.COM>
Subject:      Re: Joel/Posting Patterns/Vanagon Disease
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Derek:

I find your post spurious and cynical, as well as
factually inaccurate. Joel has been - and CONTINUES TO BE - an
integral part of this listserve and an ongoing source of knowledge
for those, like myself, who are new to the VW world. You would do
well to aspire to such goals yourself. This unprovoked personal
attack on a list member is disgusting to me - partly because it's
unfounded, partly because it goes against all of my previous
experience with Joel, and partly because your post is so ridiculously
unfounded and inflammatory.

>Part of the reason my postings are down is that I am so aware of the
>meat-to-fluff ratio in postings that I am reluctant to post
>*anything* unless it is sufficiently obscure or meaty. I feel like it
>is a privilege to post and that everyone is judging me for taking up
>their valuable time. For example, I typically won't post answers to
>innocent questions when I know the answer is in the archives, simply
>because I don't want to repeat good work, already done.

Your post is not only fluff, it's a troll - that is, the worst waste
of bandwidth on the Internet this side of spam. I can only assume
that yours is the hope of all trollers - the hope of a full mailbox
at the expense of someone who actually helps people. Where Joel might
gently point someone - like myself - to the archives with a helpful
URL, you choose to flame an honestly helpful member of this online
community.

"Physician", heal thyself... or at the very least, spare list members
from your pointless, "look-at-me" trolls. I can only encourage you to
continue this trend that says your "postings are down".

Chris