In sci.math James Harris <jstevh@msn.com> wrote:

: How many of you are readers terrified of posting?
: Don't you think that posters know that you are?
: If you ever get up the nerve to step out and present your ideas, then
: there are posters who can sense it, and can control you.
: Basically you can be stopped.

Everything I've ever posted here on sci.math has been kindly received and
commented on by the most polite of people. A cheerful exchange has
resulted and everyone walked away satisfied.

I hope that some of you are getting the picture now from my threads
asking questions about my own "crank" status, by considering the
replies in those threads.

[...]
But on Usenet, you have *vicious* posters who just go on and on, like
consider "Uncle Al" who has over 29,000 posts as he knows that he
can't be stopped.

He's sitting somewhere at a keyboard, insulting people day and night,
getting away with what he can't in person.

I hope that some of you are getting the picture now from my threads
asking questions about my own "crank" status, by considering the
replies in those threads.

Clearly there are quite a few posters who insult first, and it doesn't
much matter what's being discussed, so what gives?

Of course the answer is that by insulting people you can sometimes
control them.

How many of you are readers terrified of posting?

Don't you think that posters know that you are?

If you ever get up the nerve to step out and present your ideas, then
there are posters who can sense it, and can control you.

Basically you can be stopped.

Your dreams of being heard, of maybe adding to the body of knowledge,
or just putting in a different point of view can be crushed in an
instant--on a whim.

Insulting is a powerful technique. If you post, and are insulted,
then you are affected, which can affect what you post next, and for
many of you, stop you from *ever* posting again at all.

Insulting posters is a tried and true technique on Usenet. It's been
there from the beginning and it'll stay here until someone figures out
a way to stop it.

The reason it's so powerful is that in the regular world there are
many protections from being insulted. And if someone does step over
the line, there are many ways to knock them back.

But on Usenet, you have *vicious* posters who just go on and on, like
consider "Uncle Al" who has over 29,000 posts as he knows that he
can't be stopped.

He's sitting somewhere at a keyboard, insulting people day and night,
getting away with what he can't in person.

Some of you may think that I'm part of the problem as yes, I *do* at
times insult people, but mostly I challenge them.

I present work from my research for others to consider, and run into
the insult people over, and over and over again.

However, I'm not interested in letting them win. I don't care to
allow myself to be insulted into silence. I'm not afraid to give some
back when insulted.

Remember, a lot of it is about control. People like "Uncle Al" don't
have 29,000 posts because they're not usually winning. Normally that
poster can *silence* people. Think about it!!!

All he has to do is sit wherever he is at his keyboard, posting day
and night as he does, and he can in his own small way control part of
your world, as you're reading this so you're probably on Usenet, by
controlling posters.

He can silence them with insults.


James Harris

I hope that some of you are getting the picture now from my threads
asking questions about my own "crank" status, by considering the
replies in those threads.

Clearly there are quite a few posters who insult first, and it doesn't
much matter what's being discussed, so what gives?

Of course the answer is that by insulting people you can sometimes
control them.

How many of you are readers terrified of posting?

Don't you think that posters know that you are?

If you ever get up the nerve to step out and present your ideas, then
there are posters who can sense it, and can control you.

Basically you can be stopped.

Your dreams of being heard, of maybe adding to the body of knowledge,
or just putting in a different point of view can be crushed in an
instant--on a whim.

Insulting is a powerful technique. If you post, and are insulted,
then you are affected, which can affect what you post next, and for
many of you, stop you from *ever* posting again at all.

Insulting posters is a tried and true technique on Usenet. It's been
there from the beginning and it'll stay here until someone figures out
a way to stop it.

The reason it's so powerful is that in the regular world there are
many protections from being insulted. And if someone does step over
the line, there are many ways to knock them back.

But on Usenet, you have *vicious* posters who just go on and on, like
consider "Uncle Al" who has over 29,000 posts as he knows that he
can't be stopped.

He's sitting somewhere at a keyboard, insulting people day and night,
getting away with what he can't in person.

Some of you may think that I'm part of the problem as yes, I *do* at
times insult people, but mostly I challenge them.

I present work from my research for others to consider, and run into
the insult people over, and over and over again.

However, I'm not interested in letting them win. I don't care to
allow myself to be insulted into silence. I'm not afraid to give some
back when insulted.

Remember, a lot of it is about control. People like "Uncle Al" don't
have 29,000 posts because they're not usually winning. Normally that
poster can *silence* people. Think about it!!!

All he has to do is sit wherever he is at his keyboard, posting day
and night as he does, and he can in his own small way control part of
your world, as you're reading this so you're probably on Usenet, by
controlling posters.

He can silence them with insults.


James Harris

Perhaps he is also working on the terrestrial version of the
universal insulting problem, described by Douglas Adams.
In this case it would be almost serious research.

I hope that some of you are getting the picture now from my threads
asking questions about my own "crank" status, by considering the
replies in those threads.

Clearly there are quite a few posters who insult first, and it doesn't
much matter what's being discussed, so what gives?

Of course the answer is that by insulting people you can sometimes
control them.

How many of you are readers terrified of posting?

Don't you think that posters know that you are?

If you ever get up the nerve to step out and present your ideas, then
there are posters who can sense it, and can control you.

Basically you can be stopped.

Your dreams of being heard, of maybe adding to the body of knowledge,
or just putting in a different point of view can be crushed in an
instant--on a whim.

Insulting is a powerful technique. If you post, and are insulted,
then you are affected, which can affect what you post next, and for
many of you, stop you from *ever* posting again at all.

Insulting posters is a tried and true technique on Usenet. It's been
there from the beginning and it'll stay here until someone figures out
a way to stop it.

The reason it's so powerful is that in the regular world there are
many protections from being insulted. And if someone does step over

the line, there are many ways to knock them back.

I present work from my research for others to consider, and run into
the insult people over, and over and over again.

I hope that some of you are getting the picture now from my threads
asking questions about my own "crank" status, by considering the
replies in those threads.
[snip]

Some of you may think that I'm part of the problem as yes, I *do* at
times insult people, but mostly I challenge them.
....

In sci.math James Harris <jstevh@msn.com> wrote:
I hope that some of you are getting the picture now from my threads
asking questions about my own "crank" status, by considering the
replies in those threads.

Your posts are sufficient.

[...]
But on Usenet, you have *vicious* posters who just go on and on, like
consider "Uncle Al" who has over 29,000 posts as he knows that he
can't be stopped.

He's sitting somewhere at a keyboard, insulting people day and night,
getting away with what he can't in person.

But this is hard work.
By insulting people day and night, he saves me from insulting people,
so I can try to keep the positive image of myself.

Perhaps he is also working on the terrestrial version of the
universal insulting problem, described by Douglas Adams.
In this case it would be almost serious research.

Marc

How many of you are readers terrified of posting?

Now I'm not talking about insults here and there as things can get
heated even among adults.

But look at posters like Marc Olschok and "Uncle Al" and consider how
many of you would promote childish behavior, like repeated and
continual insults meant to silence others.

It's just not normal behavior.

Clearly there are quite a few posters who insult first, and it doesn't
much matter what's being discussed, so what gives?

Of course the answer is that by insulting people you can sometimes
control them.

I hope that some of you are getting the picture now from my threads
asking questions about my own "crank" status, by considering the
replies in those threads.

Clearly there are quite a few posters who insult first, and it doesn't
much matter what's being discussed, so what gives?

Of course the answer is that by insulting people you can sometimes
control them.