In article ,
.m   wrote:
>While this is understandable, you/her must also recognise the
>suspicion that will be raised when such an anonymous poster pops in
>with what appears to be a wholly concomitant agenda to those of the
>Chiark?

Absolutely.  I can quite see why you would be worried that I was
broadening my mind control implant programme to uk.misc, having
already forcibly enslaved nearly all of the cyclists uk.* and all of
chiark's users.

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On 02 Nov 2009 11:21:12 +0000 (GMT), Ian Jackson
 wrote:

>>While this is understandable, you/her must also recognise the
>>suspicion that will be raised when such an anonymous poster pops in
>>with what appears to be a wholly concomitant agenda to those of the
>>Chiark?
>
>Absolutely.  I can quite see why you would be worried that I was
>broadening my mind control implant programme to uk.misc, having
>already forcibly enslaved nearly all of the cyclists uk.* and all of
>chiark's users.

Is this an uncharacteristic attempt at humour, or simply more sarcasm?

I've asked elsewhere, but worth repeating:  Do you and your
acquaintances within chiark believe it's unreasonable for
Neurotypicals to assume all posters have a sense of humour?

In article ,
.m   wrote:
>I've asked elsewhere, but worth repeating:  Do you and your
>acquaintances within chiark believe it's unreasonable for
>Neurotypicals to assume all posters have a sense of humour?

A little unreasonable to assume that all posters have the *same* sense
of humour, perhaps.

I will admit to being on the autism spectrum, however.  And it seems
to come out far more online than in person.
-- 
+  Cris Galletly   +

Cris Galletly  wrote in
news:Sbj*cq7Us@news.chiark.greenend.org.uk: 

> In article ,
> .m   wrote:
>>I've asked elsewhere, but worth repeating:  Do you and your
>>acquaintances within chiark believe it's unreasonable for
>>Neurotypicals to assume all posters have a sense of humour?
> 
> A little unreasonable to assume that all posters have the *same*
> sense of humour, perhaps.
> 
> I will admit to being on the autism spectrum, however.  And it
> seems to come out far more online than in person.

Me too:  suffering fools gladly is especially difficult. For the 
avoidance of doubt, this is in no sense relating to the previous poster 
(an implication that I have just realised could be inferred).  I think 
the last sentence is a triumph of empathy and I am very proud of it.

-- 
Percy Picacity

On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 11:13:20 +0000, snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe)
wrote:

>I cannot believe that if elected that
>kind would not bring those thrusting attitudes to the committee.

Not sure I'd have used "thrusting" in that sentence!