On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:03:08 +0200, des  wrote:

>In article ,
> ogden  wrote:
>
>> Pip wrote:
>> > On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:51:40 -0700 (PDT), ianmcdonald@motad.co.uk
>> > wrote:
>> > 
>> > >MOTAD MAN HERE!- lurking sounds underhand- I am just here to help
>> > 
>> > Way hey!  
>> > 
>> > Rub the old zutty pipe hard enough and a genie /will/ pop out of the
>> > end of it.
>> > 
>> > Lurking isn't underhand, Ian - it is merely a usenet term for people
>> > who read but don't habitually post replies, or start threads.  The
>> > ratio is reckoned to be 10 lurkers to every poster, so you're in the
>> > majority. 
>> 
>> An oft used analogy is that UKRM is a bit like a pub.
>
>The analogy is flawed.  You don't normally walk into a pub and get set 
>upon by half a dozen of the regulars, for no other reason than having 
>expressed your opinions (irrespective of how 'controversial'). 
>
If I went into a pub and was set upon by the regulars a few times I
might realise that they didn't want me there and find somewhere else
to go. That could be because I'm clever enough to be able to see these
things whereas not everybody else would manage that.

Why haven't you fucked off yet?

In article ,
 Andy Bonwick  wrote:

> On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:03:08 +0200, des  wrote:
> 
> >In article ,
> > ogden  wrote:
> >
> >> Pip wrote:
> >> > On Mon, 1 Sep 2008 00:51:40 -0700 (PDT), ianmcdonald@motad.co.uk
> >> > wrote:
> >> > 
> >> > >MOTAD MAN HERE!- lurking sounds underhand- I am just here to help
> >> > 
> >> > Way hey!  
> >> > 
> >> > Rub the old zutty pipe hard enough and a genie /will/ pop out of the
> >> > end of it.
> >> > 
> >> > Lurking isn't underhand, Ian - it is merely a usenet term for people
> >> > who read but don't habitually post replies, or start threads.  The
> >> > ratio is reckoned to be 10 lurkers to every poster, so you're in the
> >> > majority. 
> >> 
> >> An oft used analogy is that UKRM is a bit like a pub.
> >
> >The analogy is flawed.  You don't normally walk into a pub and get set 
> >upon by half a dozen of the regulars, for no other reason than having 
> >expressed your opinions (irrespective of how 'controversial'). 
> >
> If I went into a pub and was set upon by the regulars a few times I
> might realise that they didn't want me there and find somewhere else
> to go. That could be because I'm clever enough to be able to see these
> things whereas not everybody else would manage that.
> 
> Why haven't you fucked off yet?

Because I'm right.

HTH.

D.
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