Black balls

"Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
...
> (JP) wrote:
>
>> LOL ! Taking *Usenet/internet* seriously.
>
> I take the opinions of people I know well on usenet seriously. Exchange of
> knowledge and experience... it doesn't get much more serious than that.
> Maybe not for computer games though, I'll grant you that. But I never tire
> of
> having the world's data and human resources at my fingertips. :-)
>
> Sadly you also have a never ending supply of bolshy gits at your
> fingertips. But
> hey, at least if Byron's posting on newsgroups he's not out there in the
> 'real'
> world annoying folk for a few minutes of the day.
>
> Andrew McP

Well, I was actually laying the boot into a drunk as I typed that
original post! Which proved it could be done.

(Byron Forbes) wrote:

> Well, I was actually laying the boot into a drunk as I typed that
> original post!

Wi-fi is a wonderful thing. It allows even thugs and louts to multi-task! ;-)

Andrew McP

"Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
...
> (JP) wrote:
>
> > LOL ! Taking *Usenet/internet* seriously.
>
> I take the opinions of people I know well on usenet seriously. Exchange of
> knowledge and experience... it doesn't get much more serious than that.
> Maybe not for computer games though, I'll grant you that. But I never tire
of
> having the world's data and human resources at my fingertips. :-)
>
> Sadly you also have a never ending supply of bolshy gits at your
fingertips. But
> hey, at least if Byron's posting on newsgroups he's not out there in the
'real'
> world annoying folk for a few minutes of the day.
>
> Andrew McP


Come on; unless they're your neighbor, *real-world* friend/acquaintance,
etc., you don't *know* anyone on Usenet/net, least of all seriously.

(JP) wrote:

> Come on; unless they're your neighbor, *real-world*
> friend/acquaintance, etc., you don't *know* anyone on
> Usenet/net, least of all seriously.

I made the assumption that the words 'know well' were used in context, and that
this would be understood.

Clearly we all know each other really badly in many ways. But I believe you can
tell all you need to know about people from their posting style... especially over
a period of years. It's hard to be something you aren't consistently.

Andrew McP

"Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
...
> (JP) wrote:
>
> > Come on; unless they're your neighbor, *real-world*
> > friend/acquaintance, etc., you don't *know* anyone on
> > Usenet/net, least of all seriously.
>
> I made the assumption that the words 'know well' were used in context, and
that
> this would be understood.
>
> Clearly we all know each other really badly in many ways. But I believe
you can
> tell all you need to know about people from their posting style...
especially over
> a period of years. It's hard to be something you aren't consistently.
>
> Andrew McP


Having met in person many people, I had communicated with for years over
the net, both in business and not, the one constant was how completely
different they were in person vs. the non-physical image I had of them from
our net postings, etc.