Hi --

On Mon, 16 May 2005, Dr Balwinder S Dheeman wrote:

> On 05/16/2005 06:31 AM, David A. Black wrote:
>> Hi --
>> 
>> On Mon, 16 May 2005, Balwinder Singh Dheeman wrote:
>> 
>>> DISCLAIMER
>>> Please, take these stats with a dash of salt, quantity might not always
>>> imply any quality.
>> 
>> 
>> I don't mean to sound lacking in humility, but could you please stop
>> posting this disclaimer?  I put a lot of effort into trying to write
>> helpful and non-frivolous posts, and so do a lot of other frequent
>> posters to this list.  If there's something wrong with something
>> someone says, please bring it up in the relevant thread.  Warning the
>> whole list to be on its guard for nonsense from frequent posters is
>> unproductive and rather unkind.
>
> I'm sorry, if you feel offended, but the said disclaimer has nothing to do 
> with honest, devoted and, or true posters like you. I added it just to 
> discourage trolls.

In that case you now have two reasons to delete it: first, it is
hurtful to at least one frequent contributor; second, trolls do not
respond to discouragement (at least not by decreasing their 
presence :-)

> OTOH, All we over here at Usenet are aware of the fact that a poster is best 
> known by the replies and, or questions he/she posts.

Yes, that's how I'd like to keep it: no editorializing; let the
messages speak for themselves.

> Dr Balwinder Singh Dheeman            Registered Linux User: #229709

David       Registered Linux User: 7855 (sorry, couldn't resist :-)

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David A. Black
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