Subj : Re: New Edition of the FidoGazette
To : Sean Dennis
From : Ward Dossche
Date : Thu Jul 21 2022 08:34 am
Sean,
SD> Being moderator doesn't bother me. Dealing with people who are old
SD> enough to be my father or possibly grandfather yet act like fools is what
SD> gets me. But I have realized a wonderful solution: I just fired up my
SD> twit filter yet again.
I've got a couple of things to say. First of all, there's Dossche's law #9:
"Never think you know a person from conducting on-line discussions. You
need to break bread with that person first, have a coffee, get drunk
together and keep eachother from crashing to the floor in eachother's
vomit. Having sex may be a bonus."
Do you know Bjorn? How he ticks? How he talks? No you don't, you know as good as nothing about him. Probably he's a softspoken Swede, maybe a tad drunk, speaking in the melodic-rithmic way that Scandinavians do. He's got a lot to offer and we have sort of plans to meet someday before we kick the bucket.
True, he can be an arse, so can I, but try to consider him as a resource. You are a resource to me too and that makes it a lot easier.
By twtting someone you may miss good stuff. A twit filter may have been a tool 25 years ago, these days with the numbers we are, it is a loss.
SD> Some good news though: I have been working hard to get my diabetes under
SD> control to some rather great success.
