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Article #625041Re: remembering MRC
From: Dan Espen
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:37
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:37
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Johnny Billquist <b...@softjar.se> writes: > On 2018-07-24 19:06, Questor wrote: >> On Sun, 22 Jul 2018 11:18:03 +0200, Johnny Billquist <b...@softjar.se> wrote: >>> How on earth did this become a MRC bashing thread by people who didn't >>> even know him, what he did, or what he wrote??? >> >> Who are you accusing of bashing MRC, or not knowing what he did? >> >> This thread aptly demonstrates the saying (the origin of which is not clear) >> that "people may not remember what you said, but they will remember how you made >> them feel." Mark could be abrasive at times, and that stands out just as much >> as the contributions he made to the PDP-10 community. > > To quote Mr. Espen above, since you don't seem to care to read the history: > > "This MRC fellow doesn't sound like a nice person. > > I've met more than a few people that acted like that and > never found it to be an endearing trait. > > I know I'm smarter than average but don't see any point in > lording over the less gifted." > > Or to quote you: > > "> Yes, but he doesn't have to get unpleasant about it. > > I wholeheartedly agree. > > I don't know if Mark ever had a support job where he was expected to > help people > with less technical sophistication, so perhaps he could get a pass on being > polite. And certainly there were no expectations or requirements > regarding his > behavior on Usenet." I fail to see how I'm "bashing" MRC. First off, I didn't know him. I merely commented on how I feel about the type of person I saw portrayed. I don't think much of people that don't have time for their co-workers. Whether this MRC guy fits that portrayal I have no idea. -- Dan Espen
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