From: Rick@dot.dot
In article ,
Snit wrote:
> "Rick" wrote in Rick-B0BB8D.10282317082004@news.telus.net on
> 8/17/04 10:28 AM:
>
> > In article ,
> > Snit wrote:
> >
> >> "Rick" wrote in Rick-2790D9.10001617082004@news.telus.net
> >> on
> >> 8/17/04 10:00 AM:
> >>
> >>> In article ,
> >>> Snit wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Well, I chose this/that group partially because of its traffic. I'm
> >>>>> getting no more than what I came to see.
> >>>>
> >>>> True... csma would be a bit boring without at least some of the
> >>>> fighting...
> >>>> I think you would be hard pressed to find any regular who is not
> >>>> currently
> >>>> or has not recently been in what is ... essentially... a meaningless
> >>>> fight
> >>>> that *nobody* cares about. Well... on reflection, I think some people
> >>>> do
> >>>> care about it... and they either seem to get truly upset or do things
> >>>> that
> >>>> are just absurd like threaten to send garbage to someone's employer or
> >>>> even
> >>>> call the police and make false allegations.
> >>>
> >>> OK, I may regret this, but what the hell was this dustup all about?
> >>> (Short version if possible - I've read lots of allegations)
> >>
> >> dustup?
> >>
> >> If you mean the pushing things into the "real" world... I blamed Elizabot
> >> of
> >> being obsessive over me... somewhat to irk her and somewhat because almost
> >> all of her posts *are* about me (I showed stats that is was, I believe
> >> 98%,
> >> and she came back that it was only 96% or something silly like that).
> >> Well,
> >> she decided that this constituted a risk, so she hunted down my home city
> >> (not hard to do) and threatened to call the police because show though I
> >> was
> >> close to crossing some line...
> >
> > show though == she thought?
>
> Yes. Sorry.
> >>
> >> This was a serious enough threat where I did go to the police... and
> >> talked
> >> to her local police and her ISP (her ISP got me in contact with her local
> >> police department). I filed a complaint, but made it clear I was not
> >> looking to press charges unless she carried out her threats.
> >>
> >> I would like to think she is just joking... but you never know online. In
> >> my view that really is the only thing I have ever seen in csma to cross
> >> any
> >> line of what is reasonable in an advocacy group.
> >>
> >> Since then she has also suggested she would like to see someone send her
> >> claims to my employer... and has done the research to track that down as
> >> well... not real hard but certainly a bit odd. She has continued to make
> >> a
> >> few other similar threats.
> >>
> >> When I say I see her as a potential danger I am neither joking nor
> >> exaggerating. If I ever see her make similar threats to anyone else I
> >> will
> >> be happy to share my experiences in more detail and to provide the person
> >> with the names of the officers I have spoken to and the case numbers so
> >> they
> >> can reference them if they need to defend themselves against her or wish
> >> to
> >> press charges against her.
> >
> > OK, now, since she's over here. I'd like to ask Elizabot to put forward
> > her account. Your account seems reasonable.
>
> Thanks. This is not something I am interested in getting into a prolonged
> debate over... too much chance it will become a real risk. I will likely
> ignore her response, but if you have questions, I will be open to answering
> them.
No problem. I'm only somewhat curious, if she can summarize what her
view of the problem is, then perhaps it can be addressed.
Honestly, the back and forth accusations/references/whatnot do destroy
conversation in the other group. I appreciate that you, at least, and
now maybe Elizabot are making something of an effort.
> >
> >>>>
> >>>> Wonder if all the csma folks were to meet in person if they would all
> >>>> enjoy
> >>>> a few beers and laugh over the absurdity of it all.
> >>>
> >>> Well, there is so much of the brain devoted to facial recognition, all
> >>> of which is rendered useless through text. The best we have are those
> >>> silly emoticons, which don't even come close to expressing the
> >>> subtleties necessary in conversation.
> >>
> >> Agreed. (:*])
> >>>>
> >>>> Or maybe they would just argue what the sum of two and two is. :)
> >>>
> >>> Honestly, I've done the same at times. It's often fun. 2 + 2 = 11.
> >>> V pbhag va onfr guerr
> >>
> >> Zhpu yvxr gur fxl vf abg oyhr zbfg bs gur gvzr.
> >
> > No, it's not. Based on my ISP, you probably know about where I live. I
> > can certainly vouch for white and black - blue - well, we hear about it
> > from outsiders... ;)
> >
> > Seriously, the last few years have been worrisome - hot and dry in the
> > summers, more extreme weather in general. Something is happening on a
> > global scale, and I don't think it's going to be good...
>
> Agreed. I am in the SW US. The lake I can see from my house is drying up.
Just this year, or noticeably over time? Both suck, but one is
definitely scarier.
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Rick...
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