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|    W.Dockery to HarryLime    |
|    Re: The Lime sock on Stephan Pickering a    |
|    11 Feb 25 01:46:03    |
      [continued from previous message]              > His self-conversion would not have been accepted by anyone outside of       > the Sun Myung Moon, Jim Jones, Charles Manson set.              Again, Scheimmer said it looks legitimate.              >>>>>> I attempted to engage Pickering in several conversations regarding his       >>>>>> posts, but he either ignored them, or spat back some angry, and       >>>>>> impolite, remarks.                     You two were in the middle of a flame war, what did you expect?              >>>>> Similarly anyone who engages in deep scholarship on a subject cannot be       >>>>> expected to appreciate having a total ignoramus on the subject trying to       >>>>> explain it to him. So while I don't condone his impoliteness, I can       >>>>> fully understand it.       >>>>       >>>> You nailed it.       >>>       >>> There is a world of difference between scholarship, and monomaniacal       >>> obsession.       >>       >> Since you're not stranger to obsession I suppose you're speaking from       >> personal experience, Pendragon.       >       > Even I've never carried my pet obsessions even 1/4 so far.              That would be for a qualified observer to decide.              >>>>>> Since I didn't relish the idea of getting into a       >>>>>> flamewar with another nutjob              You and Senetto seemed to think it wouldn't take much to run Stephan       Pickering off, though, so you went for it.              (he reminded me of the 50s group's nutter,       >>>>>> "PhillyGuy"),       I'm not familiar with him.              I do know that everyone on the 1950s music newsgroup seems to hate you.              Why is that, Pendragon/Scarlotti?              > I took to ignoring his posts. Since he only posted once       >>>>>> or twice a week, ignoring him required little to no effort.       >>       >> Is this why you left the 1950s newsgroup?       >       > I left it because I had gotten all I could from it.                     And all the regulars there hate you.              😏                     > I had learned more than enough historical information to write my music       > book, and wanted to get started on it.              Bruce and Diane still go ballistic at the mention of your name.              What really happened on the 1950s music newsgroup?              > Usenet groups are a huge time-suck. Just look at the number of posts       > we're wasting our time on here. This is why I'll be leaving again soon.              Good riddance, of course.              >>>>> You handled that well, IMO. "Skip and ignore" the posts and posters       >>>>> you don't like; as long as they stay out of your face, everyone wins.       >>>>       >>>> Definitely a good policy.       >>>       >>> Unfortunately, skip and ignore doesn't work       >>       >> It works if you stick with it       >       > No,                     Yes it does.              > it doesn't.              I don't agree.              > I skipped and ignored this > group entirely for       > over a year, and came back to find it as cluttered with your              Oh, I'll be posting here for as long as I'm able.              If you don't like that then perhaps you're better off moving along.              >>>>>> At some point Jim and Pickering got into a flamewar regarding Ginsberg.              Yes, Senetto almost seems to have a grudge against Allen Ginsberg.              Jealousy?              >>>>>> don't recall who started it.       >>       >> Senetto at that point was attacking everything Pickering was posting.       >       > And Pickles was attacking everything Jim posted.              Yes it was an all out flame war by that point.              > Of course Pickles was defending a NAMBLA member who had sex underaged       > boys (Ginsberg)              Again, that's a lie and a misrepresentation.              Allen Ginsberg was never known to have sex with anyone younger than       18-19 and that was just one young guy who was in love with Allen       Ginsberg.              This was all posted and archived here a dozen times in 2017-18.               |
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