From: nicholasiii@gmail.com
On Monday, May 4, 2015 at 2:24:29 PM UTC-4, soupdragon wrote:
> Nicholas Benjamin wrote in
> news:e5816cdd-1415-4638-8714-cf6dc72a222b@googlegroups.com:
>
> > On Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 7:59:11 PM UTC-4, soupdragon wrote:
> >> Nicholas Benjamin wrote in
> >> news:16e1637f-7000-4e83-a528-61fc1afd3db6@googlegroups.com:
> >>
> >> > On Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 8:00:38 PM UTC-4, Charles Ellson
> >> > wrote:
> >> >> On Wed, 29 Apr 2015 23:07:47 +0000 (UTC), Louis Epstein
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >In alt.talk.royalty soupdragon wrote:
> >> >> >> Louis Epstein wrote in
> >> >> >> news:mhpn2l$3gf$1@reader1.panix.com:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>> In alt.talk.royalty soupdragon wrote:
> >> >> >>>> Louis Epstein wrote in news:mhc0ie$la2$1
> >> >> >>>> @reader1.panix.com:
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>>> So why cross post it to scs, where their 'relevance' is
> >> >> >>>>>>>> no more than any other Scot killed in the wars? What, in
> >> >> >>>>>>>> particular, merits their 'adoration' by you over any
> >> >> >>>>>>>> other Scot who also die
> >> > d
> >> >> >>>>>>>> but you fail to salute?
> >> >> >>>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>>> I post it to the soc.culture groups of the nationalities
> >> >> >>>>>>> of all the men listed.It represent the intersection of the
> >> >> >>>>>>> groups to which it is cross-posted.
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>> You didn't answer the question. Let me repeat it for you:
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>> What, in particular, merits their 'adoration' by you over
> >> >> >>>>>> any othe
> >> > r
> >> >> >>>>>> Scot who also died but you fail to salute?
> >> >> >>>>>>
> >> >> >>>>>
> >> >> >>>>> I did answer the question.They are the Scots relevant to
> >> >> >>>>> a.t.r, from which this is cross-posted.
> >> >> >>>>
> >> >> >>>> No you didn't. You answered an entirely different question. I
> >> >> >>>> didn't ask you why it was relevant to a.t.r. Try again.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> If they didn't represent the intersection of relevance to both
> >> >> >>> s.c.s and a.t.r I wouldn't be cross-posting to the two groups.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Explain the relevance to s.c.s.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Already done.
> >> >> >Do you have problems realizing that people relevant to a.t.r
> >> >> >can also be relevant to s.c.s?
> >> >> >
> >> >> Do you have a problem realising you're not welcome in s.c.s ?
> >> >
> >> > That's a remarkably dumb thing to say on a post that's crossposted
> >> > to groups where he is welcome.
> >>
> >> Given that he's the one who initiated the crosspost to a Scottish
> >> culture group and caused the offence in the first place (and
> >> repeatedly
> >
> >> does so each year despite requests for him to stop) perhaps you
> >> should direct your ire at Louis.
> >>
> >>
> >> > It's even dumber given the activity level on this list. Today there
> >> > have been posts on two issues: this, and one idiot going on about
> >> > how he won't do porn. Prior to that all activity has been
> >> > non-Scots-related commentary by the no-porn guy and a bunch of
> >> > stuff in Spanish that is apparently vaguely related to religion.
> >> > The last message that was on-topic prior to this thread was posted
> >> > on the 12th, and was a call for all the humans still on the list to
> >> > go to Facebook.
> >
> >>
> >> Firstly, this is not a list, it is a Usenet news group called
> >> soc.culture.scottish. Secondly activity level is irrelevant. Besides
> >> we like it quiet. Thirdly, you are not the one who decides what is
> >> on-topic for the group. The group does that through its charter, FAQ
> >> and custom and practice
> >>
> >> > Now if you wanted to use this as a springboard to talk about the
> >> > Nobility's role in modern Scotland, or criticize them, or even
> >> > demand a Scots-only-list,
> >>
> >> Nothing to do with a Scots-only group. This group is for those
> >> interested in Scottish culture, irrespective of nationality. Scotland
> >> has a long military history that is held in high esteem by its people
> >> including the sacrifice made by all who died in the wars. This guy
> >> doesn't even read the group yet insists on crossposting to it every
> >> Armastice Day a post that suggests the only Scots who died in war
> >> that matter and are worth saluting are a few of the priveledged class
> >> and the rest of the Scottish war dead don't even merit a mention.
> >> Which is extremely offensive to the vast majority of Scottish people.
> >>
> >> >Demanding the only guy on
> >> > this list whose actually talking about shit that is even vaguely
> >> > related to Scottish culture shut the fuck up, by cross-posting to
> >> > numerous groups where people who like are gonna read it, OTOH, is
> >> > dumber then paste.
> >>
> >> He's the one who initiated the crosspost. Take it up with him. But
> >> just to putting Scottish culture into context, Robert Burns is the
> >> national poet and to quote him - The rank is but a guinea stamp, the
> >> man's the man for a that. Anyone interested in the nobility know
> >> where to find it. It doesn't need to be, and shouldn't be crossposted
> >> to group where he already knows from previous experience, is
> >> unwelcome and causes offence.
> >
> > How terrible. A person interested in the history of a demographic
> > group bothers to remember which ones of those people died in the war.
>
> And he's quite free to post it in the appropriate group where, no
> doubt, it's welcome. But not here as both myself, and numerous other
> regulars have commented.
Dude,
The regulars here are a dude who posts in Spanish, a couple of crazies, and
one guy who posted proposing Princess Charlotte be named Nicola.
> > This does not imply that everyone else who died is an evil person who
> > is not worthy of memory, and therefore complaining about it is
> > disrespecting the sacrifice of all war dead.
> >
> > Just because you don't like people doesn't mean they magically stop
> > being Scots, and their sacrifices stop being worthy of being
> > remembered.
>
> What on earth are you rambling on about??
Same thing you're rambling on about.
More then once you've accused Lewis of "adoring" the nobility, and degrading
everyone else's sacrifice.
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