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Don't blame Askey
"spirit" wrote in message ... A debate is ensuing over the increasing incidents of banning from DPreview over users reporting faults with cameras and instead of allowing discussion and perhaps forcing manufacturers to adopt more acceptable manufacturing standards there are reports of mass banning from DPreview. The forum is apparently sprinkled with "agents" whose job it is to "counter troll" that is until Phil bans one of these and then the proverbial hits the fan, I don't know Phil Askey, but, speaking as someone who regularly gets chucked off his forums, I have to say that he seems fairly easy going to me. It's his site, after all, and he can censor whatever he wishes - but I don't think *he* does, very often. It's the simpering morons who congregate there who are the problem. Having such a large percentage of American subscribers means that humourless anal-retentive's are very often in the majority, and (although unusually bovine) they can easily be persuaded to moo in unison by some of the strutting little barrack-room Gaulieters who reside in the forums. These self-appointed forum overseers trend to resent anyone who will not give them the respect that they appear to think is their due - and can often stir up their fellow grazers to moo, 'Troll', - and if they do it loudly enough, and for long enough, Farmer Askey feels that he has no option but to pander to them in an attempt to pacify the herd. Don't be too hard on Mr A - I don't think it's personal. |
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"Chimp" wrote in message
... I don't know Phil Askey, but, speaking as someone who regularly gets chucked off his forums How do you get back? Me or my ISP (Freeserve.co.uk) hasn't been allowed on for 1 year, and I can't recall being offensive. (Emails have been ignored.) -- M Stewart Milton Keynes, UK http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm |
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Exquisite prose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Chimp" wrote in message ... "spirit" wrote in message ... ................................................. .......................................... It's his site, after all, and he can censor whatever he wishes - but I don't think *he* does, very often. It's the simpering morons who congregate there who are the problem. Having such a large percentage of American subscribers means that humourless anal-retentive's are very often in the majority, and (although unusually bovine) they can easily be persuaded to moo in unison by some of the strutting little barrack-room Gaulieters who reside in the forums. These self-appointed forum overseers trend to resent anyone who will not give them the respect that they appear to think is their due - and can often stir up their fellow grazers to moo, 'Troll', - and if they do it loudly enough, and for long enough, Farmer Askey feels that he has no option but to pander to them in an attempt to pacify the herd. Don't be too hard on Mr A - I don't think it's personal. |
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Me or my ISP (Freeserve.co.uk) hasn't been allowed on for 1 year, and I can't recall being offensive. (Emails have been ignored.) Perhaps Phil has a problem with your ISP and not particularly with you? I have seen folks kicked off and then almost immediately back on (sometimes with a new alias and sometimes not). |
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Askey bans ranges of IPs
"spirit" wrote in message ... Today, Askey himself said he bans whole IPS and tells us in the same breadth that he's off on holiday until early December. So he cares less. Well, gee whiz, even Phil needs time off to go take some "real" photos. Otherwise, he would become stale and seriously out of touch with folks who actually use their cameras to take photos of things other than crayons and booze bottles. I think Phil is a human being (with the attendant faults) trying to feed himself in an honest way. I don't always agree with his methods, but really do appreciate the services that he offers. |
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Don't blame Askey
Chimp wrote in part:
Having such a large percentage of American subscribers means that humourless anal-retentive's THE PLURAL OF "ANAL-RETENTIVE" DOES NOT HAVE AN APOSTROPHE, YOU EURODUMBBASS!!! THAT RUINS EVERYTHING!!! DON'T YOU SEE? LOOK AT IT!!! I *AM* CALM! -- It Came From C. L. Smith's Unclaimed Mysterie's. http://www.unclaimedmysterie's.net The Julio Franco of r'sfc. |
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In article . net,
Unclaimed Mysteries theletter_k_andthenumeral_4_doh@unclaimedmysterie s.net wrote: THE PLURAL OF "ANAL-RETENTIVE" DOES NOT HAVE AN APOSTROPHE, YOU EURODUMBBASS!!! THAT RUINS EVERYTHING!!! DON'T YOU SEE? LOOK AT IT!!! I *AM* CALM! Gee, I thought every plural that ended in "s" was supposed to have an apostrophe. #$%^&* Internet tards... |
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Don't blame Askey
Randall Ainsworth wrote:
In article . net, Unclaimed Mysteries theletter_k_andthenumeral_4_doh@unclaimedmysterie s.net wrote: THE PLURAL OF "ANAL-RETENTIVE" DOES NOT HAVE AN APOSTROPHE, YOU EURODUMBBASS!!! THAT RUINS EVERYTHING!!! DON'T YOU SEE? LOOK AT IT!!! I *AM* CALM! Gee, I thought every plural that ended in "s" was supposed to have an apostrophe. #$%^&* Internet tards... Personally, I blame Phil Askey. -- It Came From C. L. Smith's Unclaimed Mysteries. http://www.unclaimedmysteries.net The Julio Franco of rsfc. |
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Don't blame Askey
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 22:17:43 GMT, Unclaimed Mysteries
theletter_k_andthenumeral_4_doh@unclaimedmysterie s.net wrote: EURODUMBBASS That's some sort of European mute fish, right? ;-) |
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Don't blame Askey
John H wrote:
On Sat, 15 Oct 2005 22:17:43 GMT, Unclaimed Mysteries theletter_k_andthenumeral_4_doh@unclaimedmysterie s.net wrote: EURODUMBBASS That's some sort of European mute fish, right? ;-) I'm sorry, I donut get it. -- It Came From C. L. Smith's Unclaimed Mysteries. http://www.unclaimedmysteries.net |
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