Re: Nathan Mates

[nathan@cco.caltech.edu (Nathan Mates)]

In article <4nafa1$h6b@news.ysu.edu>,
Adalbert Goertz <be404@yfn.ysu.edu> wrote:
>>Fine... I challenge this complaint.  Nathan seems to me to be a
>>knowledgeable person, and any attacks that I've seen have probably
>>been warranted.  As to the anonymous poster... why the anonymity?

>being knowledgeable does not mean you have to be rude and arrogant.

   I think you seem to have missed a phrase above: "have probably been
warranted." In plain english, I (Nathan Mates) have attacked those who
have deserved it.

   In your case, I and many others pointed out many technical faults
with what you said a few months ago. On a bunch of them, you refused
to listen the first time I responded (such as why GS/OS programs do
not use 'Slinky' Ramfactor cards for memory), and others, your
understanding of various computer terms (most notably "Feature"
vs. "Bug") has been subpar. After many rounds of pointing this out to
you, you appear to have taken up this personal vendetta to "correct"
my "attitude."

   Problem is, many others have done the same to you. You were
corrected in just as much detail about ProDOS 8 Gif viewers vs non-GS
Gif viewers by others, including a Mr. Joe Kohn. Did you take up a
vendetta against them? Not that I've seen. Have you even posted a mea
culpa ("Sorry, I goofed") about the incorrect info you gave online?
Not that I've seen. Have you posted any more incorrect info deserving
correction? Not that I've seen.

   I won't apologize for correcting misinformation. If you cannot deal
with having your faults pointed out in public, tough. Seek
professional help if it's something deeply personal. I am not on a
campaign against you, only bad facts coming out of anyone; once you
start posting correct information, I won't have to say anything more
to you.

Nathan Mates
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