Re: I'm at a loss for words

[dastar@crl.com (Sam Ismail)]

You've got your head so far up your ass that I had to reply.

In article <546tie$t9d@seeker.the-hermes.net> you wrote:
: In article <54620r$sro@client3.news.psi.net>,
: Steve Mentzer <smentzer@pacbell.net> wrote:
: >
: >Well, I would like to make a few things very clear to you. 

: And likewise...
: >
: >#1 - If you would take a good long look at the actions of Nathan Mates, you 

: OK, lets look at his actions.  The question that keeps popping up is why do
: people think he such a troubemaker?  Ignorance is the answer.  Person A 
: posts an article: Piracy is ok.  Nathan responds: Piracy is illegal--a 
: true fact which noone can deny.  Person A posts:  You are wrong.  I am 
: right.  

The problem here is that you are so devoted to this cult of nathan that
you can't see the wide ranging fallout that exists because of rude,
obnoxious and condescending comments Nathan has made concerning any
subject.  You're only demonstrating your own ignorance if you think
the only "actions" steve is basing his comments on is this whole piracy
issue.

: Person B says: Why isn't there a 3200 color JPG viewer for the GS?
: Nathan responds to the technical reasons why other picture formats
: are alot easier to convert to a 3200 color picture than a JPG and
: concludes that a 3200 color JPG picture viewer is unreasonable.
: Person B responds: why are you stifling Apple II development.

: In both of these cases, Nathan is being so logical that you just have
: to stand there with your jaw open in astonishment that he provides
: the correct answer to the original post.  Since person A and B both

HAHAHA.  You are totally addicted to this guy.  Why don't you just
propose to him? 

: thought they were being offended and responded with something stupid,
: Nathan is doing his best to defend why his answer is correct.  Is it
: me or is really Person A and Person B really at fault for causing the
: stupid flame fests on csa2 and csas2p?

Um, its you.  Nathan is such a fucking asshole, such a self-righteous
zealot that he has to go sticking his nose into everyone's business.
He thinks he's the fucking moderator of the csa2 groups.  As long as
I'm hanging around on these groups, I've made it MY sole purpose
to police nathan.  Nathan wants to be the csa2 cop.  So maybe that
makes me the csa2 Black Panther.  If nathan steps on the boundaries
I have setup for him, I'm there to push his sorry ass back over.

: >     will see that he has made a habit of being a very condescending
: >     and arrogant individual who does not accept any other view than his

: So what if he is arrogant and condescending--live with it.  I can.

We can't.  We won't.  Step aside so we can voice our concerns.

: >#2 - It seems to me that Nathan Mates is "drawing a line" between himself 
: >     and anyone who does not follow his values and morals regarding the
: >     distribution of software. Even in the Apple II's heyday, I have never

: Even in the Apple II heyday, didn't anybody read the legal section in
: Nibble about computer law?  There were examples upon examples of 
: distributing software and how it pertained to the law.  There were full
: page ads that do not copy software.  If you skipped over those sections, than
: you weren't paying attention.  If you weren't paying attention then, why
: are you paying attention now?  

Maybe we didn't subscribe to Nibble.  But moreover, this issue goes way
beyond the piracy thing.  This is about Nathan.

: >     seen such contempt for people that Nathan Mates has shown. He has
: >     proven over and over again that he is right and everyone else is wrong..
: >     Or has he?

: He only corrects the "wrong" that is being posted.  He should be appluaded, 
: not condemnded.  The guy is super intelligent.  I am constantly amazed how
: quickly and accurately he comes up with answers.

Answers for what?  Apple ][?  If that's how you gauge his intelligence
then that's pretty weak because anybody can read his FAQ and be just
as intelligent.  Just because he may be "intelligent" (which is relative)
doesn't mean I should respect him.  He's an asshole, he's conceited and
he's a zealot, three traits that alone make me dislike him but all
together make me abhor him.


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Sam
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Sam
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