Date:         Thu, 4 May 2006 11:40:20 -0400
Reply-To:     Joe Whitehurst <joewhitehurst@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Joe Whitehurst <joewhitehurst@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Training Wheels
Comments: To: Steven Raimi <steven.raimi@onstar.com>
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Steve,

From my point of view, we are all toddlers in some context.  Everytime
someone tries something completely new they behave a lot like
toddlers.  And, remember, I specifically asked visceral reactors to
ignore my posts.

Joe

On 5/4/06, Steven Raimi <steven.raimi@onstar.com> wrote:
> Joe,
>
>    I gotta tell you, you'd be much more persuasive if you'd make an effort
> not to insult your target audience.  The training wheels metaphor may be
> apt, but I'm certainly less inclined to listen to you when you repeatedly
> refer to me (and others who actually find macros valuable) as "toddlers".
> Or when you repeatedly reference macros, but never once leave out the
> derogatory adjectives.  Hey, I've used SCL extensively in the past (and
> really enjoyed it) - perhaps I'm more a brat or a pest than a toddler???
> If only we agreed with you enough to be considered adults...
>
> Steve
>