🚀 go-pugleaf

>> zok wrote:
>>
>>> _You_ do _not_ own these groups.
>>
>> Nor do you, but at least we _repect_ the rules established by those
>> who do.
>>
>>> Yes, borland/inprise has their own set of guidelines away from
>>> Usenet, but these are not engraved in some stone tablet,
>>
>> No, we've moved away from stone a couple thousand years
>> ago...Nowadays their writ in electrons, and stored at the guidlines
>> url.
>>
>>> You have no place to enforce rules you did not create.
>>
>> Gee, I guess that means you don't need to do what the nice oficer
>> with the blinking lights and the big gun says either.  Not too many
>> cops
>> write the laws that they enforce.
>>
>> And you know that Ed didn't have a hand in writing the rules
>> because???
>> a) You wrote them.
>> b) Ed isn't old enought to vote
>> c) You just "know"
>>
>> Acutally, Team-B is the _only_ Sheriff in these here parts. They are
>> _not_ self-appointed vigilantes.  They have been duly elected by the
>> owners of the groups. And besides....it is the responsability of
>> _every_ citizen to defend the constitution... err, uh, I mean..uphold
>> the law.  And if you refuse, there is always rule (notice) #4.
>
> Actually, as another poster pointed out, Team B is a team that was
> appointed to help answer programming questions. They were never
> assigned the role of ng cop. So, they are basically just normal
> users, like you and I, they just happen to answer a heck of a lot
> more than most.
>
> I am really disappointed with Ed's rudeness. There are a lot more
> civil ways to handle these things. Why put someone in for 10 for
> walking on the grass and not seeing the "do not walk on the grass
> sign", when the person arguing wasn't even the one who did it (not to
> mention the cop only pretending to be one),... just a thought....
>
> In other words, Its really getting annoying when a good group of
> people like Team B try to apply a role which has never applied to
> them. True they are considered high level users here, but they are in
> fact simply some very good code mongers, for lack of a better term ;p
>
> -Wally