<VV> Re: your post to VV Digest, Vol 2, 36

Bill Hubbell wjhubbell at hotmail.com
Sat Mar 5 11:14:23 EST 2005


So, Grant... which one are you?? <G>   Bill Hubbell

> Whatever you do, don't write a response, because then they "win"!

>There are about 4-5 members whose ego is boosted by pretending to be great 
> >philosophers and who like seeing themselves "published."

>Then there is that last small group that
> waits in the background and then come out with an all-knowing "shame on 
> you"
> post, thinking they have a direct connection to the Corvair gods, and so 
> their
> post will put everything to rest and make it all better (of course if just
> starts the thread up again :-).


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <GYoungwolf at aol.com>
To: <dreamwoodck at yahoo.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 8:45 AM
Subject: <VV> Re: your post to VV Digest, Vol 2, 36


> Hey Chuck,
> Many of us feel like you do about the political threads, but hang in 
> there!
> This too shall pass, as do all other threads (until someone needs an ego
> boost). Be sure you are getting the digest in the digest mode. This will 
> usually
> give you about 3-4 messages a day with a nice table of contents at the 
> beginning
> of each one. I have been a member just about since the group started, and 
> have
> learned that when such a thread starts that I can just delete all the 
> digests
> for a few days without even opening them and it will die a natural death.
> Whatever you do, don't write a response, because then they "win"! You can 
> also
> usually tell if something is up if the number increases to 4-5 per day 
> (all you
> have to do is delete, delete, delete). There are about 4-5 members whose 
> ego
> is boosted by pretending to be great philosophers and who like seeing
> themselves "published." They even set up their own site, but occasionally 
> go off the
> wagon. Then there are a couple of folks who think they are stand up 
> comedians.
> They apparently enjoy each others "jokes," so we just ignore them, and 
> wait for
> the good stuff to filter through. Then there is that last small group that
> waits in the background and then come out with an all-knowing "shame on 
> you"
> post, thinking they have a direct connection to the Corvair gods, and so 
> their
> post will put everything to rest and make it all better (of course if just
> starts the thread up again :-). If you ever get a chance to meet the 
> evildoers at a
> show or convention, you will find that most are no crazier than the 
> majority
> of us (and probably just aren't getting enough....)
>
> The Carbmeister (older and wiser).


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