A Bizarre Increase in the Ad Hominems Here

Must be the Ides of September, but there are several bizarre new attacks
lately on this list, none of them to the point, just odd ad hominems:

* Detweiler (vznuri@netcom.com) writes:

"timmy waxes a widdle on AP"

* Millie (pstira@escape.com) writes:

"Timmy boy,
I yelled at someone for this last week.
And you supported my view.

Never read Ayn Rand, eh?"

(Sadly, a large fraction of the women who have posted on our list have
written in this same kind of incoherent, rambling, makes-no-sense kind of
style. I have no idea why the percentage of such events is so high.)

* And of course Vulis has been posting his "farting" messages far and wide.

Those who legitimately disagree with my arguments should of course continue
to speak up. But those who confuse calling me "Timmy" with making
substantive arguments need to go back to school.


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tcmay@got.net (Timmy May) (fart) writes:
> * Detweiler (vznuri@netcom.com) writes:

Detweiler is much smarter than VZNuri (or Timmy). I don't think Timmy
believes his own lies.

> (Sadly, a large fraction of the women who have posted on our list have
> written in this same kind of incoherent, rambling, makes-no-sense kind of
> style. I have no idea why the percentage of such events is so high.)

Is Timmy gay?  Why does he hate women so much?

> * And of course Vulis has been posting his "farting" messages far and wide.

Recently, 3 people in the computer security field have independently
told me that Timmy May approached them "off-list" to complain about
things I supposedly say on the Internet - most of which I never said.
When I asked about it on this mailing list, Timmy posted what was shown
to be a lie (about his complaint to Kelly Goen.) Timmy is known as a
nutcase and a liar - if he keeps up his "character assassination"
attacks, the only reputation he hurts is his own.

---

Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps

> tcmay@got.net (Timmy May) (fart) writes:
> > * Detweiler (vznuri@netcom.com) writes:
> 
> Detweiler is much smarter than VZNuri (or Timmy). I don't think Timmy
> believes his own lies.
> 
> > (Sadly, a large fraction of the women who have posted on our list have
> > written in this same kind of incoherent, rambling, makes-no-sense kind of
> > style. I have no idea why the percentage of such events is so high.)
> 
> Is Timmy gay?  Why does he hate women so much?
> 
> > * And of course Vulis has been posting his "farting" messages far and wide.
> 
> Recently, 3 people in the computer security field have independently
> told me that Timmy May approached them "off-list" to complain about
> things I supposedly say on the Internet - most of which I never said.
> When I asked about it on this mailing list, Timmy posted what was shown
> to be a lie (about his complaint to Kelly Goen.) Timmy is known as a
> nutcase and a liar - if he keeps up his "character assassination"
> attacks, the only reputation he hurts is his own.
> 
> Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
Fuckhead.

Troy Varange writes:
> 
> > tcmay@got.net (Timmy May) (fart) writes:
> > > * Detweiler (vznuri@netcom.com) writes:

[spew from "Dr.Dimitri Vulis" deleted]


> Fuckhead.

If you think someone's a fuckhead, please just put them in your
KILL file and get on with your life.  You don't need to announce
your discovery to the rest of the group- we either agree with
you (and have killifiled the fuckhead) or we don't agree that
he's a fuckhead.  Your announcement will sway no one's opinion.
All it does is add to the noise.

Thanks.

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> tcmay@got.net (Timmy May) (fart) writes:
> > * Detweiler (vznuri@netcom.com) writes:
> 
> Detweiler is much smarter than VZNuri (or Timmy). I don't think Timmy
> believes his own lies.
> 
> > (Sadly, a large fraction of the women who have posted on our list have
> > written in this same kind of incoherent, rambling, makes-no-sense kind of
> > style. I have no idea why the percentage of such events is so high.)
> 
> Is Timmy gay?  Why does he hate women so much?
> 
> > * And of course Vulis has been posting his "farting" messages far and wide.
> 
> Recently, 3 people in the computer security field have independently
> told me that Timmy May approached them "off-list" to complain about
> things I supposedly say on the Internet - most of which I never said.
> When I asked about it on this mailing list, Timmy posted what was shown
> to be a lie (about his complaint to Kelly Goen.) Timmy is known as a
> nutcase and a liar - if he keeps up his "character assassination"
> attacks, the only reputation he hurts is his own.
> 
> Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM
Fuckhead.

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                          SANDY SANDFORT
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C'punks,

Like Tim, I'm a little surprised at all the stupid name calling
on the list lately.

On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:

> I don't think Timmy believes his own lies.

Again, I don't believe Tim lies, the good doctor's assertions to
the contrary not withstanding.

> Is Timmy gay?  

You should have seen the babe Tim was with at my party.  Where
do folks come up with this nonsense?

> Timmy is known as a nutcase and a liar - if he keeps up his
> "character assassination" attacks, the only reputation he hurts
> is his own.

Yeah, that's the way reputation works, but the gun is definitely
pointed in the other direction.


 S a n d y

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Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
> tcmay@got.net (Timmy May) (fart) writes:
> * Detweiler (vznuri@netcom.com) writes:
> Detweiler is much smarter than VZNuri (or Timmy). I don't think Timmy
> believes his own lies.

> .....random slurs deleted.....

> Recently, 3 people in the computer security field have independently
> told me that Timmy May approached them "off-list" to complain about
> things I supposedly say on the Internet - most of which I never said.
> When I asked about it on this mailing list, Timmy posted what was
> shown to be a lie (about his complaint to Kelly Goen.) Timmy is known 
> as a nutcase and a liar - if he keeps up his "character assassination"
> attacks, the only reputation he hurts is his own.

Pardon me for butting in, but "nutcase and liar" are some pretty 
significant slurs, moreso than "putz" or "bozo" or whatever. I'd say 
there's gotta be a helluva story here. Background, anyone?

> 
> Pardon me for butting in, but "nutcase and liar" are some pretty 
> significant slurs, moreso than "putz" or "bozo" or whatever. I'd say 
> there's gotta be a helluva story here. Background, anyone?
> 

Don't go there, Dave. ;)

Just stay home and watch some soaps, and spare us the agony ...

Consider this a plea, rather than an attempt at censorship  :)

- r.w.