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From: "Marshall" <marshall.spight@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: OT: Troll vs. Crank
Date: 17 Jun 2006 06:56:01 -0700
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Keith H Duggar wrote:
>
> Just as sunlight kills trolls (in some mythologies), it also
> helps to deal with cranks. Since you are a reasonable and
> intelligent person, the group would benefit from you outing
> cranks. Thus, for a moment please set aside your excess of
> faith in human nature and your personal kindness. Review the
> recent characters that lead you to the crank concept. Then
> post here the identities of those posters you believe are
> cranks (perhaps with an associated confidence). This would
> be very beneficial.

Sigh. Okay.

Cimode is a crank.

He is the top poster in the NG for June at the time
of this writing*, and he hasn't actually yet formed a single
coherent post. He switches topics at a whiplash-inducing
pace, so it's impossible to pin him down on anything.

Engaging him on anything has proven to be a complete
waste of time. In fact I find it a mystery why anyone is
replying to him; the conversation never goes anywhere.

Seriously, to those who are sparring with him: has the
conversation produced anything of value? Do you see
any reason to believe he will budge on anything? Are
you going to learn anything from him?

Oh, and he also wins hypocrisy points for insulting
people for insulting people.

Do Not Feed the Crank.


Marshall

* http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.theory/about