[WikiEN-l] Jayjg is AWOL

[Armed Blowfish]

On 27/08/07, James Farrar <james.farrar at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 27/08/07, Jimmy Wales <jwales at wikia.com> wrote:
> > James Farrar wrote:
> > > However, there is one thing that needs to be said: describing as "a
> > > lie" the comment that Jayjg is absent (which he is, as far as we
> > > ordinary plebs can see) is unhelpful - unless there's proof that Frank
> > > was aware that Jayjg was not absent before his email of 1752UTC today.
> >
> > Look at all his emails after I told him.  I think my charge of trolling
> > sticks easily.  This was not a good faith inquiry, this is an ongoing
> > attempt to politicize an issue internally by misleading people.
>
> As may be. Was it actually a lie, though?
>
> Calling someone a liar is generally a good way to inflame a situation.

To be specific, it's a good way to ensure the person keeps arguing the
point, rather than agreeing to disagree, since you escalate the importance
of the veracity of the statement to his or her reputation of honesty.