[WikiEN-l] Overly lengthy blocks

[jayjg]

On 3/27/06, BJörn Lindqvist <bjourne at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > You assume we're omniscient.  We're not.  There's no way for us to know
> > > > whether any given IP is used by a single user or by an entire state.
> > > > You're the first person who's informed us of this.
> > >
> > > He is not assuming that. He is assuming that you have done your homework.
> > >
> > > $ whois 169.244.143.115
> > >
> > > OrgName:    Maine Libraries/Dept. of Education
> > > ....
> > >
> > > If that is to hard for you, I suggest you leave the whole blocking
> > > business to someone else.
> >
> > BJörn, if communicating on this list in a civil way is too hard for
> > you, I suggest you leave the whole communication business to someone
> > else.
> >
> > Jay.
>
> Jayjg, what a stunningly insightful remark, I'm amazed. However, I
> think you are wrong. If communicating on this list in a civil way was
> too hard for me, I believe I would have told you to "Fuck off" or
> maybe "Go fuck yourself." Since that is not the case, communicating in
> a civil way is obviously not too hard for me.

If you imagine that civility consists of refraining from telling
someone to "go fuck themselves", then there's little I can say.

Jay.