Does anyone remember the so-called 'Zumabot' and "Serdar Argic", of 
USENET fame?  This thread is bringing back strange memories...

;)


On Thu, Nov 01, 2001 at 08:36:57AM +0100, Stefan Schmiedl wrote:
> take 
> 
>     intruders,
>     .net-ist camp
>     recruits
>     .net-ism
>     genuine Smalltalkers
> 
> and add
> 
>     anything intelligent to say
>     tirade of personal abuse against me
>     freedom of speech
>     libel
> 
> and you have a nice highly provocative email ...
> It's a kind of generic email in that you just need
> to replace "Smalltalk" with the name of any other
> programming language and you can reuse it on any
> other mailing list ...
> 
> ... which makes me wonder if Justin's mom's name's Eliza ;->
> 
> so let's just stop talking politics and concentrate on squeak,
> unless, of course, you have problems creating a Justin-emulator in squeak ;->
> 
> s. 
> 
> Justin Walsh (2001-11-01 13:22):
> 
> > Or could this, Jim, be the "intruders" from the C# .net-ist camp, financed
> > by you know who, fossicking for recruits?
> > It seems that if you had anything intelligent to say you would have said it
> > by now instead of the tirade of personal abuse against me and less than
> > subtle advertising for .net-ism.
> > Stop right there and tell me what I have said that is abusive. And as before
> > I will apologise.
> > I don't think the genuine Smalltalkers are fooled by you at all.
> > At least one among you knows the difference between freedon of speech and
> > libel.
> > Thank you
> > Justin
> 
>