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Just as much as I do any other total stranger - including you. But after
all the hype and promises, I would think that he could at least give us some
kind of word. He was very quick to jump into threads in the past and point
out how great GPaL was going to be, but now there's nothing.
Sure, he doesn't owe anyone here a darn thing. But it would be only polite
to say something after promising the "essential companion to GPL" within a
matter or hours (per his July 14th post) - which was over a month ago. It
is this which makes me think a bit less of him. If it had been me in his
position, I would have let you all know what the problem was by now- or at
least came out and said that it was on indefinite hold. Yes, real life
certainly has its demands as we all know, but somehow I don't think that the
few minutes it might take to post here is going to break him. And if people
flamed him for telling us the truth about where he/it stood, then so be it.
You can't please everyone, but you should at least be honest with them.
One thing which does bother me is that perhaps he's had some kind of
accident or something. Does anybody know if he's alright? The man could be
dead and buried by now and we might never know. I heard something like this
actually happened in the middle of a debate in another newsgroup, and that
people were flaming someone who had passed on. Now that would be a sad
situation.
My thoughts exactly.
> Many of us on ras have full-time jobs, at least, if not jobs plus
> school plus families. He may not have time to do any productive work
> on the project, but it doesn't take five minutes to log on, transmit a
> short message, and log off. If he has not, it is not accidental. It's
> his choice.
Maybe he's just too embarrassed! ;-)
> > Didn't someone say he'd just got a job or something?
> > He probably doesn't have time to read ras anymore, let alone write
> GPal!
> > The Real World is out there ... somewhere ... it comes to us all in
> the
> > end! ;-)
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Its not that I hold him (or you) in any special regard... its just that he,
or anyone else, can fall below the "baseline" which I expect from civilized
people. I'm willing to give most people the benefit of the doubt until they
prove otherwise. But if you wish, I'll make an exception in your case,
Bruce. :-)
Mind you, that doesn't mean that I'll be trusting you all with my wallet,
house keys, or daughter. No exceptions here, I might add (at the risk of
further degenerating this thread). <g>
But seriously...does anyone know if Jack is alright? I sure hope so.
> > So you *respected* Jack when he announced GPaL, did you?
> Just as much as I do any other total stranger - including you.
> > Didn't someone say he'd just got a job or something?
> > He probably doesn't have time to read ras anymore, let alone write
> GPal!
> > The Real World is out there ... somewhere ... it comes to us all in
> the
> > end! ;-)
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/ft
Bruce Kennewell wrote
I think I know how to locate Jack. Just follow the trail to the end of
Bruce's nose and you should come right up to Jack's ass. <G>
Goy Larsen wrote
> > Fair enough but I was just curious as to how you could "respect" someone
who
> > you didn't know from a bar of soap. After all, he (and I, for that
matter)
> > could be mass ***ers or international jewel thieves or serial rapists
or
> > even war criminals but you respect us without knowing anything about us.
> > Odd.
> Innocent until proven guilty?
> /ft
> > Fair enough but I was just curious as to how you could "respect" someone
> who
> > you didn't know from a bar of soap. After all, he (and I, for that
matter)
> > could be mass ***ers or international jewel thieves or serial rapists
> or
> > even war criminals but you respect us without knowing anything about us.
> > Odd.
> Its not that I hold him (or you) in any special regard... its just that
he,
> or anyone else, can fall below the "baseline" which I expect from
civilized
> people. I'm willing to give most people the benefit of the doubt until
they
> prove otherwise. But if you wish, I'll make an exception in your case,
> Bruce. :-)
> Mind you, that doesn't mean that I'll be trusting you all with my wallet,
> house keys, or daughter. No exceptions here, I might add (at the risk of
> further degenerating this thread). <g>
> But seriously...does anyone know if Jack is alright? I sure hope so.
