-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In <32AD7D31.6DBD@gte.net>, on 12/10/96 at 07:09 AM, Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net> said: :: Anonymous wrote (after rude cartoon) :: ::> All joking aside, is there any reason I shouldn't trust Tim May ::> (assuming I don't care about his personal details like sexual ::> preference, etc.)? :: ::You would be well advised not to trust *anyone* unless: :: ::1. They have *your* personal interests at heart (not likely here) :: :: -or- :: ::2. It is necessary for you to trust them for a particular reason, :: and you feel that you can justify the risk (more likely). :: actually, two [recent] new firsts on this list! 1. Dale is polite. 2. Dale is reasonable. does that mean: "A gentleman is a man who knows _when_ to be rude" --Oscar Wilde -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: latin1 Comment: Encrypted with 2.6.3i. Requires 2.6 or later. iQCVAwUBMq2bEL04kQrCC2kFAQFtVgQA3c8h5EBRIqGsb5ac7jy930nogtgOZgsd z92PUinyG188NvJzc6fuZp64P7FBbH/WB/ctBxyui+bsATWVAcxkxh4tHyp9+kbn suYv8u2+1OzqP0F/gCI7Y18kCRZg6P98zaE/5iYzpjUWVkSeKpAPE8t8qFyUyK+I EOrq9UcT6Zw= =B81i -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

attila@primenet.com wrote:

at 07:09 AM, Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net> said: :: Anonymous wrote (after rude cartoon) ::> All joking aside, is there any reason I shouldn't trust Tim May ::> (assuming I don't care about his personal details like sexual ::> preference, etc.)?

::You would be well advised not to trust *anyone* unless: ::1. They have *your* personal interests at heart (not likely here) -or- ::2. It is necessary for you to trust them for a particular reason, :: and you feel that you can justify the risk (more likely).

actually, two [recent] new firsts on this list! 1. Dale is polite. 2. Dale is reasonable. does that mean: "A gentleman is a man who knows _when_ to be rude" --Oscar Wilde

Ah, c'mon. You remember what Cap'n Kirk said to the Melkotians (sp?): "Sure we're killers, we just aren't gonna kill today" (quote very approximate, and I hope I got the ethnicity right).

lucifer@dhp.com (Anonymous) writes:

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All joking aside, is there any reason I shouldn't trust Tim May (assuming I don't care about his personal details like sexual preference, etc.)?

Timmy May is a racist (especially hates Jews) and a proven liar. Perhaps this doesn't bother you.

The "proven liar" thing doesn't really bother me if I don't know what he lied about and why. I mean people say things which are untrue all the time, but often by mistake or as a joke. It's always possible for some people to misinterpret what someone is saying or get really upset about it when most people just don't think it matters. The charges of racism and anti-semitism seem a bit more serious. I've been subscribed to cypherpunks for a couple of years, and have not seen any evidence of such an attitude on the list. I therefore find the charges difficult to believe. However, I'm willing to investiate further if you point me in the right direction, as I'd like to know about it if Tim May truly is some kind of horrible person. Thanks.

nobody@cypherpunks.ca (John Anonymous MacDonald) writes:

The charges of racism and anti-semitism seem a bit more serious. I've been subscribed to cypherpunks for a couple of years, and have not seen any evidence of such an attitude on the list. ...

You must have Timmy May in your killfile then. --- Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps