Jenn wrote:
> On 3/19/2012 7:42 PM, FromTheRafters wrote:
>> ~BD~ wrote:
>>> FromTheRafters wrote:
>>>> Jenn wrote:
>>>>> Aardvark wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:19:00 +0100, Bear wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ~BD~<~BD~@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in
>>>>>>> news:OdWdncp1kdiIRMLSnZ2dnUVZ7sGdnZ2d@bt.com:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Aardvark wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:33:14 +0100, Bear wrote:
>>>>>>>> [....]
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> This thread would have had value for newcomers until your ilk
>>>>>>>>>> spoilt it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I didn't spoil it. I was following it with interest and made *no*
>>>>>>>>> comment until some other ****er tried to spoil it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> BD certainly *isn't* my 'ilk', and I consider it insulting that
>>>>>>>>> you
>>>>>>>>> lumped me together with him in any context.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Your manner is putting people off.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The fact that I commented on someone trying to spoil the thread?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> **** off.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I think you should apologise to 'Bear'.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You really are an arrogant Bar Steward.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Tell him, too, that you came and visited me on my narrowboat with
>>>>>>>> your son and daughter - *and* drank my beer!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> You speak with a forked tongue, Aardvark. Folk are beginning to see
>>>>>>>> your *real* persona - you're making really big mistakes.<shrug>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> He should apologize but not because you and your cult members say
>>>>>>> so. If he has any character, such actions come naturally.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here's the deal- you apologise to me for accusing me of ruining a
>>>>>> thread when I didn't, and then trying to tar me with the same ****ing
>>>>>> brush as BD, and I'll consider apologising for reacting
>>>>>> appropriately.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seems fair to me.
>>>>>
>>>>> You think Bear should apologize to you?? I think this is one of the
>>>>> funniest things I've read on usenet in the last month!! LOL
>>>>>
>>>> You and your ilk would think that was funny.
>>>
>>> Sometimes I really do wonder about you, FTR.
>>>
>>> Bear assessed Aardvark correctly in the blink of an eye.
>>>
>>> Rednecks stand out in any crowd, whatever the country.
>>>
>> *You* interrupted a thread in which many were participating and other
>> interested party's were lurking. Bear's irritation was because of that
>> hijacking of a good thread. Aardvark chastised you for doing so, and
>> Bear *incorrectly* chastised Aardvark for *your* behavior *and* lumped
>> Aardvark together with you (you're the "ilk" in his statement).
>>
>> Aardvark may seem corrosive or abrasive, but he was *right* and Bear
>> should have apologized for lumping him in with you as a disruptive
>> influence.
>>
>> I don't expect Bear to apologize, but a better man would.
>>
>> That being said, I don't like Aarvark's constant abrasion. But on the
>> other hand - nobody said I had to like it. I understand his reasoning
>> for doing it.
>
> Bear wasn't happy with Aardvark because Aardvark wasn't nice to him more
> than once... which is normal for Aardvark.

That may be, but I think you will find that Bear has that effect on
people. That is, if history is taken into account. As far as I can tell
just from recent posts - he seems like an alright guy.

> I like bear... he's a nice guy from what I can tell... and intelligent,
> too!

Sounds like a good assessment.