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  • Michael Starberg
    #1

    [off-topic] If I was as dumb as a

    cat, I wouldn't be worried about linq nor IDisposable.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ4vmSvCVbc


    Enjoy, and if you hate silly cats, at least the music is great! =)

    - Michael Starberg


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    • =?Utf-8?B?UGV0ZXIgQnJvbWJlcmcgW0MjIE1WUF0=?=
      #2
      RE: [off-topic] If I was as dumb as a

      Yeah, Michael, it really is off topic. Frankly, most of us aren't interested
      in Youtube videos. This is a newsgroup for C# language issues.
      Thanks
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      "Michael Starberg" wrote:
      cat, I wouldn't be worried about linq nor IDisposable.
      >
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQ4vmSvCVbc

      >
      Enjoy, and if you hate silly cats, at least the music is great! =)
      >
      - Michael Starberg
      >
      >
      >

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        • Michael Starberg
          #3
          Re: [off-topic] If I was as dumb as a


          "Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" <pbromberg@yaho o.NoSpamMaam.co mwrote in message
          news:127026B3-0903-4685-A173-DEA1C53FDB48@mi crosoft.com...
          Yeah, Michael, it really is off topic. Frankly, most of us aren't
          interested
          in Youtube videos. This is a newsgroup for C# language issues.
          Thanks
          Then why did you read the thread?
          It was clearly marked as off-topic.

          Do you also read every spam email you get?
          Also, who are 'most of us'?

          Common, it's friday and maybe people like to see some silly cats?

          I think you are overreacting.

          Have a nice weekend.
          - Michael Starberg



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            • Peter Duniho
              #4
              Re: [off-topic] If I was as dumb as a

              On Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:14:28 -0700, Michael Starberg
              <michael.spam-captcha.starber g@gmail.comwrot e:
              Then why did you read the thread?
              Perhaps because it was there.
              It was clearly marked as off-topic.
              Yes, it was. Writing "off-topic" in the subject line is a big clue to you
              that what you're about to post doesn't belong.
              Do you also read every spam email you get?
              I'm not sure that comparing your post to spam is the best way to defend
              your actions.
              Also, who are 'most of us'?
              Good question. He probably doesn't literally have first-hand knowledge as
              to what "most" of the people reading this newsgroup prefer. That said,
              it's not uncommon at all for people using Usenet to prefer that their
              newsgroups contain only on-topic posts. If he's guessing (and he probably
              is), it's not a bad guess.
              Common, it's friday and maybe people like to see some silly cats?
              It's already Saturday in some places of the world.
              I think you are overreacting.
              Of course you do. After all, you didn't see any problem with your
              off-topic post in the first place. Without taking the time to try to have
              some empathy for other people's viewpoint, your only conclusion could be
              that he's overreacting.

              But, if you do happen to take the time to look at the issue from his point
              of view, you'll notice that you, and you alone, have been responsible for
              a number of off-topic posts recently. To some extent, this is bearable if
              done infrequently and there's at least some marginal connection to the
              newsgroup. Heck, it might even be worth encouraging.

              But whatever that video is you linked to, it doesn't sound like it has
              _anything_ at all to do with programming, never mind C#, etc. And this
              isn't an isolated incident...you seem to be starting to make a habit of
              posting off-topic posts. This is detracting from the normally high
              signal-to-noise ratio in the newsgroup.

              In that context, I'm not at all convinced that he's overreacting, however
              much you are convinced that he is.

              Pete

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                • =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Arne_Vajh=F8j?=
                  #5
                  Re: [off-topic] If I was as dumb as a

                  Michael Starberg wrote:
                  "Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" <pbromberg@yaho o.NoSpamMaam.co mwrote in message
                  news:127026B3-0903-4685-A173-DEA1C53FDB48@mi crosoft.com...
                  >Yeah, Michael, it really is off topic. Frankly, most of us aren't
                  >interested
                  >in Youtube videos. This is a newsgroup for C# language issues.
                  >Thanks
                  >
                  Then why did you read the thread?
                  It was clearly marked as off-topic.
                  And that makes it OK ?
                  Also, who are 'most of us'?
                  Most readers of m.p.d.l.cs ...

                  Arne

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                    • Michael Starberg
                      #6
                      Re: [off-topic] If I was as dumb as a


                      "Michael Starberg" <michael.spam-captcha.starber g@gmail.comwrot e in
                      message news:eOq0LARkIH A.5084@TK2MSFTN GP04.phx.gbl...
                      >
                      "Peter Bromberg [C# MVP]" <pbromberg@yaho o.NoSpamMaam.co mwrote in
                      message news:127026B3-0903-4685-A173-DEA1C53FDB48@mi crosoft.com...
                      I hear you.

                      Maybe a off topic post is nice trice a year, but I have been over-feeding
                      this newgroup with silly jokes.

                      I'll do it less frequently from now on.

                      However, the post was almost on topic:

                      - "Managing coders is like herding cats!"

                      Happy Coding
                      - Michael Starberg


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