Text 8410, 109 rader
Skriven 2013-05-03 17:01:36 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
   Kommentar till text 8403 av mark lewis (1:3634/12.42)
Ärende: Joe Wants To Know
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Hello Mark,

 ML>> wrong... there's a lot of stuff that many of us in fidonet posted
 ML>> in these echos that is no longer available anywhere...

 LL>> Keep thinking that.

ML>prove me wrong...

Your statement is an opinion that is unsupported and
unsubstantiated.  You have no way of knowing the totality
of what is and what is not online.  Not only is it an
impossibility for you, but it is also an impossibility
for everybody.  You are not God.  I am not God.  Nobody
is God.  Except for those who delude themselves by
thinking they are God.  And those folks live in their
own special reality of no concern to you or me.

 ML>> 2. does posting something in html format make it "on the web"?

 LL>> Read above translation.

 ML>> answer the damned question... does the mere fact that something
 ML>> is posted in html format make it "on the web"? i suggest you
 ML>> consider your answer very carefully...

 LL>> If something has been written and posted online it is there
 LL>> forever ...

ML>you keep thinking that... and while you're at it, answer the
ML>question... does posting something in html format make it "on the
ML>web"?

I'll put it in all caps so it will get your attention -

IF SOMETHING HAS BEEN WRITTEN AND POSTED ONLINE IT IS THERE
FOREVER ...

Whether that statement is provable or not is irrelevant.
It is an opinion, as is your statement.  The difference is,
my statement is more believable as it has credibility.  In
order to support and substantiate my statement, check out
The Wayback Machine.  There are also other archives that
you and others can find, all freely accessible.

 ML>> 3. i have, on my systems, a couple of private echos that...

 LL>> Nothing is private.  If something has been written and posted
 LL>> online it is there forever, and viewable by other parties.  By
 LL>> other parties, that also includes some outside your own party.

 ML>> then take my challenge and prove me wrong...

 LL>> I just did.  Read above statement, again and again for as long as
 LL>> necessary.

ML>you haven't proved anything other than you can run your mouth...

It is not a matter of proof, but rather of supporting and
substantiating one's claim(s), which I have done.

ML>proof would be you telling us the name of at least one of these
ML>private areas i have on my systems... definite proof would be
ML>for you to post the contents of one message from one of those
ML>areas... put up or shut up...

There is no such thing as absolute proof of anything.  Kind
of like belief in the existence of a god(s) or the belief in
the nonexistence of a god(s).  The best that man can do is
to come up with is probability.  Either something is probably
true, or something is probably not true.  A volcano is likely
to erupt soon, or a volcano is not likely to erupt soon.
It can never be both.  At least, not at the same time.

 ML>> i challenge you to find them and their posts anywhere outside
 ML>> of my system(s)...

 LL>> I'm not interested in any of that.  It's the pictures.  You know,
 LL>> the pictures of you and those hot Latina and Asian babes ...

 ML>> i said posts not pictures...

 LL>> "Something" is not limited to text.  But hey.  I get it.  You're
 LL>> not into hot babes.  I understand.  Coming out of the closet is not
 LL>> easy ...

ML>so you're admitting defeat, then... might as well because you
ML>can't tell me/us the name of one of the private areas i'm speaking
ML>of and you can't post any part of any message from one those areas,
ML>either...

It is not a matter of me proving what is or what is not on your
computer (or what you may have posted online).  It is clear that
you do not understand logic, and that is understandable as you
have never been trained in that field.  However, you can at least
try to learn.

 ML>> posts like these that you are reading now... put up or shut up...

 LL>> Google is your friend.

ML>put up or shut up...

My name is not Google.

--Lee

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