-> On 11 Jul 06  15:39:11, Russell Tiedt got back to Dan Ceppa 
-> Re: Z7 again

 RT>> choose which  one, eenie meenie mino moe ... 
 DC> Is that your method?

 RT> If it was, one or the other would have gotten support here ...

Nice evasion.  

 
 RT>> Until there is a clear majority, wanting the same thing, there is
 RT>> bugger all  anyone can do.
 
 DC> Ever read a Russian novel?

 RT> No, have you ever read any Xhosa novels ...

Another nice evasion.  

 RT>> be done one way or the other, but not all  ways, all at once ...
 RT>> , round here that is called an "abortion" ...
 
 DC> See my comment just above about Russian novels.

 RT> Same as above ... , ...

Yep, nothing but another side-step by you.  

 DC> What is quite unreadable even in translation makes perfect
 DC> sense to them.

 RT> Well, as long as it makes sense to them, and they lack the ability to 
 RT> translate it for the rest of the world including us, they are not 

Is that anything like the kaffirs in your country that don't 
speak proper English?  

 RT> COMMUNICATING, not with the rest of the world, and not with us. And we
 RT> are not  going to learn Russian, nor are we going to study Russian
 RT> novel "authouring"  nor are we going to take a course in Russian
 RT> culutre, sub-cultures, etc. 

That's not even close to the point.  If fact, your entire argument 
above is the antithesis as to why FIDO was ever conceived.  

 RT> We have exactly one life to live, and not enough time to do what we
 RT> want to  do, never mind attempting to do, all or any of the above. So
 RT> either they learn  to communicate with us, or go their own merry way.
 RT> If we cannot undersand  them, there is no way we can help them ... ,

Strange....  They are working hard to understand English and 
the nuances.  And, what do they get in return on their 
culture?  As an example, just re-read what you wrote above.  

 RT> end of story ... , sorry, ... 
 RT> That is how the cookie crumbles ...

Just how many nodes are in your Zone?  

Other than you, how many of those nodes even bother to enter a 
message here?  

Now, tell me:  Why is driving out 100's of Russian nodes out 
of FIDO such a good idea?  


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