From: "Robert Comer" 

> While there may not be an actual "play book", I remain unconvinced
> that no coordination of tactics occurs.  Indeed, such coordination is
> standard operating procedure in PR departments -- you have to be sure
> you put up a united front in what you say.

If so they have their playbook wrong, calling everyone liars doesn't buy
them anything for me, and, in fact, turns me against them big time.

- Bob Comer


"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
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> On Sat, 18 Jan 2003 16:34:01 -0600, David N. Barnett
>  wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:54:49 -0800, "Rich" 
wrote in message
> >:
> >
> >|  As for your bullshit about a "play book", this is the
kind of vrap I
expect from Mike Miller whose posting history indicates that he has a play
book of his own and in weak defense tries to project his behavior on to
others.
> >
> >Well, it's just that I've only seen this particular style of bullying
> >from MS employees -- you and Biermann.  Biermann stopped bullying when
> >he went to law school, and now appears to even have grown some
> >humility and a sense of humor.  I was just wondering if there's
> >something about the MS corporate culture that promotes this kind of
> >reaction and particular use of language.
>
> It wasn't just the two you cite.  Microsoft used to "assign" a
> caretaker to the Canopus forum on CompuServe, sort of a
> MSIP-in-residence.  The tactics that they all used were remarkably
> similar.
>
> While there may not be an actual "play book", I remain unconvinced
> that no coordination of tactics occurs.  Indeed, such coordination is
> standard operating procedure in PR departments -- you have to be sure
> you put up a united front in what you say.
>
>
>  /m
>

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