KP and I have chatted via PM.

Just a few quick points...

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> Are suggesting that there is a universally recognised paper about mudcat?

NO, but that is a good troll of yours mate! :-) Good red herring too!

There ARE some universally recognised things (by the experienced) about OLC's, (if you don't know WHAT they are, then Are You Experienced? as Jimmy asked!) - one would expect that the Experienced in a Formal Institute of Training would not turn the total newbies loose without some sort of basic guide - or even a basic Bibliographical list ... I am grateful that this forum doesn't allow the quoting of previous posts in the response to a post, Max would probably gave run out of storage space by now... :-)


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> Should this "basic material" remain gospel ... or can it be challenged by new research?

Oh, that was well covered in the thread on Academics! And in the one on Ullillellelen, er whatever, pipes!

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> How do you know KP doesn't have the allegedly requisite technical expertise or background?

If one KNEW what a Troll was in this sort of environment, why would one say one didn't, unless one was trolling?

Wait on, my head hurts now.. <:-O

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> "technical" infers that an understanding of on-line communities depends upon primary knowledge of programming et al

NO. NO. NO.

Doesn't even _imply_ it either :-)

Red herring!

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BASIC MATERIAL - "Appalled" is an emotional response, not amenable to intellectual analysis... :-)

However, I _am_ surprised at the new US Marines Training manual. It seems that they are going to cut costs by not wasting time training marines about gun safety - they can pick that up as they go along - those that survive... :-)

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The driving analogy is not really good. We drive on the other side of the road - I suppose I would find that out sooner or later if I drove in the US, after I figured out where the steering wheel was... As an Aussie I know more about US culture than most Americans know about Aussie culture (What! no kangaroos in the main street?) - we get it shoved into our faces on Aussie TV all the time... :-)

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Who said I was an academically trained mind? I'm just a Fool! I'm insulted!

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The Fooles Troupe lives in Gotham, I live in Brisbane... :-)
And yes, we do have toilet paper on a roll here ... :-)

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> In the same way .... in order to drive my car ... I need to know how to interact with all the other people on the road ... and know how to control my car to do that. I don't really need to know what that red wire under the dashboard does.

So if it's loose, just pull it out - if it's really important, you'll soon learn about it... :-)

Was chatting with an ex-SAS guy the other day. He was _bemused_ when the US forces guy was astonished at the Aussie forces knowing how to change a tyre. The US guy said he was not a "specialist" in that area, had to wait for the tyre changing guy to come along... I was _appalled_ - but still laughed!

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It's a pity that the polite statement that one does not wish to cause offence is automatically taken as meaning that the poster MUST be a Troll. Trolls like to start fights among others not calm them down. You could always check my past behaviour by clicking on my name to get all my past postings, rather than just jump to hasty conclusions to ASS-U-ME that I was Trolling... :-)

Ah the cynicsm of the modern age...



Robin