You may notice that some people tolerate the abusive things he says, and that's probably because they've met him in person: he's undeniably witty and charming. You'd find it hard not to like him. He might be irritated at me after this thread, but I do enjoy chatting to him a lot.
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But my advice is to take him for what he is: a skilled jester with a penchant for bad language and some solid FP advice: you can learn a lot from him, but he'll make you work hard to see past the façade. And in case you're tempted, I would just recommend not rising to his bait.
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He and I agreed to differ on his approach. Every community has its outliers whose beliefs fall outside the mainstream and
@dibblego is no different. I wish he could see how unpersuasive his arguments are. But he's incorrigible, so you're better off just being insensible to him.Show this thread -
And I'm not trying to defend any of the behavior that gets him banned so often; I'm just offering a coping strategy. If you meet someone who encounters him for the first time, just give them a head-up that he's a unique and curious character, and not to listen to the insults.
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Tony: I've given up hoping you'll ever change (and you'll assert I'd be wrong to hope for it, anyway). I do hope, at least, that what I've said above seems sounds fair in the context that I'm trying to make the community appear friendlier. Please call me out if I've been unfair.
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It's not that simple. We could talk about it in not-a-noisy-pub one time.
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Yeah, I'd like to. I appreciate the civil reply. Maybe you didn't see the rest of the thread yet. ;)
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We are yet to have the appropriate tools (both technical and social) to manage wide communities. I'm against banning but I think personal filters would be great.
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In this case, I'd like a weed out advice drenched in profanity, not because I'd be offended but quite the opposite, to avoid the waste of time and unhealthy addiction to drama and shows of monkeys jerking off in public.
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I think a "poking the bear" analogy fits here.
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