From: Bruce Lilly (blilly@erols.com)
Date: Mon Mar 15 2004 - 22:02:12 CST
Charles Lindsey wrote:
> Ah! I see what you are saying now!
Evidently you do not.
> Whereas Henry Spencer, on the other hand, is not an engineer. His
> understanding is faulty and his experience is lacking, and hence he is in
> no position to state what are protocol issues and what are not.
You are entitled to your opinion, no matter how wrong it may be.
My opinion is that Henry is quite capable of stating what is or is
not a protocol issue based on engineering principles.
> Therefore I, as Editor, should unquestionably follow your advice, and
> those of the others on my left, and totally ingnore the erroneous
> opionions expressed by Henry, and those others on my right. So that settles
> the matter then.
No, it's not about personalities, or about who screams the loudest, or
about who has the biggest dick. It's about the quality of the discussions
on an engineering basis, i.e. about *substantive* issues.