Re: IED

[Sue Trowbridge <ins_aset%JHUNIX.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu>]

>Thanks first of all to Sue for pointing out that
>a long posting of extracts from earlier IED postings,
>pasted together to form meaningless non sequiturs
>(other than those originally committed by IED himself)
>was not actually posted by IED at all, but by a
>cowardly imposter. IED was saddened to read Sue's
>final comment, however.
 
It is the sheer *volume* of IED's postings that has, more than
anything else, left me staggering away from my terminal.  When
I make printouts of the digests, his domination of this forum
is even more obvious, as they run for pages and pages.  I am
confident, however, that IED's new resolution to only answer
some of the mail from his detraKTors will do its bit to restore
order and civility to love-hounds.  IED may be confident that I
greatly enjoy his tidbits of KTNews, and the interviews that he
typed in were also fascinating.  I may only remind him that
"less *is* more."
 
>Still this pathetic hangup with the way IED identifies himself,
>as though that had anything at all to do with the substance of
>his arguments. You have a lot of catching up to do.
 
As a fan of Miss Manners, I certainly don't have this hangup
(not that IED implied that I did).  I simply see Miss Manners
as the "etiquette-obsessed" part of Judith Martin's persona, and
IED as the "Kate-obsessed" part of Andrew Marvick's persona.  As
is evidenced by his rather immodest recitation of his academic
credentials, Mr. Marvick does have other things on his mind.