| From: | Doctor Doom <JCH8169@*****.TAMU.EDU> |
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| Subject: | Doom returns . . . and is upset |
| Date: | Sun, 1 May 1994 19:10:53 -0500 |
Owing to an extended conversation with Clio, the Muse of History,
concerning a term paper for my History 333 course, I have been on a forced
fast (save for administrative duties and one reply last evening, something
already in my "res" folder) from this mailserver for a number of days.
I have not sleep for the majority of this week; formerly this was due
to efforts towards the successful resolution of the project, but now that it
has concluded, I suffer from insomnia. I have not consumed anything
substantial for a period of three days. Not only that, but to add insult to
injury, I was required to attend a gathering of the German Drama 334 class
members on Friday, the date my assignment was due. The evening included such
highlights as being a public target of grievous personal ridicule followed by
playing "responsible adult" to a group of intoxicated fools. Frankly, given
my state, I myself should find considerable utility in a good, stiff drink at
the moment.
I can but offer my most sincere apologies for my ranting, but today
when I finally endeavored to fully update myself as to list activity, I ran
accross a message of singular interest. Given my present mental state, I
probably should not respond at the present time, but I /truly/ require venting
of my tensions:
von Unix_Kurs7044:
> 1> Teleportation. This spell is IMO a joke. Quote from Liam Akarak
> (Ork-Shaman w/ Quickness 2) >>>> Great, no more walking, no more
> runnig, I just will zap myself 150 m per round without sweat. By
> Ghost, what a gift!<<<<. You can`t be serious to allow magicians to
> teleport themselves in a radius of 150 m with a TN# of 4. And he can
> factor the DrainCode to "2S". That is to much!!! The guy will always
> zap around. This spell is NOT wellcrafted.
Now, I do not take issue with your counsel as to the modification of the spell
per se, nevertheless:
To begin with, you speak from ignorance concerning many attributes of this
spell. There was an abundant quantity of ruminations regarding this spell's
merit on the two occasions it has appeared previously. The spell which you
have so vigorously endeavored to denigrate has been screened by a large host
of people quite attuned to the detection of Munchkinism. Further, in
practice, it has been my experience that this spell is not a proverbial "snap"
to execute.
Furthermore, how DARE you denigrate another listmember's ideas in so crude a
fashion? Your /disparaging/ dismissal of my ideas was wholly unwarrented.
Constructive critcism would be an entirely other case, but you elect to
juxtapose your commentary with insults seeking to ridicule myself and
my intellectual ability. To these suggestions I take personal offense.
During my tenure on this mailserver, I have endeavored to observe the
conventions of social and intellectual propriety in the discussion of ideas.
While others decried submissions as "Munchkin," I typically sought to calmly
enumerate upon the elements to my opposition in an objective manner. Having
said this, modesty dictates I conceed that I have fallen short of this ideal
on occasion, much to my personal regret.
I shall grant that your suggestions /do/ indeed possess a certain merit;
however, the singular lack of manners you exhibited in your presented
your counsel causes me to dismiss it as the writings of an impertinent,
addle-brained schoolchild.
The moral?
"Be polite. Write diplomatically. Even in a declaration of war one observes
the rules of politeness."
-- Chancellor Otto von Bismarck-Schoenhausen
Were it solely my decision, I should PERSONALLY delete you for particular
discourteousness. However, I do no currently possess total faith in my
judgement regarding this issue due to my fury, and hence you are granted
a reprieve.
Colonel Count von Hohenzollern und von Doom, DMSc, DSc, PhD.
Doom Technologies & Weapon Systems -- Dark Thought Publications
>>> Working on solutions best left in the dark.
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[ Doctor Doom : jch8169@********.tamu.edu ]
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Infidel defilers...they shall all drown in lakes of blood.
Now they shall know why they are afraid of the dark.
Now they shall learn why the fear the coming of the night.
-- Doom
