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# The Answer Guy

#### By James T. Dennis, linux-questions-only@ssc.com
Starshine Technical Services, http://www.starshine.org/

### The Infection and the Cure: (Good Times as a Virus)

From peter.wiersig@db.com on 23 Oct 1998

You're certainly entitled to your opinion, and you could get much response and satisfaction (if you are troll) by

I think I had been troll by sending my mail to the Answer Guy.

> I didn't think you were trolling me.

None of this is relevant to Linux. Most Linux users are sophisticated enough to simply ignore these threads (clearly I fail that test, myself).

I apologize. I had found the Linux Gazette lately and read many of the issues in the last days. I was impressed by your column and I am now enlighted, that I've contacted you in the wrong context. I hope I will think more about what to send to whom in the future.

> No apology is necessary. You stated an opinion, I disagreed with it. The discussion is mildly offtopic. I pointed that out.

Some have referred to "Good Times" hoaxes as "mental viruses" --- more power to them. By their token *you* have been infected since you have revived (brought back to life) the discussion.

Yeah, I should be more careful on the decision where I put my focus on.

Hope I stole not too much of your time.

> No problem. I'm the one that volunteers for this gig.

Yours, Peter Wiersig

(If any of the above don't make much sense, maybe because english is not my first language.)

> Sometimes I'm not sure my English is up to snuff either.

##### Copyright © 1998, James T. Dennis
Published in Linux Gazette Issue 34 November 1998

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