i like cakes

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

On 3/28/11 9:31 AM, FeepingCreature wrote:
> On 28.03.2011 15:19, random lurker wrote:
>> FeepingCreature Wrote:
>>
>>> On 28.03.2011 03:45, Gary Whatmore wrote:
>>>> Hello again
>>>>
>>>> I've stayed quiet for a long time because people started
>>>> accusing me of trolling. But now, I REALLY HATE THIS IDIOT IN
>>>> REDDIT!!!!  HE IS DRIVING ME CRAZY. ASSHOLE ASSWIPE SHITHOLE
>>>> LUNATIC. I HATE HIM. BASHING D JUST BECAUSE HE'S SOME MENTALLY
>>>> ILL PSYCHOPATE WANTING TO KILL ANDREI AND WALTER :-( THE BEST
>>>> WE CAN DO IS FIND I LIKE CAKES AND DOWNVOTE ALL HIS VOTES. GO
>>>> AWAY TROLL! :-(
>>>>
>>>> - G.W.
>>>
>>> Are you the idiot with the sockpuppets? Good job giving all of us
>>> a bad name.
>>
>> Gary Whatmore's message looks like a troll post to me. Could even
>> be iLiekCaeks himself.
>
> ILiekCakes actually has some good points once you get past the
> instinctive fanboy's revulsion for people who are not in awe of D.
> ;)

I've never had an emotional response to such posts but I'd be hard 
pressed to gather insight tidbits from them. He has technical knowledge 
and follows developments in D with a zeal worth of a nobler cause, but 
all he tries is to manipulate everything and everyone to make D look bad 
and to derail any constructive discussion. I'm surprised you are falling 
for that.

His recent longer rants reveal some quite interesting personality issues 
and give insights into his ulterior motives and their origins. Probably 
an interesting case for a social psychologist.

Anyway, just like in the case of 'retard', the main annoyance to me is 
wasted time on such a low signal/noise ratio. Reddit is difficult to 
browse as is. One of these days I'll spend 15 minutes finding and 
installing a good killfile-like reddit browser extension. (Does anyone 
know of one?)


Andrei