Wilsons Sandbox

Subject: [DSN_klr650] Re: New Virus (nklr) > ATTENTION ALL - DO NOT DO AS THE HONOR SYSTEM > VIRUS SAYS.  YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO FORWARD THIS > MESSAGE TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW IF YOU DELETE ALL > THE FILES ON YOU HARD DRIVE SO FORWARD IT FIRST. > BELIEVE ME - I KNOW.  I JUST HAD TO REINSTALL WINDOWS > AND GO BACK TO EGROUPS TO RETRIEVE THIS MESSAGE > SO I COULD WARN YOU. > > Walt (manual virus checker) > A14 Thanks Walt.  The poster of that message has been banned from this list and unsubscribed. Arne

[b][/b]  [b]Subject: [/b]What's wrong Arne? Arne, Did you actually *read* my nklr message?  Did you actually *read* the reply from Walt (below)? Yes I did.  I thought it was serious. Clue: It.was.a.joke. Clue2: His.reply.was.a.joke Alright. Having lurked on the DSN_KLR list for over a month, I was confident that it would be received as a *joke*.  Hell, I've seen *you* post worse, Arne. Your point being...?  Hell, I've posted lots of things... Not in the past month mind you - but thousands of things over the last year and a bit.   After awhile you learn the "personalities" on the list and know how to guage them.  I don't know you. I'm astounded and confused.  I'll never bother your friggin list with NKLR stuff ever again.  What was I thinking?  Better yet, what were you thinking? That you were serious...  What were you thinking posting a "virus" joke to an Email List? "The poster of this message has been banned..."... Arne, that was a slap in the face.  You embarassed me in front of 594 members - to me, my reputation to every single one of these people is important.  Walt obviously took it as a joke and responded likewise.  I ask again, did you actually *read* the message and his reply? Yes I did... a couple times... Walt must have had his morning cup of coffee before I did.  Sorry to embarass you.  That wasn't my intention... I was just lookin' out for the well-being of the List.  5 weeks ago I lost a whole drive due to a hardware problem.  3 days ago I lost all my IE favorites and Outlook contacts... which included ALL my business info.  Hopefully I'll still be able to recover it.  While the problems were not virus related, it has left a guy a little "protective". The road to hell is indeed paved with good intentions.  It also has 594 ugly green motorcycles on it. Not all years are green. RM No "virus" jokes on your list I take it? Arne