Agree with Jason here.
If you don't find his questions palatable, just _ignore_ them instead
of sending rants and sarcastic emails which just wastes more of your
own time. That way the SNR of this list will improve! :)
On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Jason Conklin <jason.conklin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Guys, stop it. Nick has told us he has Asperger syndrome; as such, he
> is not likely to understand facetious or flippant remarks for what
> they are. The time you've spent responding to Nick's emails would be
> much better used reading a little about autism spectrum disorders
> [1,2] and the kinds of difficulty and confusion they cause in more
> normal ("neurotypical") contexts, for both AS people and the people
> they interact with. Otherwise, just move on.
>
> I am not a psychologist or an expert on autism spectrum disorders, but
> I know enough to recognize that his behavior on this and other lists
> is consistent with several aspects of those disorders. The sad thing
> is that he's getting treated as a malicious troll or a fool, when it's
> pretty clear (to me, anyway) that he's fascinated by the kernel and
> just trying to learn as well as he knows how.
>
> Without going into autism spectrum intricacies or speculating on
> Nick's particular traits, I'll note that Aspergers is "characterized
> by significant difficulties in social interaction and nonverbal
> communication" (from Wikipedia) -- which we have seen repeatedly in
> Nick's frequently inappropriate and unresearched questions and
> misunderstanding/misuse of the good advice he has received.
>
> The resulting frustration is understandable. I acknowledge that the
> format of this and especially the working kernel lists is simply not
> equipped to handle Nick's sort of engagement. The best practice, if
> you're frustrated by Nick's emails, is probably to follow the protocol
> for feeding trolls -- ie, don't -- even though his motivations are
> different from what I'd consider a "real" troll's. You simply cannot
> expect him to respond (neuro)typically to your input.
>
> I don't intend to discuss this here anymore, but I really hope the
> above can provide a little context to help the community make more
> fruitful decisions in response to Nick's questions, or at least temper
> your frustrations.
>
> Jason Conklin
>
>
> [1] http://bit.ly/1odpfrd (Wikipedia: Autism spectrum)
>
> [2] http://bit.ly/1rmgrHg (Wikipedia: Asperger syndrome)
>
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