I get a lot of messages from people saying how much they like the blog, or saying thanks for making things available for download. Statistically, out of every 100 positive messages, I might get one nasty one.
As I have said before, this is MY blog, and people don’t have to read it. If they choose to do so and don’t like what they see, then that’s just tough.
The retired idiot (ex-ADI) who wrote to me recently, no doubt having just learned how to use the internet, should bear that in mind. His comment about the DSA is exactly what gets me going when current ADIs open their mouths:
…if there was any moaning (e.g. in the test centre), it was generally about common themes (e.g. DSA directives).
Moaning about “DSA directives” is all they do. And by “DSA directive”, translate as “everything the DSA does”. And the irony seems to be totally lost on this latest jackass – this is the very topic I focus on in the blog!
I’ve also noticed that these sad acts either use obviously false email addresses when they fill in the Contact Form, or – as was the case with the tosspot I’ve mentioned here, who was from Nottingham – clearly don’t know how to type their email address properly in the first place. There’s nothing worse than asking someone their email address, only for them to respond “Oh. It’s, um… something like… P… ummm… E… No. Hold on…”
Incredibly, we used to get people phoning tech support who were like that.