Re: Settling the stein argument -- hopefully

>Colin wrote:
>But that's the crux of the problem. Pete has never unequivocally
>said that he invented the Steins

Well, let me again quote from the other threads.

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Colin wrote:
>I am certainly not disputing your claim. I'm asking you to confirm 
>that claim in a message here. 

Pete wrote:
I have stated my claim that I am the creator of the 'steins. Thereupon, you
stated that you are not disputing my claim, see the above quote.

What is the point of you asking me to confirm? So you can re-ask me to re-confirm?
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>Mind you...Pete may take out patents on his steins, then we can have fun. :-)

FYI, it is not possible to take out patents on ascii pics and cartoons, just
copyright. People insisting on keeping initials on are just asserting their
copyrights, even if they are not aware of that. I am not doing anything
different than what other people do, I am just being more explicit about it.

>Other regular contributors to alt.ascii-art have questioned Pete's
>originality...and Pete, in his responses, seems to have always
>prevaricated and failed to state his claim unequivocally...which is
>easy enough to do.
>I hope you also researched the articles written by critics of Pete's
>stein-authenicity?  You are probably too new to this newsgroup to
>have seen the actual postings?
>The point is that Pete's stein originality has been questioned by
>other regular users of alt.ascii-art from time to time.

Gee, this is outrageous, and I have already responded several times now.
Again, as I stated in the "Call for evidence" thread, anyone wanting to
dispute my claim as creator of the 'steins should speak up now and post the
evidence in that thread.

>All I want Pete to do is write a signed affidavit saying he is the
>sole originator/author of the Steins.
>If he does not wish to do that then that's OK...it's his privilege.

I shall now write a what? <shaking my head in disbelief> A signed affidavit?
No thanks, indeed, this is not a tribunal. My simple, explicit and pertinent
claim should be sufficient for little old Usenet purposes, to use your own words.

Look Colin, who is trolling here. I think, it is you who is trolling. Please
add yourself to your growing collection of trolls <grin>

>I do _personally_ think that his Stein cartoons _are_ his original
>work...but that's irrelevant. If I am going to put something in the
>"History of alt.ascii-art" document crediting him with originality
>for the "steins"  then I want to be certain that other people are
>not going to jump up and down, scream about it, and dispute it when
>I post it.

Well, that's what the "Call for evidence" should be good for, sofar no
evidence has been posted.

>Actually...I'm now very strongly inclined to omit this "hot potato"
>from any historical notes I might write in September...who the hell
>really cares what I write anyway?

Well, I have already posted my doubts that you will be able to write unbiased
annals. Sorry for that, but that's indeed how I feel about it.

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