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  1. Xref: sparky comp.unix.wizards:5244 alt.folklore.computers:17959
  2. Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards,alt.folklore.computers
  3. Path: sparky!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!emory!swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!torn!nott!cunews!revcan!geovision!pt
  4. From: pt@geovision.gvc.com (Paul Tomblin)
  5. Subject: Re: So You Want To Be A Wizard? (A modest proposal)
  6. Message-ID: <BzAz9E.80n@geovision.gvc.com>
  7. Reply-To: pt@geovision.gvc.com
  8. Organization: Not officially GeoVision Systems Inc., Ottawa, Ontario
  9. References: <By5z2A.FBC@NeoSoft.com> <722720299.8269@minster.york.ac.uk> <1jlgwJ#6PNbyC9ljB052jnDYX3BKLvj=esr@snark.thyrsus.com> <9234800.6321@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
  10. Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 13:39:13 GMT
  11. Lines: 18
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  13. fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus James HENDERSON) writes:
  14. >esr@snark.thyrsus.com (Eric S. Raymond) writes:
  15. >>I earned my wizard hat [...]
  16.  
  17. >Ah! A self-proclaimed wizard!
  18. >Isn't that a contradiction in terms?
  19.  
  20. Only if you're a 14 year old self-proclaimed wizard - and you proclaim it in
  21. your signature so that you can annoy the real wizards with every single
  22. posting you make.
  23.  
  24. (And no - I'm not self-proclaiming myself - I'm a couple of steps below
  25. wizard for now)
  26.  
  27. -- 
  28. Paul Tomblin (I don't make or state policy for this company)
  29. "Well, this looks absolutely brilliant and completely unmarketable."
  30. "Thanks.  I'm technology driven" - Dilbert
  31.