PythonS| gets a boyfriend ...

In the wee hours after Friday midnight, the 2nd 
of November 2001, SineSurfr was banned and spent 
the next two hours apparently flirting with the bot.  
This continued even after he'd been unbanned:

<|pythons|> [00:33] [ninth] i know what's going on
<|pythons|> [00:33] [ninth] repression
<|pythons|> [00:33] [ninth] 10x
<|pythons|> New ban: *!*@you.cant.ban.my.hostmask.org (selfexplanatory ....)
<|pythons|> [00:36] [SinesurfR] hello
<|pythons|> [00:37] [SinesurfR] [00:31] may I ask why I was banned?
<|pythons|> [00:37] [SinesurfR] [00:32] I did not resort to namecalling
<|pythons|> [00:37] [SinesurfR] [00:32] I pretty much adhered to the standard netiquette on irc
<|pythons|> [00:38] [SinesurfR] if you have a rational reason as to why I was banned, I will leave you alone
<|pythons|> [00:39] [SinesurfR] if it was because of your experiences with woog and ninth and unfairly lumping me with those
two, then I would have to disagree with your choice in banning me
<|pythons|> [00:44] [SinesurfR] maybe if you dccd me a file stating your rules, then I would be more prudent in not violating
those policie
<|pythons|> [00:46] #glorie# msg sinesurfr  http://efnet-mensa.org/faq.html and http://efnet-mensa.org/tempban.html
<|pythons|> [00:48] [SinesurfR] [00:31] may I ask why I was banned?
<|pythons|> [00:48] [SinesurfR] [00:32] I did not resort to namecalling
<|pythons|> [00:48] [SinesurfR] [00:32] I pretty much adhered to the standard netiquette on irc
<|pythons|> [00:48] [SinesurfR] oops
<|pythons|> [00:48] [SinesurfR] one second
<|pythons|> [00:49] [SinesurfR] Needless to say, flooding, spaming, personal attacks against other channel members, or
deriding others because you have differing views is inappropriate in any channel.
<|pythons|> [00:49] [SinesurfR] ok
<|pythons|> [00:49] #glorie# msg sinesurfr you're boring a bot.
<|pythons|> [00:49] [SinesurfR] I understand these rules
<|pythons|> [00:49] [SinesurfR] now can you please pick out which one of these rules I violated?
<|pythons|> [00:50] [SinesurfR] I'm sorry but I am not a doormat
<|pythons|> [00:50] [SinesurfR] if you are referring to the comment about betalife
<|pythons|> [00:50] #glorie# msg sinesurfr you're the #radiohead intellectual, apparently.  note that "standard
netiquette" does not include a rational expectation that a newcomer's complaints about channel policy will be taken at all
seriously
<|pythons|> [00:51] [SinesurfR] I fully understand that
<|pythons|> [00:51] [SinesurfR] as we're all people
<|pythons|> [00:51] [SinesurfR] but I would think that the rationale is the great equalizer in these matters
<|pythons|> [00:52] [SinesurfR] but I guess we can elaborate on what this "rationale" is
<|pythons|> [00:52] [SinesurfR] whether I'm imposing my standards on you or vice-versa
<|pythons|> [00:52] [SinesurfR] if you simply wish for me to leave #radiohead, I'm willing to do so
<|pythons|> [00:53] [SinesurfR] I'm sure there are some negative associations that you harbor about that channel
<|pythons|> [00:53] [SinesurfR] simply give me the word, and I will leave
<|pythons|> [00:53] #glorie# msg sinesurfr I'm a bot.  Get a clue.
<|pythons|> [00:54] [SinesurfR] And what does that mean?  That there isn't a sentient being that's trying to retain his
anonymity through the guise of a bot?
<|pythons|> [00:54] [SinesurfR] I doubt that these responses are automated
<|pythons|> [00:55] [SinesurfR] as does anyone who has some understanding of bots or irc in general
<|pythons|> [00:55] [SinesurfR] I can understand why you'd want to do this though
<|pythons|> [00:56] [SinesurfR] anyhow...
<|pythons|> [00:56] [SinesurfR] going back to the original issue of lifting this unjust ban
<|pythons|> [00:57] [SinesurfR] or at least a short statement showing what infraction I was involved in
<|pythons|> [00:57] [SinesurfR] , will you provide me one or the other?
<|pythons|> [00:58] [SinesurfR] I'm pretty sure that you work through reason
<|pythons|> [00:59] [SinesurfR] Temporary bans are generally of duration appropriate to the offending behavior and, if
necessary, repeated with durations of increasing lengths
<|pythons|> [00:59] [SinesurfR] if this is true, I'm curious as to why my ban hasn't been lifted yet
<|pythons|> [01:00] Writing user file ...
<|pythons|> [01:00] [SinesurfR] if I remember quickly, the last thing I said was asking you if you equated a difference of
opinions with stupidity
<|pythons|> [01:03] [ninth] is my ban lifted yet
<|pythons|> [01:03] [ninth] is my ban lifted yet
<|pythons|> [01:03] [ninth] is my ban lifted yet
<|pythons|> [01:04] [SinesurfR] what school did attend, if you don't mind me asking
<|pythons|> [01:04] [SinesurfR] I'm thinking since we're going to be chatting for awhile, we might as well make it interesting
<|pythons|> [01:05] [SinesurfR] I went to North Hollywood High School
<|pythons|> [01:05] [SinesurfR] studied at Yale for a year, then sadly dropped out because of a lack of financial resources
<|pythons|> [01:05] [SinesurfR] I'm taking a year off actually
<|pythons|> [01:06] [SinesurfR] hoping that they'll accept me once more so I can finish studying psychology there
<|pythons|> [01:06] [SinesurfR] you're quite shy
<|pythons|> [01:06] [SinesurfR] I also play a slew of musical instruments
<|pythons|> [01:07] [SinesurfR] you can actually check out some of my songs on www.mp3.com/sonarcade
<|pythons|> [01:07] [SinesurfR] they're all pretty old tracks
<|pythons|> [01:07] #glorie# topic #Mensa SineSurfr is STILL telling |PythonS| his life story in /msg
<|pythons|> [01:07] [SinesurfR] but the top one's the only one with a fuller sound than a guitar and vocals
<|pythons|> [01:08] [SinesurfR] the top one's called "Umbrella Up".  I don't know about keeping the title though
<|pythons|> [01:17] [SinesurfR] what country are you from?  If the US, what state are you from?
<|pythons|> [01:17] [SinesurfR] just a state
<|pythons|> [01:18] [SinesurfR] but if you don't care to share, that's fine as well
<|pythons|> [01:19] [SinesurfR] I just don't like to hog the conversation
<|pythons|> [01:19] [SinesurfR] because my chats can become too autobiographical
<|pythons|> [01:19] [SinesurfR] if I don't watch myself
<|pythons|> [01:19] [SinesurfR] I usually enjoy talking about anything or anyone other than myself
<|pythons|> [01:20] [SinesurfR] that's where different forms of entertainment come in such as books, movies, music
<|pythons|> [01:20] [SinesurfR] as well as countless other topics
<|pythons|> [01:21] [SinesurfR] although I haven't delved into anything outside of the entertainment department other than
psychology-related issues
<|pythons|> [01:23] [SinesurfR] but the talk of psychology sort of saddens me because I will have to attend Berkeley to study
psychology and not Yale, considering that I dug a very deep hole for myself by not attending school there for a few months now
<|pythons|> [01:24] [SinesurfR] but on a brighter subject, I have recently enjoyed Frank McCourt's memoirs after finally going
through Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow
<|pythons|> [01:25] [SinesurfR] have you read any of their works by any chance?
<|pythons|> [01:25] [SinesurfR] I remember you mentioning that you enjoyed that song by Radiohead