"Dudley Henriques" wrote in
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You might very well have it nailed correctly. If this is his issue, it
makes it all the more a shame.
I know more than one simulator pilot who has come into the real aviation
venue successfully and gained wide acceptance because of their friendly
approach and constant quest for knowledge. Its so easy to be
appreciative and friendly.
The strange thing is that he actually asks some very intelligent
questions hidden in all that nastiness of his. The obvious thing is that
he believes before he asks them, that he knows more of the answer than
the one he will get.....and mostly he's wrong; so he loses.........and
in a way, those who engage him lose as well, since in many cases the
only thing that's advanced is the level of angst. Oh well........what is
it they say...........that's Usenet!!!! :-)
Dudley Henriques

Yeah, it is quite a shame. I think he is fairly intelligent, but his
emotional disconnection with reality is more powerful. I've met people who
are like this "in real life" too. I used to manage one. He was a very
talented programmer. The team was able to work out how to deal with him for
the most part, but in the end, he was invited to find work elsewhere, and he
became someone else's problem.

Like you say... That's Usenet...