User talk:Eric Corbett/Archives/2019/July


Request for arbitration enforcement

Please see Wikipedia:Arbitration/Requests/Enforcement#Request concerning Eric Corbett. Kirill Lokshin (talk) 18:57, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Why? Eric Corbett 19:01, 1 July 2019 (UTC)

Time out for reading

3 July
Franz Kafka: Das Schloss
... about alienation,
  • unresponsive bureaucracy,
  • the frustration of
  • trying to conduct business
  • with non-transparent,
  • seemingly arbitrary
  • controlling systems ...

Who will write the best short story Kafka style about the incident and its consequences, unresponsive bureaucracy and non-transparent, seemingly arbitrary controlling systems, in short, about frustration? --Gerda Arendt (talk) 07:16, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

The story will be written elsewhere Gerda, at another time. Eric Corbett 18:16, 3 July 2019 (UTC)
I see above another plot around the same themes, - not entertaining. Go outside, pick some wildflowers for your wife. I have the habit to count how many different varieties I see on a hike. 57 yesterday. Much more pleasure than being subjected to arbitrary whatever ;) --Gerda Arendt (talk) 20:56, 3 July 2019 (UTC)

At least some things never really change. You can avoid Wiki for a time, come back, and always count on finding at least the same level of bullshit that was here when you last visited.Intothatdarkness 02:48, 4 July 2019 (UTC)

Adding: Thank you, Eric, for your help in the 2012 PR. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 13:31, 6 July 2019 (UTC)

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