Re: A convert to the cause

Post #74,613 by dmarker 1/15/03 12:49:50 PM Reply	Re: A convert to the cause Don't bring your immature, pathetic paranoia and racist views in to pollute this forum as well !!! Make your post but for once just STFU at the end of it. Marlowe SEZ: " I say: If only the America-hating left were so reasonable. But I can still remember when Apple was the villain. "
Post #74,615 by Yendor 1/15/03 12:57:23 PM Reply	Huh? To all who don't know: I don't read the Politics or Religion fora, or even some of the other...more post-intensive...fora here. If you want to know which fora I don't read, check out [link\|http://twiki.iwethey.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/YendorMike\|my TWiki page]. In addition, generally once a thread has turned into a name-calling flame-fest, I tune out. That being given as a preface... Doug, how are Marlowe's comments in [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=74604\|this post] really any different from my own comments in [link\|/forums/render/content/show?contentid=74576\|this post]? We both quoted bits of a story, posted links to them, and gave our own comments afterwards. Perhaps you agree with my position and disagree with his. Perhaps you have prior arguments with him from other fora (that I don't read), and just don't like him. Either way, [link\|http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?String=exact&Acronym=AFAICT&Find=Find\|AFAICT], he and I have done the exact same thing in two successive top-level posts here. You dragged him over the coals for it, and you apologized to me for re-posting my topic without any comment on the fact that I felt like giving my own comments on the topic at hand. I don't get it. Mike "Yendor" Vitale [link\|http://www.hope-ride.org/\|http://www.hope-ride.org/]
Post #74,705 by dmarker 1/15/03 6:41:51 PM 1/15/03 6:51:13 PM Reply	Your own post says it all - tks "gave our own comments afterwards." Your comments were related to what you posted. Period. "Marlowe's comments" Part of Marlowe's comments had nothing to do with with what he posted here but was his immature way of cross polluting from War-on-Terror which he has practically single handedly polluted. He just couldn't help himself. He uses that phrase a lot as defence when he gets challenged over his comments. When someone starts posting baited remarks or starts trolling - we can try to ignore it, but just for for so long - if they don't go away but take a lead in posting in a particular forum - then comes a time to kick them in the head. Any time Marlowe posts here and sticks to the topic, he gets supported,or debated or left alone - if Marlowe begins trying to pollute this forum there are those of us who will call him out. You might tune out with name calling - some of us tune out with trolls & baiting. Some of us who like the best of what IWETHEY offers, will take a stand. The best that IWETHEY offers is an opportunity to learn about & debate important issues. The worst is dealing with characteristically insensitive people on a Jihad or who may be dumping their personality disorders on other posters here. Cheers Doug PS the last thing Marlowe needs is a 'rescuer'. Edited by dmarker Jan. 15, 2003, 06:51:13 PM EST Expand All History
Post #74,720 by tonytib 1/15/03 7:57:54 PM Reply	Actually, a numbers of others are just as bad or worse at sneaking political comments into other forums. Tony
Post #74,782 by dmarker 1/16/03 1:23:50 AM Reply	"or worse" - pray tell mon ami - who? <grin> But please post the response in Flame forum & away from this one lest we all are guilty of polluting it more than it is being polluted already <grin> Cheers Doug (I kinda doubt that you can come up with worse than I can re Mr M :-)
Post #74,928 by tonytib 1/16/03 3:44:44 PM Reply	I don't like asbestos so I avoid the Flame forum..... any debate about which posts go too far is very much a matter of personal opinion & judgement (just like discussing media bias). Since I don't like starting flame wars, I'll go no further. I'd just prefer EVERYONE posted political stuff in that forum ONLY. Tony

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