Biggles<font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
What colour are your eyes? They'd better not be grey. People with grey eyes are so low!
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
[quote]Originally posted by croxis:
[B]Its like the Lit teachers who put symbolisms into authors works, when the author never intened them to be there. B][/quote]
I hate that!! I swear that the lit teachers reading poetry get hyped up on crack before they read. Then they see some "symbolism"... lol
[samuelk]don't know if I'm reading too much, but it's possible that I might be misinterpreting the "insults".... but that should at least show that it's possible someone else might do the same, and that's how many flamewars start.[/samuelk]
He has a point. However, I think it is less an issue of decorum than one of priority. I mean, the solution to a rude person is to ignore them or silence them (by banning them I s'pose [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]). However, if trying to convince someone of a certain view it is in your best interests to keep them open and thinking straight as opposed to eliciting emotion which will get their back up. Remember, people flame for a reason and it is usually an understandable one. Usually a debate is over before it even starts because people say things which elicit emotion. For example, I have found that if I say the U.S. [insert bad thing here] I kill the debate. Of course, it works both ways -- why else would I have not recognized the error sooner?
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[url="http://www.zmag.org"][i]Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.[/i][/url]
"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a life time. But teach a man to BE a fish, and he can eat himself."
--Dennis Miller, Dennis Miller Live
[quote]Originally posted by Messiah:
[b]For the last couple of weeks Ive noticed a lot of changes here, mainly for the worse. I am leaving one word here for you to ponder upon 'brainwash'.
'the truth attends to itself', I will return when it does.
Until then.
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No one brainwashed thinks they are brainwashed. Furthermore, no one wicked thinks they are wicked. This goes on -- it is just human nature: an inability to recognize one's own serious faults. People are typically very reactionary. If you want to debate something you have to try to say it in an unprovacative manner or put it forth as a tactical problem.
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[url="http://www.zmag.org"][i]Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.[/i][/url]
"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a life time. But teach a man to BE a fish, and he can eat himself."
--Dennis Miller, Dennis Miller Live
[quote]Originally posted by samuelk:
[b] Just goes to show you that even if you're kidding, not everyone will see it that way. Even if you ARE being sarcastic, those are pretty harsh words.
That smiley in your post was vague. Was it a wink to the person you were addressing? Was it a wink about AOL users?
This is already a sensitive topic, and you should avoid using strong words like that. Some threads have already become heated. The last thing we need is a misunderstanding.[/b][/quote]
Oh for crying out loud! Why are you being so freakin' anal? It was a joke! Lighten the **** up for crying out loud. Just because you got a little power doesn't mean you have to act like a hardass all the time. If you think that [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img] was a little vague, then I suggest you step outside for a little while and stay unplugged for a few days. Seriously dude, you are reading far too much into things. So what if someone gets offended by a sarcastic remark. Being a mod means dealing with a situation WHEN it happens. You aren't David Hassleholf. You're not going to see everything or prevent anything from happening so stop trying. I don't see anyone here offended by my post other than you. I'm sorry, but thats not my problem Sam.
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"Isn't the universe an amazing place? I wouldn't live anywhere else! Love to stay! Can't, have to go! Kiss! Kiss! Love! Love! Bye! *kiss*" - G'Kar
[Vertigo1]Oh for crying out loud! Why are you being so freakin' anal? It was a joke! Lighten the **** up for crying out loud. Just because you got a little power doesn't mean you have to act like a hardass all the time. If you think that was a little vague, then I suggest you step outside for a little while and stay unplugged for a few days. Seriously dude, you are reading far too much into things. So what if someone gets offended by a sarcastic remark. Being a mod means dealing with a situation WHEN it happens. You aren't David Hassleholf. You're not going to see everything or prevent anything from happening so stop trying. I don't see anyone here offended by my post other than you. I'm sorry, but thats not my problem Sam.[/Vertigo1]
[Faylorn]No one brainwashed thinks they are brainwashed. Furthermore, no one wicked thinks they are wicked. This goes on -- it is just human nature: an inability to recognize one's own serious faults. People are typically very reactionary. If you want to debate something you have to try to say it in an unprovacative manner or put it forth as a tactical problem.[/Faylorn]
Pay attention people!
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[url="http://www.zmag.org"][i]Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.[/i][/url]
"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a life time. But teach a man to BE a fish, and he can eat himself."
--Dennis Miller, Dennis Miller Live
[This message has been edited by Faylorn (edited 12-21-2002).]
Let's all have a group hug... [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img] But seriously, how bout we all lighten up and let this drop? Ok, Sounds good to me. End of discussion (why, because I said so...) [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/biggrin.gif[/img]
umm, WTF was the point of bumping up this thread? Just so Sam and I could bitch at eachother again? He already pisses me off enough as it is.
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"Isn't the universe an amazing place? I wouldn't live anywhere else! Love to stay! Can't, have to go! Kiss! Kiss! Love! Love! Bye! *kiss*" - G'Kar
Can't everyone just forget everything that happened in this thread and live happily ever after plz?
And Messiah: Stanna, det här e det absolut bästa stället att vara på, skit i alla de som snackar om araber etc, så länge du själv inte sjunker ner till deras nivå så e du bättre än dem and thats all that counts liksom.
Edit: Sorry for the Swedish stuff...
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"If you go to Za'Ha'Dum, you will die." - Kosh
[This message has been edited by Vorlon Ambassador Kosh (edited 12-29-2002).]
I can't belive opinions can destroy peoples faith in free speech. So what people are called names!!!! I am called names all day!!! Being in sales it toughens my hide. To have different opinions is what this is all about. To perfect policies to the center singularity. Did anyone learn anything from B5?????? Bigots are bad.. Maybe the term the only good bigot is a dead bigot should be used.. but then again that is sorta draconian and I am sure someone will disagree with me on that too.
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[url="http://www.minbari.co.uk/log12.2263/"]Never eat anything bigger than your own head.[/url]
"Nonono...Is not [i]Great[/i] Machine. Is...[i]Not[/i]-so-Great Machine. It make good snow cone though." - Zathras
And band geeks ick them and the "thespians" oooh the theater people always freaked me out.. threw great parties though.. (wink wink, nudge nugde!)
but worst of ALL the A/V dorks.. them and getting VTR's and trying to use them to raid the girls locker room..
[B]Its like the Lit teachers who put symbolisms into authors works, when the author never intened them to be there. B][/quote]
I hate that!! I swear that the lit teachers reading poetry get hyped up on crack before they read. Then they see some "symbolism"... lol
He has a point. However, I think it is less an issue of decorum than one of priority. I mean, the solution to a rude person is to ignore them or silence them (by banning them I s'pose [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img]). However, if trying to convince someone of a certain view it is in your best interests to keep them open and thinking straight as opposed to eliciting emotion which will get their back up. Remember, people flame for a reason and it is usually an understandable one. Usually a debate is over before it even starts because people say things which elicit emotion. For example, I have found that if I say the U.S. [insert bad thing here] I kill the debate. Of course, it works both ways -- why else would I have not recognized the error sooner?
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[url="http://www.zmag.org"][i]Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.[/i][/url]
"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a life time. But teach a man to BE a fish, and he can eat himself."
--Dennis Miller, Dennis Miller Live
[b]For the last couple of weeks Ive noticed a lot of changes here, mainly for the worse. I am leaving one word here for you to ponder upon 'brainwash'.
'the truth attends to itself', I will return when it does.
Until then.
[/b][/quote]
No one brainwashed thinks they are brainwashed. Furthermore, no one wicked thinks they are wicked. This goes on -- it is just human nature: an inability to recognize one's own serious faults. People are typically very reactionary. If you want to debate something you have to try to say it in an unprovacative manner or put it forth as a tactical problem.
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[url="http://www.zmag.org"][i]Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.[/i][/url]
"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a life time. But teach a man to BE a fish, and he can eat himself."
--Dennis Miller, Dennis Miller Live
[b] Just goes to show you that even if you're kidding, not everyone will see it that way. Even if you ARE being sarcastic, those are pretty harsh words.
That smiley in your post was vague. Was it a wink to the person you were addressing? Was it a wink about AOL users?
This is already a sensitive topic, and you should avoid using strong words like that. Some threads have already become heated. The last thing we need is a misunderstanding.[/b][/quote]
Oh for crying out loud! Why are you being so freakin' anal? It was a joke! Lighten the **** up for crying out loud. Just because you got a little power doesn't mean you have to act like a hardass all the time. If you think that [img]http://216.15.145.59/mainforums/wink.gif[/img] was a little vague, then I suggest you step outside for a little while and stay unplugged for a few days. Seriously dude, you are reading far too much into things. So what if someone gets offended by a sarcastic remark. Being a mod means dealing with a situation WHEN it happens. You aren't David Hassleholf. You're not going to see everything or prevent anything from happening so stop trying. I don't see anyone here offended by my post other than you. I'm sorry, but thats not my problem Sam.
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"Isn't the universe an amazing place? I wouldn't live anywhere else! Love to stay! Can't, have to go! Kiss! Kiss! Love! Love! Bye! *kiss*" - G'Kar
[Faylorn]No one brainwashed thinks they are brainwashed. Furthermore, no one wicked thinks they are wicked. This goes on -- it is just human nature: an inability to recognize one's own serious faults. People are typically very reactionary. If you want to debate something you have to try to say it in an unprovacative manner or put it forth as a tactical problem.[/Faylorn]
Pay attention people!
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[url="http://www.zmag.org"][i]Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.[/i][/url]
"Give a man a fish, he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats for a life time. But teach a man to BE a fish, and he can eat himself."
--Dennis Miller, Dennis Miller Live
[This message has been edited by Faylorn (edited 12-21-2002).]
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"Isn't the universe an amazing place? I wouldn't live anywhere else! Love to stay! Can't, have to go! Kiss! Kiss! Love! Love! Bye! *kiss*" - G'Kar
And Messiah: Stanna, det här e det absolut bästa stället att vara på, skit i alla de som snackar om araber etc, så länge du själv inte sjunker ner till deras nivå så e du bättre än dem and thats all that counts liksom.
Edit: Sorry for the Swedish stuff...
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"If you go to Za'Ha'Dum, you will die." - Kosh
[This message has been edited by Vorlon Ambassador Kosh (edited 12-29-2002).]
- PJH
Just LET IT DIE!
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"Isn't the universe an amazing place? I wouldn't live anywhere else! Love to stay! Can't, have to go! Kiss! Kiss! Love! Love! Bye! *kiss*" - G'Kar
Well, considering there had been no post in this thread for six days until yours, I'd say that's what we were doing.
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"If you go to Za'Ha'Dum, you will die." - Kosh
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