Subj : Re: where did it all go?
To   : alt.bbs.allsysop
From : rhythmnp@aol.comSTOPSPAM (RhythmNp)
Date : Mon Jul 07 2003 12:39 am

>But when someone is wrong, or disagrees with someone, he often takes a very
>demeaning approach.

Well, I only give negative/demeaning replies when someone else posts something
negative or offensive in the first place.  Read the first two posts in this
thread by this guy who started it (Bubblewrap), they started off on a pretty
negative tone.  (Clearly you thought this guy was being negative/rude too,
judging from your first reply in the thread!)

I don't just randomly post flames or negative things to people... I only do it
in response to posts that seem blatantly offensive, insulting, and outright
incorrect in the first place :P

>Kindof a "goto hell you moron" approach, as opposed to
>"you are wrong and this is why". For example, instead of saying "this is how
>things are, and if you can prove me wrong, feel free to list examples" he'll
>say "you obviously don't know what you are talking about". 

Quite the contrary, every time he posted something that I disagreed with, I
countered with actual examples... in response to his very generalized posts
about how he thinks most doorgame authors are trying to rip him off.  I *have*
repeatedly said things along the line of "if you can prove me wrong, feel free
to list examples"... he posted some  examples of LORD and TW not getting new
features, and I posted a reply about how LORD and TW *did* get new features...
I think it's a reasonable discussion, as opposed to a "goto hell you moron"
flame war :P

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