11 Apr, 2009, quixadhal wrote in the 81st comment:
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When Lord Cthulhu wakes up from his nap, you will all be eaten, and in your last moments you will wonder why you wasted so much energy arguing over this. So there. :P
However, the problem is if someone running a mud forum/network wants to turn political/cultural/religious differences into a ban fest, that's not a productive thing.
Oh, that would definitely be interesting. Could you point me to the forum where people are talking about doing that? I'm sure it would make for entertaining reading.
I think the actual thread where several people called for me to be banned over my scientific viewpoints (which subsequently happened) has been deleted.
I think the fact that we're all stupid is another position me and Tyche share. I think Bukowski said it best when he wrote: the best often die by their own hand just to get away, and those left behind can never quite understand why anybody would ever want to get away from them
Oh, that would definitely be interesting. Could you point me to the forum where people are talking about doing that? I'm sure it would make for entertaining reading.
I'm not entirely sure you're reading the same thread I am. If you're suggesting my opinion in regards to the IMC rules are also applicable to MudBytes forums (or other mud community sites, then yes. Well this thread is a case in point. How many times are you going to shout, "I'm offended! Troll! Racist! Sexist!"? Is there a point to it? Is there some sort of counter you bump by claiming troll?
12 Apr, 2009, David Haley wrote in the 90th comment:
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Tyche, at the risk of being naive, are you asking a serious question to which you want a serious response?
I'm not entirely sure you're reading the same thread I am. If you're suggesting my opinion in regards to the IMC rules are also applicable to MudBytes forums (or other mud community sites, then yes. Well this thread is a case in point. How many times are you going to shout, "I'm offended! Troll! Racist! Sexist!"? Is there a point to it? Is there some sort of counter you bump by claiming troll?
Unterminated paren. Yellow card.
While I wish David wouldn't keep taking the bait and get his petticoats all a-twist over Scandum's dumbth, there's nothing inherently wrong with David calling it as he sees it, as long as Scandum is doing likewise. Complaining about his expression of distaste makes you sound like a liberal puss.
I'm perfectly happy to sound that way, myself. I'm just a little surprised you've got yourself here in the playpen with us, tough guy. What do you expect to gain?
Yes, Scandum is trolling like a mofo. And yes, it's ok to call him on it, because it's obscured the OP discussion…and more than that, it's actually undermining the very position he ostensibly holds.
This is starting to sound like a personal vendetta.