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Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 25 Nov 2001 20:51:01 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> > Lugnet is better off without Scott Arthur. He contributes little or nothing
> > positive and causes trouble wherever he goes. Banning him will generate a
> > great deal of peace and quiet. Banning me means you're still stuck with his
> > bile.
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> You know how this line of reasoning ends, right? Some sort of discussion may
> well ensue to ban you both. Not one or the other, both. I wouldn't support
> anything else (or less) -- this is a "it takes two to tango" kinda thing.
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> I will admit to being *slightly* more annoyed with Arthur because his
> behavior seems a little more transparently childish, but your behavior as
> regards Arthur is only a shade better. My unsolicited advice is merely
> this: You need to ignore him, to simply NOT respond to his traps (usually
> obviously marked in some way to bait primarily YOU, BTW). Should be easy for
> a big brain like you. Just let it slide.
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> There's little else to say here. Just stop it or face the cosequences. No
> one wants to get rid of you both, but it may come to that to protect the
> overall tone of the newsgroups (particularly off-topic.debate).
The problem with that line of reasoning is that it still leaves him starting
wars and casting slime elsewhere. He's trouble of the MM sort. Not the same
degree, but the same kind. It's not just me he starts trouble with, I'm just
a lightning rod.
So no, just ignoring him doesn't work. Ignoring villains never works in the
long run, although it's certainly the American way.
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| (...) No, it leaves him talking to himself unless he can learn to play in a more friendly way. And it needs pointing out that I don't mind ALL of Scott's contributions, just some of them...esp. when you two start to go at it. (...) Larry, this is (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: It's brawl night in the kiddie pool
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| (...) You know how this line of reasoning ends, right? Some sort of discussion may well ensue to ban you both. Not one or the other, both. I wouldn't support anything else (or less) -- this is a "it takes two to tango" kinda thing. I will admit to (...) (23 years ago, 25-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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