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    Re: stopping topics vs. dealing with troublemakers and nonconstructive participants —Thomas Stangl
   (...) Ding ding ding! We have a winner! Now, can YOU and DK finally beat a clue into your heads, and realize that you are never going to get Scott to admit to his errors, and IGNORE HIM? I don't know how many times people have mentioned in here that (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: stopping topics vs. dealing with troublemakers and nonconstructive participants —Scott Arthur
     (...) Does "bent" mean in the US what is does in the UK? Scott A (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: stopping topics vs. dealing with troublemakers and nonconstructive participants —Fredrik Glöckner
     (...) What does it mean in the UK? In Norway, the Norwegian equivalent of "bent" would mean drunk or gay. Fredrik (22 years ago, 23-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: stopping topics vs. dealing with troublemakers andnonconstructive participants —Thomas Stangl
     "Bent" can mean many different things, you have to place it in context. In the context I was using it (trying to straighten SA out), it simply meant that people aren't going to be able to straighten him out: (...) Didn't think that it could be that (...) (22 years ago, 24-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: stopping topics vs. dealing with troublemakers and nonconstructive participants —David Koudys
   Hey Tom, It's hard to work against ones upbringing. My Papa always told me, "Son", he'd say, "No matter what you do, do your best. If it doesn't work out, well so what? At least you did your best." The idea is for *me* to do what *I* can. If the (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: stopping topics vs. dealing with troublemakers and nonconstructive participants —Thomas Stangl
     (...) Well said. However, realizing WHEN to let it go and move on seems to be a problem (for many, if not most, in this specific group). Can you please just realize that it's time to let it go? Instead of adding to the posts in here (like I am by (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: stopping topics vs. dealing with troublemakers and nonconstructive participants —Dave Schuler
   (...) Very true, but the Wright brothers didn't say "Let's try the same methods that failed for all those other guys." They also didn't say "Let's try to make our airplane work by flying repeatedly into an impenetrable barrier." Your attempt to (...) (22 years ago, 20-Dec-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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