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Re: I swear... (Re: New colors and other info)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Thu, 20 Nov 2003 05:37:29 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote:
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You misunderstand the disclaimer.
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I don’t think I did.
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This is a protection device for Lugnet.
This does not mean that it is okay to violate the Terms of Use, nor does it
mean that those who do aren’t subject to having their posting rights revoked.
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That’s not what I’m arguing. I am by no means advocating that it alright for
everyone to start posting in that manner. What I’m saying is that when it does
happen it’s a bit pointless having this parade of posters coming on complaining
about how offended they are. They should be aware that this sort of thing is
possible, and just let it go and leave it to the admins to deal with it, or at
least if they wish to voice discontent to do so in a private email.
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Again, you confuse “it may happen” with “it’s okay to do it”.
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No I didn’t. See above.
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Shrug. I see a lot of apologists for Lego, the very thing Richard decries.
So should I not be consistent and cite you as an apologist for Richard?
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If you wish. I was merely trying to provide a bit of balance. I don’t know
Richard from a bar of soap. It just seemed like there’s was a bit of
witch-hunting going on and the one who provoked it all got off scott free. This
is not to say Richard’s blameless in this, but mere profanity wasn’t the only
breach of the tos here.
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Yeah, Jon got in his nasty little dig (accurate to some degree - just as
Rihard’s complaints about Lego are accurate to some degree) and Richard fired
back with nukes, poison gas, and other Weapons of Mass Destruction in an
over-the-top revenge-strike of Mutually Assured Self-Destruction.
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Wow. All that. Look, Jon obviously knows Richard’s a somewhat volatile poster,
and yet he still chose to post. He must have known what sort of reponse he was
going to get - his smug response afterwards confirms this.
I’m certainly not offended by Jon’s post either, from what I know of him in
.space he seems like a good guy. I just find it annoying that after the
slightest utterance of a profanity (I’m talking generally here, the specific
post in question was obviously more than a ‘slight utterance’) the post count
goes through the roof and none of it has to do with Lego. Doesn’t anyone have
anything better to do than play moral policeman? Leave it to the admins and move
on - if you must do something, bring it to the attention of the admins, and move
on.
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Richard attracts hostility because he expresses hostility on such an on-going
basis. He is the Angry Young Man personified. Mostly, I put up with it
because he has some interesting things to say at times.
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That’s my impression too, from what little I’ve read. There’s a word for people
like this we use in Australia (possibly over there too) - he’s a shit-stirrer*.
We consider such people a necessary part of the rich tapestry of life. They buck
trends, offend people, tell it like they see it with no holds barred, but they
get people thinking. Like the bad guy in the movie, it’d be boring without them.
Cheers,
Allister
*yes, I know. Ooo, swearing, but there’s really no other way to say it.
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| (...) See Todd's restrictions placed on Richard. It would seem that you are incorrect. (...) So why are you coming on complaining about how offended you are at how offended they are? Why didn't you send them a private email? As to it being (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) "Bleating"? Okay, Richard, since I was the first to site the Terms of Use (not "TOS" Terms of Service), did I "bleat"? Feel free to send me email and curse away. :-) (...) You misunderstand the disclaimer. This is a protection device for (...) (21 years ago, 20-Nov-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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