BDBoop
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- Banned
- #101
I think it's worth noting that we're all here for our own benefit, not someone else's. It doesn't matter what someone else say's or does, it only matters what you say and do. And when someone goes off on one of your posts, it's more about them, than it is about you. It's there perception (or reaction), which may (or may not) have anything to do with the point you were making. So for me, I just make the point and let the chips fall where they may.
If someone wants to have a respectful, intelligent debate, I'll reciprocate. But if they wanna play the asshole game, then I'll show them I'm a lot better at it than most. I know that's not really the best way to handle the "dicks of the forum", but it's a personal fault of mine, that I have to be constantly aware of. I seem to enjoy confrontation a little too much. But I'm working on it.
Now, get your ass back to the politics forum, we're running out of victims!
Well put for a Lefty. The reason why we incorporated 4 different posting zones was to better accommodate individual posting styles. Not everyone is into confrontation, or confrontation all of the time. The Coffee Shop, the Tavern, the Hobby Forums reflect that. Hi-Jacking threads, derailing them, threads going on repeatedly for 50 to 100 pages of Yes you did, No I didn't, are pretty much ended (Thank God). Make your point, defend it, and move on, is the best philosophy on any board. You start digging in, you end up offending everybody and anybody you never had intention to. Save the heavy battle for the Flame Zone and Badlads, which are the most open forums on the site. Too many posters give them a bad rap.
My posting style changed completely when I started asking myself "Are you adding anything new, saying anything different? No? Then don't respond."