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Tusko

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Message 27 of 38 (417299)
08-20-2007 6:40 AM

Reply to: Message 26 by Jaderis
08-20-2007 4:31 AM

Trollage

The person who started this thread is just trolling, isn't s/he?

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Message 29 of 38 (417323)
08-20-2007 9:35 AM

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08-20-2007 9:28 AM

Re: Trollage

I for one vote that the oxygen of publicity be withdrawn immediately, leaving Vashgun in a silent -- and unashamedly fascist -- vacuum.

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Message 35 of 38 (417393)
08-20-2007 8:03 PM

Reply to: Message 32 by ringo
08-20-2007 1:10 PM

If it tastes like a brick wall...

Hi Angel Eyes!

I could be wrong but I smelt a grade-A rat when Vashgun said:

Think about it. If the admins weren't corrupt, they never would have allowed it. It would sound so ludicris as to not even warrent a thread. But they couldn't have it lingering on the proposed new topics section for young fish to come see, no. they had to move it to the remote reaches of the discussion board so no one would find it. Only those who have commented thus far I suspect are in league with the admins. It all fits together...

Riiiiight - so EvC admins have been shown to be biased because they hid a topic, that by the originator's own admission was ludacris[sic] - by promoting it! QED!

So this is either an honest (but pretty fundamental) mistake about how boards work, or it's someone trolling. I tried to keep an open mind, but when Jar tries to put Vash right in 14, he ignores it and starts arguing about something else.

I could be wrong, and engagement might benefit someone. But if it tastes like a brick wall, I've got this horrible feeling it is one.

I think I understand your point about the silent treatment not working on bloggers - anyone who writes stuff on the net has a large potential audience they could conceivably influence. However, I think there's an exception to this rule - the silent treatment works just fine on people who write odd things; more often than not casual (non-odd) readers aren't going to take them too seriously. I hope!

Take care,

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Message 37 of 38 (417395)
08-20-2007 8:25 PM

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08-20-2007 1:56 PM

Re: Trollage

As far as I'm concerned, your feelings on the matter are the right ones. Making assumptions about people because they are confrontational, or don't seem to be able to express their ideas clearly, isn't helpful for them and it isn't helpful for you.

Its just that as this topic unfolded I wasn't getting anything other than troll-sign (generalisations apparently intended to offend, a febrile emotional pitch, and a mysterious lack of actual content) and it was bothering me that lots of people might be wasting their precious EvC time talking to someone who didn't actually seem very interested in listening.

But on reflection, its not really my place to say that, is it? It's right that people should keep posting or call it a day as their instincts dictate.

I hope I'm wrong and your patience brings rewards!

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Message 38 of 38 (417397)
08-20-2007 8:26 PM

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08-20-2007 8:13 PM

Re: If it tastes like a brick wall...

I can't argue with that!

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