Re: OT: Wildepad

Wildepad <noreplies> wrote in
news:l2d9r3t8qm78q1bqt457nup9e6ebq4817p@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 

> On Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:47:06 GMT, Bryan Derksen
> <bryan.derksen@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
>>Wildepad wrote:
>>> Because of that, questioning the assumptions is an unwelcome
>>> and unnecessary distraction.
>>
>>It's going to happen anyway because this is rec.arts.sf.science
>>and not your own personal focus group that you can set the rules
>>for. 
> 
> Absolutely true, but that doesn't make it pleasant. It's like
> going to have your teeth cleaned and ending up having a root
> canal. 
> 
The alternative is to continue having the abscess. You *need* to 
have certain facts shoved in your face.

Starting with the fact that this newsgroup isn't yours, and nobody 
is here for your convenience. Get over it.

> Among my (many?) shortcomings is a low tolerance for people who
> attack for the sake of attack and my revulsion at the idea of
> posting a lengthy treatise on the research I did on an
> 'assumption' before including it in a scenario.

Sucks to be you. One of my shortcomings is zero tolerance for 
stupid people.
> 
> 
>>> In other cases, I am interested in continuing the conversation
>>> for as long as it takes to get a productive answer.
>>
>>Frankly, I think you mean "as long as it takes to get the answer
>>I want." This is not a productive use of debate.
> 
> Productive, to me, is an answer which shows that the responder
> understood the premise and is willing to apply a bit of
> suspension of disbelief to place themselves in the protag's
> position. 

Productive, to you, is provoking a response to your trolling.
> 
> Whether they agree, disagree, or violently disagree with what I
> had in mind doesn't matter. 

There's your error. Thinking that what other people think of you 
and your posts doesn't matter.

-- 
Terry Austin

"There's no law west of the internet."
    - Nick Stump

Jesus forgives sinners, not criminals.