Re: Vampire

From: madcentral@aol.com (MadCentral)

Date: Tue, 14 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

>>[DE-LURK]<<

Hi John.  While I respect your right to ''lurk'' and then ''jump in'', you
might want to read the whole thread first?

>>Yeh, but surely shouting people down for being in some way
non-conformist to your view of how people 'act' is just a way of
demonising people who don't agree with you?>

True.  So?  We aren't talking about shouting people down for not conforming to
your view.  We are talking about shouting people down for directly insulting
somebody in a rude and unneccessary manner.
I ''shouted'' Roy Pollard down because he was needly rude to Ken Mulholland in
a way that I thought was unnacceptable.  While Ken is entirely capable of
looking after myself, I was peeved enough by the brainless comment to comment
myself.  I didn't do this because I didn't agree with the comment (although I
didn't) I did it because the comment was rude and cowardly.

>>Yep, I agree Roys got a big mouth. But I've got used to him as a
player and I'd sooner hear him call me names (either simply to insult
or through expressing what he thinks) <<

Good for you.  Personally, when somebody begins to insult me personally for no
reason other than that they think they can, I like them to be somewhere which
allows me to demonstrate that I wont tolerate this kind of rudeness.  But thats
just me, I guess.

>>Every insult will have to be classed as cowardly on usenet.<<

Yes.  i think so.  A direct ''insult'' on usenet is indeed cowardly.

>> They're
made remote from  those who they're intended-for.<<

Again.  Yes, I think so, although I am aware you are being ironic.

>> Again, I'd sooner
see insults than threats - and if I recall correctly I've seen you
being openly insulting - even cowardly? - to Greg Lindahl. Is this somehow
different?<<

But responding to an insult directed at me, usually.  And more often I just try
to be deeply sarcastic.

>>Let's not get hypocritical and hyper-sensitive boys and girls.<<

Nobody is ''hyper sensitive''. He didn't say
Ken was a 'jolly silly fellow' or 'foolish'.  I responded to needless rudeness,
and Id do it again.

>> This NG
is thick with flames and shallow with anything resembling talk about
what the hobbies about.<<

Not always.

>> but I play games with GMs a-plenty - and not one of
them could be classed as a 'normal human being' <<

Huh?

>>People say nasty things and act nasty. Get over it!<<

No. Im sorry.  That defeatist attitude towards such comments is not one I'll
ever accept.

Steve Tierney

References

Re: Vampire
johnlee@hinterland.fesnet.co.uk (John Lee)
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000

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Re: Vampire
johnlee@hinterland.fesnet.co.uk (John Lee)
Mon, 13 Dec 1999 00:00:00 +0000