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MY LOVE FOR YOU IS LIKE A TRUCK...
Posted by: Langley
--on another note, I think MLG Chewhatever is an idiot.
Posted by: Achronos
There is a reason I am user ID 1 and my account creation date is before this site came online.
Um, Cardenio, it's because you're British [/kidding]
On a more serious, less insulting note, people don't like being told they are wrong. It's human nature. And if you are telling them they are wrong and they don't view you as having the authority to do so, even if you are completely right, they will become irate. For some people that is a problem because you will get the incessant flaming and name-calling, the "drink bleach" comments, etc., and you'll be offended by it. I, on the other hand, think it's humorous and have no problem listening to all the ad hominem arguments they can throw at me. Which is why you will typically find me posting in the more "controversial" threads such as the MLG threads, the M6D threads, the Glitch threads. And almost like clockwork, the next day from when I post in one of those threads, I have countless PM's telling me how idiotic I am for thinking what I do, even though their arguments are so completely irrelevant and illogical, it "hurtz mez brainz to readz them becauz theyz typed lik diz!"
Now why would I subject myself to such a response instead of doing what most of the other "older" members do (which is to avoid those discussions altogether)? Well, for me, it's because I try to be an example (sometimes not a great one I'll admit) of how to rationally discuss something even though you might not agree with what the other person is saying. If you can argue a point effectively and logically, even if I don't like it, I'll respect that. If you can't, I'll be sure to point out where you're failing at.
Oh, and I can post in there all I want because I'm a "normie" and not a mod so it doesn't make a whole bunch of difference what I say.
~B.B.
[Edited on 07.19.2007 3:47 PM PDT]