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"Ordinary love is selfish, deeply rooted in desires and satisfactions. Divine love is without condition, without boundary, without change."
You are all loved beyond measure.
I, like you, am a light-sound-vibration complex that resonates with others. I have hopes and dreams and ambitions, just like you! I AM, and so are you! Yes, we are one and the same, you and I.
Posted by: PyRo Tek NikS
P.S. Don't include Bnet names because were not trying to embarass specific users, only nameless morons.
Oh, I disagree with this. People need embarrassment.
Unintentional humor is insufficient to absolve of a fool of his foibles. Bungie has a policy of not naming the kid whose brother installed mods on his Xbox, or the one whose internet experiences hiccups only when he's at the cusp of losing -- I don't doubt that a large part of this policy is due to our -blam!- friend the law, and not just because these stories are hilarious. But I don't think you're required to follow suit, especially when dealing with bungie.net usernames.
This is, incidentally, why I sometimes say such crazy things as "you're an idiot!" and "you're all stupid!" in various threads. It makes a real impact on the individuals silly enough to have said this or that (including myself -- I still shudder to think of Shishka). Overall, even a highly successful, massive thread will have negligible bearing on opinion at large; there really is no point in trying to change opinion, only to educate participants and hope that a Recon-clad reader will take notice as well. But it is possible, certainly, to have a lasting impact on the one person (or group) whom you single out, and his potential re-evaluation of beliefs and conscious change in manner of expressing those beliefs, is a realistic and rewarding objective.
Similarly, these funny lists, and indeed the waaambulance letters, have no real function other than to humor us with the foolish pleadings of the arrogant ignorant. They will not prevent nameless morons of the future from doing what they do best, nor will they necessarily evoke contrition from those past -- why change your ways when you've not been mentioned by name, and none of your XBL friends are pestering you about newfound celebrity? These people can safely ignore their stupidity after having read it (which they surely will; anyone who emails Bungie reads the updates. Rather bizarre: they're probably more informed than half of H3F on any given subject). Sometimes what you need is a public crucifixion over a mass anonymous effigy burning; the former implies rebirth and repentance, is directed and efficacious. The latter is just an angry show.
And there is a visceral satisfaction one gets from specifically calling out fools for fools by name, through the imposition of humility rather than solely as a didactic device. It's a wonderful feeling. I love it. Maybe I'm just cruel.