lotus503: You dont support your statements and appear to get satisfaction from the amount of time you can suck from forums users. I agree with nearly every comment and example given regarding your behavior on the forums.
M: How is that a violation of the forum rules, not to support a statement? You didn't support yours but simply agreed with the opinion of others as if opinion numbers were some indication of truth, no? If somebody takes the time to argue against everything he sees differently here, he or she will naturally draw a lot of attention. The fact that one draws fire from others surely doesn't tell us if they are right or wrong, does it?
l: I think the simple act of banning your from the forums would in itself make this a better place to visit and post.
M: It would, perhaps, for you, but what about other folk who like his opinions. Is this going to be a forum where the bias of this or that person determines who can post? Attempts were made to quantify the value of people's post on a pyramid thingi that IDC posted, but it doesn't work. People are quite happy to post at the imbecile level. They are not interested in truth but in voicing negative emotions.
l; If the sum of a persons forum posting could be gaged by the amount of meaningful interactions with members could be established, its my opinion you would have a sum total of zero.
M: Doubtless a lot of people agree. That, however, is as you frankly stated, your opinion and does not rise to the level of objectivity. It can't be proved.
PerKnose and the other posters are spot on, why your
continually allowed to add no value I dont know.
M: I think it's because the forum was created along liberal lines with the liberal assumption that with great freedom comes great responsibility, that reason prevails over madness, that objectivity will triumph over ignorant opinion, etc. But it turns out that for certain minds politics is a religion of blind faith and the opposition are heretics who should be burned at the stake. This creates an atmosphere where a lot seems to be at stake, if you know what I mean, both for those who want to drive them and those who don't fancy themselves being burned.
This is why I have concluded that this forum as structured now is doomed to simply stoke fanaticism, because it does not accord with the wisdom of the ages, that politeness and reasonableness must be enforced via structure, namely that courtesy and gentlemanliness are required as well as the acknowledgment that what one thinks is ones opinion and that it should always be presented with logical reasons as to why you hold it. The reasons don't have to be objectively accurate, that's what we can debate, but something must be given to the debate rather that how stupid the other person is.
In a madhouse, the voices of reason are always drowned out.
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