Originally posted by: Farfle
I'm drawing a mental picture of you in my mind, douglasb...and I tell ya, it's not pretty.
I've seen your type who frequent computer stores like Fry's; arguing every fact the sales guy has to say and bragging that you can get just about every item cheaper from somewhere else...
I can't even imagine what you did to warrant a banning, but i'm sure you're certainly proud of it.
Can you imagine that you haven't the slightest idea of what you're talking about, and that you're threadcrapping? If you'd like to draw mental pictures of me in your mind, don't do it where everybody has to read this petty garbage. I could say a lot of things about you based on the 1 post that I've read out of your 44 total, but I'm going to take the high road. The bottom line is this: You don't know me, althought you're free to make ASSumptions. You don't know my "type" or that I even have a "type," much less my behaviors. You know nothing whatsoever about the situation, and you've contributed nothing to this thread other than throwing out a pathetic attempt to insult me by insinuating I'm proud of my reaction in a situation that you know literally nothing about. Since you seem to have been here an entire two weeks, maybe you should read the rules and FAQ, and pay particular attention to the part about "threadcrapping" and it being a bannable offense. This thread is about a Hot Deal concerning a Maxtor HDD, not your personal opinion of someone you've never met. If you have any class whatsoever, you'll extend at least some sort of an apology or retraction, and actually contribute to this discussion. If you're here to stereotype and threadcrap, you can take that to the "H"
That being said, whether you apologize or not (and I don't expect or demand it to be public, or at all, but it would be the classy thing to do), I forgive your lack of knowledge (ignorance is too strong of a word in this case) in this situation, and I'm willing to take the higher road and try to keep my temper under control. I don't know you or anything about you, other than the fact that you jump to broad conclusions on people's behavior patterns and what you think that person is like based on the fact that you read a single paragraph with reference to a negative experience that person (me) had. Maybe you've never had anything bad happen to you, but I doubt it. Regardless, not once did I brag about anything whatsoever, and if you look carefully, you'll see that I actually posted about the topic at hand. Please, for your sake, mine, and the rest of us, take a look at the Rules and FAQ for the forum and try to be a) a little more tactful, b) a little less judgmental, and c) a little more focused on what we are actually supposed to be discussing.
Please don't take offense to this response, because I'm not trying to burn you, only trying to promote the idea of common courtesy and not snapping to judgements so quickly. For every person like you on this forum who has something bad to say about me, I can find 10 who have wonderful things to say, but that's immaterial. The point is that we all deserve respect as long as we don't violate or harm other forum members. Your personal opinion of me, however ill-conceived it may be, is yours and yours alone, not something that needs to be shared in a discussion about a Hard Drive on sale at CompUSA. If you have issue with me, or anyone in the forums, take it up with them via PM, or message a moderator. This is not a "battleground" and we are not children here, nor are we social psychologists. The last time I checked, a forum member's opinion about another member who has been active for over 10 times as long (although that is irrelevant) was not an issue that we discuss in the "Hot Deals" forum.
Lastly, I apologize for being so abrupt and rude with you, but you angered me very much with your snap-judgement. If you read my 1000+ other posts, you would see that normally I am not rude in the least, and have worked hard to establish myself as a good trader and forum member. You have less of a leg to stand on, so to speak, so I can somewhat expect you to not have learned the etiquette we use around here (I know I didn't at your stage). That being said, please refrain from personal attacks at all, and if you absolutely MUST, do it via PM. Also, if you plan on trading, enable your profile. And last but not least, if no one has told you, "Welcome to Anandtech!"
Now here's hoping we don't get off on the wrong foot next time around. :beer:
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