Opinion help me do

From: Woggy 7 Sep 2012 06:03
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 53 of 93
You're just being mean, it's not his fault he's a bit simple :-P
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) 7 Sep 2012 06:17
To: Al JunioR (53NORTH) 54 of 93
The reason why I don't reply to expletive laden rants should be obvious.

I can recall (but can't be arsed to search) very simple, polite, expletive-free requests, notably from Ant and Patch, for you to substantiate or clarify your predictions. You have singularly failed to do so. Instead you respond with yet more pseudo-intellectual, cryptic gibberish.

If you wish to be taken seriously, you have to start acting like you're serious, and that means responding to direct questions with direct answers.

Otherwise, you're just a fool.
EDITED: 7 Sep 2012 06:18 by MR_BASTARD
From: JonCooper 7 Sep 2012 07:53
To: ALL55 of 93
this guy is annoying me far more than Trig ever did
From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) 7 Sep 2012 10:11
To: JonCooper 56 of 93
Ditto, I don't know why but it really gets to me
From: patch 7 Sep 2012 17:34
To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) 57 of 93
Sometimes, you just meet people you want to argue with.
From: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 7 Sep 2012 17:38
To: JonCooper 58 of 93
I don't dislike him at all. I just wish he'd fucking engage with us on equal terms. Have a conversation. He certainly seems (potentially) interesting. But while he's monologuing it's all just potential.
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) 7 Sep 2012 17:54
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 59 of 93
I agree. And I don't think he's in the same league as Trig at all.
From: JonCooper 7 Sep 2012 18:00
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 60 of 93
Not saying I dislike him as such, just wish he'd join in and respond normally when people try to engage him

and I never understood why people hated Trig so much, he was no more annoying than this one
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) 7 Sep 2012 19:08
To: JonCooper 61 of 93

He was more offensive, especially to some of the younger members.

 

And he was a twat.

From: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 7 Sep 2012 19:39
To: JonCooper 62 of 93
Trig was belligerent, but yeah I never really disliked him as such. He was too dumb to dislike.
From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) 7 Sep 2012 19:47
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 63 of 93

I'm still not convinced it wasn't a joke by one of us.

 

(I'm even less convinced it wasn't you, actually!)

From: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 7 Sep 2012 19:54
To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) 64 of 93
(haha, I would not have the patience to sustain it so long. Also I have too much ego not to own up)
From: koswix 7 Sep 2012 20:06
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 65 of 93
But then... that's what you /would/ say :C
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) 7 Sep 2012 20:23
To: koswix 66 of 93
</mandy rice-davies>
EDITED: 7 Sep 2012 20:23 by MR_BASTARD
From: koswix 7 Sep 2012 20:25
To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD) 67 of 93
Every day's a school day.
From: MrTrent 7 Sep 2012 20:39
To: JonCooper 68 of 93
At least Trig was a genuine troll, and everything he said and did was a deliberate attempt to annoy people for his own personal amusement. This guy's just a loony.
From: ANT_THOMAS 7 Sep 2012 22:47
To: MrTrent 69 of 93

But Trig wasn't always quite that.

 

The time he posted a photo of his computer and of himself changed my view of him quite a lot.

 

He gave us an insight into his world that he hadn't ever done before. He became less of a troll and more human.

 

His presence alone promoted discussion amongst the rest of us on the topic of how he should be dealt with. To me, that alone meant he was a good thing.

From: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 7 Sep 2012 22:51
To: ANT_THOMAS 70 of 93
w3rd.

Also want to reiterate/reinforce to 53North that I've got nowt against him (anti-semitism aside, but we can discuss that (cheer)). He seems interesting. I just want him to actually engage in conversation properly. I certainly don't want him to leave or post less.
From: ANT_THOMAS 7 Sep 2012 23:02
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 71 of 93

Exactly, if he was willing to discuss his views (away from his "predictions") that would be great. It could be a slightly interesting discussion, or end up just being an anti-semitic rant (not necessarily a bad thing from a discussion point-of-view), but it would at least be slightly engaging. If he would go into detail about his predictions that would be even better. That's what I've wanted him to do since day 1, I'm genuinely interested in knowing why he's saying the things he is, where he's got his info, what is actually happening with the plates and volcanoes.

 

I tend to think we're a very odd lot. In one thread we can be throwing abuse at each other (as nasty as we can manage, which isn't very nasty at all :$ ) and in another thread at the same time we're agreeing and friendly.

 

This is the only forum I post on for discussion, but any others I've come across don't seem to manage the discussion/argument whilst also being friendly at the same time.

From: Drew (X3N0PH0N) 7 Sep 2012 23:15
To: ANT_THOMAS 72 of 93
Fucking ///w3rd///.

quote:
In one thread we can be throwing abuse at each other (as nasty as we can manage, which isn't very nasty at all ) and in another thread at the same time we're agreeing and friendly.


I absolutely love that about this place.