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contracycle
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Message 31 of 38 (190930)
03-10-2005 11:12 AM
Reply to: Message 27 by AdminSchraf
03-10-2005 9:02 AM


Re: cool your jets, please
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If you wish to have another Admin judge your post, then please let me know.
And who would that be, AdminHambre the liar? AdminDawg the wannabe baby-bomber? Youtr offer is only meaningful inasmuch as the admins enjoy my confidence, which they do not.

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PaulK
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Message 32 of 38 (190931)
03-10-2005 11:14 AM
Reply to: Message 29 by contracycle
03-10-2005 10:56 AM


So basically your argument is that since you said something completely irrelevant in a post I didn't reply to that somehow means that I didn't read the posts that I DID reply to
Like I said, you're being completely illogical.

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AdminJar
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Message 33 of 38 (190932)
03-10-2005 11:22 AM
Reply to: Message 31 by contracycle
03-10-2005 11:12 AM


You may not respect the Admins
but we are still the ADMINS.
Calling member liars and babybombers is not going to increase the value of your posts.
Stop such behavior now.

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AdminJar
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Message 34 of 38 (190933)
03-10-2005 11:23 AM


Closing thread temporarily.
Time to let all participants take a breath and cool down.

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AdminJar
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Message 35 of 38 (190954)
03-10-2005 2:27 PM


Reopening Thread
I hope everyone will try to stick to the topic and let's stop the personal attacks.
Thank you.

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contracycle
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Message 36 of 38 (191061)
03-11-2005 9:38 AM
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03-10-2005 11:22 AM


Re: You may not respect the Admins
quote:
but we are still the ADMINS.
Thus we see the violence inherent to the system.
quote:
Calling member liars and babybombers is not going to increase the value of your posts.
Truth hurts. But, no pain no gain.

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AdminSchraf
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Message 37 of 38 (191102)
03-11-2005 4:19 PM
Reply to: Message 36 by contracycle
03-11-2005 9:38 AM


Re: You may not respect the Admins
Calling member liars and babybombers is not going to increase the value of your posts.
quote:
Truth hurts. But, no pain no gain.
It seems that you need to take your own advice about "pain" and gain".
Below is forum rule #3. Please abide by it.
Respect for others is the rule here. Argue the position, not the person. The Britannica says, "Usually, in a well-conducted debate, speakers are either emotionally uncommitted or can preserve sufficient detachment to maintain a coolly academic approach."

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TheLiteralist
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Message 38 of 38 (191127)
03-11-2005 11:32 PM
Reply to: Message 19 by contracycle
03-10-2005 7:29 AM


Contracycle,
I only claim that the knee-jerk assumption that all allegations of conspiracy are groundless is wholly counterproductive; all that does is open a space in which such conspiracies operate with relative freedom.
I don't know that PaulK actually did this knee-jerk thing (he was originally concerned that there WAS a conspiracy of sorts). I do think he is a little too trusting of those who investigated the problem...(if the ones conducting the investigation ARE the conspirators--or paid off by the conspirators--then of COURSE they wouldn't find any conspiracy!) I really don't see it as being too difficult to do. You could even pay off (or blackmail) key people in the media biz and get proper coverage of the investigation not finding any data to suggest a conspiracy.
So while I wouldn't say PaulK was having a knee-jerk moment (not exactly one, anyway), I do think you've raised an excellent point in general about conspiracies in the above quote.
--TheLit

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