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Message 103 of 304 (390420)
03-20-2007 9:58 AM
Reply to: Message 62 by gimelnus
03-19-2007 9:45 PM


Re: Michael Shermer
Hi gimelnus - welcome to EvCForum.
You wrote a very good post. Unfortunately, I don't feel that this particular thread is a good one for what you wish to discuss. I think this post would make an excellent PNT, so if you would like to repost it, I'll take a look and give it due consideration for promotion. It is, however, off-topic for this thread.

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    Message 113 of 304 (390439)
    03-20-2007 12:09 PM
    Reply to: Message 104 by gimelnus
    03-20-2007 10:25 AM


    Re: Michael Shermer
    No problem. Go to forum Proposed New Topics (click). Push the button marked "New Topic", then copy/paste your post in the thread provided. Try and come up with a descriptive title that shows what you want to talk about. I'll take a look and promote it as soon as possible.
    Edited by AdminQuetzal, : Wrong account

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    Message 135 of 304 (390514)
    03-20-2007 8:14 PM
    Reply to: Message 132 by ICdesign
    03-20-2007 8:04 PM


    Re: ICDESIGN vs. CRASHFROG
    If you are proposing a Great Debate - which is one-one-one with a specific topic - this is not the way to go about it. Any further insults or flaming from either side on this will result in a short time out to allow the perpetrator(s) to peruse the Forum Guidelines at their leisure.
    If you wish to propose a Great Debate, please so indicate. If not, be aware I will tolerate no further insulting remarks. Copy?

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    Message 139 of 304 (390531)
    03-20-2007 11:00 PM
    Reply to: Message 136 by ICdesign
    03-20-2007 8:47 PM


    Re: ICDESIGN vs. CRASHFROG
    I will be more than happy to help you set up a Great Debate topic. There are a couple of criteria, however:
    1. You need the agreement of the person you wish to debate, in this case Crashfrog, I presume.
    2. You need to specify exactly what topic you wish to discuss. One way to do this would be to propose a PNT with an opening discussion.
    Let me know what you want to do.
    By the way, tu quoque - literally "you too" - is a fallacy we try and suppress on this forum. Simply because someone else acts like a jerk doesn't give you license to act similarly. If you have specific complaints about a particular post/poster, you should take it to the moderation thread listed in my signature block. One (or even more) of the admin personnel will take a look, and take appropriate action if warranted. Although we try, unfortunately we don't always catch every single violation. We rely a lot on members to give us the heads up. We (that's not an imperial "we", that's a generic statement of board intent, from the Big Boss on down) want your stay here to be enjoyable as much as possible.
    Please do read the Forum Guidelines. Those are about the only things that admins here will jump on if violated. We literally don't care what your position is - but we do require you to abide by the guidelines.

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