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Well here I thought this site was an intelligent sci-fi forum. Come to find out its a chatline for bitching and insulting! For a group of middle schoolers no less. What's the world coming to. *anticipating the intellectually sterile responses and 'burns'*
-------------------- Silent enim leges inter arma.
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Actually, for simple informative sake, I've been reading these forums every day since it was part of the old Behaviour Group. I think it's safe to say I'm familiar with the practices and styles of the various forum members. I've been here longer than half the members have been, I simply didn't post because most things I would have said eventually got said anyway. My point is, simply, why is it almost necessity for each thread to degenerate into a series of near-pointless argument. Concurrently to that, while I will agree most noobs have the posting ability of your average chimpanzee, some do make valid comments, and shouldn't be hazed simply for being new.
-------------------- Wit is educated insolence
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quote:Originally posted by TSN: And you probably use the buttons to put in things like smileys and link tags too, don't you?
Um...and if I do?
quote:Originally posted by Ultra Magnus 321: "How's that for a cutting remark?!"
Poor.
"You should really learn how to quote in your posts (the quote symbol in the top center of another person's post)."
Thank you. I don't know most of these things, as I am new.
"Well that's unfortunate since I have no proof (it was... an intra-family affair)."
That you would like to be called by your internet user name amongst your family is about the worst thing ever.
Poor? Ha! It was an excellent statement! In addition, Neutrino 123 is not just my internet user name. I would change my name to that, but then everyone might get the idea that I was insane ...especially since most of the people I meet are physicists. I see your have changed your user name to a superior one due to attached numeric designation.
Disclaimer: Anyone who mistypes my name is foolish.
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"Poor? Ha! It was an excellent statement! In addition, Neutrino 123 is not just my internet user name. I would change my name to that, but then everyone might get the idea that I was insane ...especially since most of the people I meet are physicists."
"Come to find out its a chatline for bitching and insulting!"
Well, the fact is, we're a relatively closed community. Those of us who have been around for a while usually understand each other. And if someone new shows up, and they don't "get it", or they feel insulted, and they decide not to stay around... well, honestly, they aren't typically missed.
So, if you really can't handle a few jokes being thrown at you, you'll probably continue to overreact, and that will likely cause even more jokes. And thus, a vicious cycle begins.
Oh, and calling us "middle schoolers" isn't going to make us behave or feel insulted. We say worse to each other.
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I just love the implication that the only reason he doesn't legally change his name to Neutrino123 is because then the other physicists would tease him.
If Flare had a Quote Of The Month that'd be it. 8)
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I find that a bit much. Using homosexuality as an insult, jokeingly or not shouldn't be accepted any more than raceism.
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...especially since most of the people I meet are physicists.
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