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To: Ichneumon; PatrickHenry; Nakatu X
And you're reaching.

And you are wrong. One person has truly apologized and another apologized with croc tears after being prompted. And you, with the hypocritical troublemaker who posted after you, continue to attempt to aggravate the situation which has now been settled. So buzz off.

326 posted on 08/16/2003 10:51:31 AM PDT by AndrewC
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To: AndrewC
[And you're reaching.]

And you are wrong.

No, I am not. You're straining for any excuse to try to attack a signer of the agreement, despite the fact that you couldn't even bring yourself to sign onto it yourself.

You're badgering people for allegedly not keeping entirely up to a standard that you yourself have rejected in its entirety.

You're trying to undercut the effectiveness of an agreement you disliked by lawyering it to death as an outsider.

You're attempting to discredit posters who made the effort to try something new by claiming that they have given offense to another signer when the other signer himself hasn't even raised an objection.

And you've done it by picking a "violation" that can easily be argued either way then disingenuously presenting it as a clearcut inexcusable breach which is worth all the obsessive effort you've put into it.

Not only is it very arguably not belittling to a complying poster or what that poster believes, as RWP has very ably explained, but a very good case could be made that it is explicitly allowed by two other clauses of the agreement ("logical criticism and rebuttal shall never be considered 'obscene or belittling'", and "If we describe a belief as silly, we will show why we believe that to be true").

As I said, you're reaching. So you might want to pick your battles a little better next time before you go off on a tear.

One person has truly apologized and another apologized with croc tears after being prompted.

Because despite your constant accusations, they *are* trying to keep the peace. Are we likely to see an apology from you now for similar reasons, after your accusations and badgering?

And you, with the hypocritical troublemaker who posted after you,

Obviously, you're in no position to accuse anyone else of uncivil behavior, namecalling, or "belittling words". Or of being a hypocrite...

When you're able to discuss things without getting overemotional yourself, and without exhibiting your personal animosities, you might be a more credible self-appointed referee.

continue to attempt to aggravate the situation which has now been settled.

...so says the guy who has continued to post multiple new posts on this topic, including a new one five short minutes after declaring it "now settled" in this post.

Attempt to be consistent.

So buzz off.

If you're not going to stop talking about it, why should I?

402 posted on 08/16/2003 3:05:18 PM PDT by Ichneumon
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