jstein wrote: > In fact, as should have been obvious to both > Willytex and Peter, the first paragraph > Willytex quotes below and attributes to me > (as well as everything else Willytex quoted) > was actually Barry's. > So, it's all about Judy AND Barry.
> > Rick, would you consider banning people from FFL who > > continue to denigrate others, perpetuate these > > mindless personal arguments and just waste everybody's > > time with these very personal posts. Individually, > > when these posters stay on task, they can have some > > pretty interesting posts, but this continual childish > > bickering is absurd. Ban them for a month. Maybe that > > will straighten them out ala Paris Hilton.... > > Richard J. Williams wrote: > > > Judy wrote: > > > > > I look forward to using the term "bigot" in > > > > > future posts here when referring to you, > > > > > secure in the knowledge that you (a profes- > > > > > sional editor, after all) have declared that > > > > > the use of this term is not critical. > > > > > > > > Barry wrote: > > > > Or perhaps, in light of the unprovoked attack > > > > you *started* this short week (for you, at > > > > least...you only have one post left) with, > > > > I should refer to you as "the pigot." > > > > > > > > :-) > > > > > > > So, it is all about Judy. > > > > > > > I'm making this post while you've still got one > > > > post left, in case you want to get the inevitable > > > > response out of your system before you take > > > > another "long weekend." That way you won't have > > > > to carry your anger around with you all weekend > > > > like you obviously did *last* weekend. > > > > > > > > Within two hours of your arrival back on FFF, you > > > > had made one post calling Vaj a liar, and another > > > > slamming me by bringing up a three-year-old > > > > grudge that you're obviously still fuming over. > > > > I'm pointing it out because sooner or later you're > > > > going to trot out the line that you resort to ad > > > > hominem here because you've been "attacked." > > > > > > > > You *weren't* attacked. *You* attacked. And you > > > > didn't have to. > > > > > > > > And you don't have to next week, either. During > > > > the time you're sittin' in the penalty box this > > > > weekend (whether you're really away for a long > > > > weekend or just pretending to be to cover the > > > > fact that you blew out of FFL so quickly the > > > > last few weeks), I'm not going to make even one > > > > post critical of you. I'll try my best not to > > > > make even one post critical of anyone else here, > > > > or of TM and Maharishi (although you know the > > > > latter is tough because they provide so many > > > > *openings* for critical remarks). > > > > > > > > So when you come back next Saturday, or Sunday, > > > > or Monday, or whenever you come back, there will > > > > have been no posts from me "attacking" you. If > > > > you make a post attacking *me* -- personally, I > > > > mean, not my ideas -- then it will be clear to > > > > everyone on this forum "who started it." > > > > > > > > I have *no problem* with you taking to task any > > > > of the *ideas* may present in any of my posts. > > > > Go to town. Rip them a new asshole...Googlebomb > > > > them back to the Stone Age. That's kosher. But > > > > the moment you segue from taking on the ideas > > > > to taking on *me* -- making personal ad hominem > > > > attacks against me -- then you have pretty much > > > > established *yourself* as the attacker in this > > > > scenario. > > > > > > > > This is Yet Another Opportunity to clean up *your* > > > > act, Judy. Curtis has urged you to stick to > > > counter- > > > > ing or criticizing the *ideas*, not the person. So > > > > have a great number of other posters here. And yet > > > > you continue to attack *the person*. > > > > > > > > Everyone here knows the difference between attack- > > > > ing someone's ideas and attacking the person. So > > > if > > > > you resort to the latter next week, you have blown > > > > your victim act forever. > > > > > > > > But this post *can* be legitimately perceived as > > > > an attack, so you have a free ride when responding > > > > to it. Go to town...and feel free to use ad > > > hominem > > > > all you want. > > > > > > > > But if you do it next week, don't ever try to cry, > > > > "Victim" again, eh pigot?
