Glad you're enjoying it SA. Platt-baiting is a necessary evil, as Arlo says, to expose Platt and his arguments for what they are. Of course a tribe of monkeys bashing away on a keyboard occasionally makes a sensible comment, and Platt is no exception in that respect, but he deserves about that much respect too.
But you can have to much of a good thing - I hate to fill everyone's mail box with this limited value spam, any more than absolutely necessary (I really do). There are so many more valuable debates we could be having. The solution as ever is in Horse's hands. Ian On 3/5/08, Heather Perella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Ian, > > Your on a roll! Lovin' this. This either-or > commentary is getting the line snagged. Let's go > fishin'! > > woods, > SA > > > --- ian glendinning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Arlo (and Platt) > > > > If I could attempt a constructive comment about use > > of the word "loser". > > > > This is the same either / or problem at work. > > Platt (like many people) sees arguing as a matter of > > winning or losing. > > He seems to think he's won an argument when you're > > the loser. > > What a mad, mad concept. > > > > Anyone enlightened, sees argument as an opportunity > > to add value, make > > progress, be creative - win-win if possible. > > > > Ian > > > > On 3/5/08, Arlo Bensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > [Platt] > > > Yes, we all know by this time that if someone > > doesn't buy your line > > > of pathetic drivel he will be personally attacked, > > the refuge of a loser. > > > > > > [Arlo] > > > When you don't answer any questions, and only > > respond with moronic > > > talk-radio tactics, you bet I'll point that out. > > If you don't like > > > it, you can try to actually answer the questions. > > Ooo.. now there's > > > rocket science. > > > > > > Yeah, you can use all the ridiculous talk-radio > > tactics you want, > > > Platt. You just keep proving my point. Calling me > > a "loser" to mask > > > your inability to answer even these simple > > questions is just sad. > > > But, hey, mega dittoes! So... should you actually > > choose to go back > > > and answer any of this, I'm game. Since I know > > your next post will be > > > nothing but the bleating of talk-radio nonsense, > > I'll plan on bowing out here. > > > > > > Your inability to answer these questions has > > already proven my point. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > > > > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > > Archives: > > > > > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > > Archives: > > > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Be a better friend, newshound, and > know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
