Andre said:
In response to this slither [Marsha's slither] I posed 9 (!) questions. ...This
is slither nr 10. ...I'm sure that she'll come up with others but wonder
whether this type of behaviour is accepted as a 'legitimate response' (as she
herself claims) on a discussion site such as this. Many posters put a lot of
time, effort and energy into formulating a post and the only response Marsha
usually gives is a one-line variation on the 10 ways of slithering out of a
decent and reasonable response.
It is obvious she doesn't have a response but I find this type of practice one
of the most blatant gumption traps I encounter here. She does not share, does
not engage in explorations and discussions, does not exchange views or
intellegent ideas but instead seems only to inflate her own ego by presenting
quotes she doesn't understand properly herself.
Simply ignoring her is difficult because then you'd have to ignore 75percent of
the space on this site. And I do not come here for 75 percent wasted digital
space. There must be some other means and I suggest a ban for at least 3
months on contributing. Time for her to read ZMM and LILA and learn some
stimulating, constructive written discussion skills. Her present behavious is
enough to make one unsubscribe.
dmb says:
Marsha's constant dismissals and evasions are illegitimate, irresponsible and
dishonest. Sometimes she even repeats her denials AFTER heaps of proof as to
their falsity has been posted. There's nothing subtle about this kind of
dishonesty. At that point, intellectual dishonesty is just a shameless lie.
What kind of person is not ashamed to behave the way she behaves? I just don't
get it. She simply refuses to engage in a discussion Pirsig's MOQ, so what need
is getting met for her? Her interests are not intellectual, that's for sure,
and yet she posts more than anyone. She'd post more if there weren't a rule
against it. It's weirdly narcissistic, as if the structure of an idea were
subject to her whims and wishes. Their actual shape and relations, if you will,
is of no importance to her whatsoever. Imagine a mechanic who treated her
machine or tools so capriciously.
"Slithering" is a good word for it. It has the right connotation for her brand
of evasion. There's always something low and slimy about her escape, as your
list of 10 slithers amply showed. Instead of responding legitimately, her
tactic is to cite some bogus reason why she doesn't have to respond. These
bogus "reasons" are always vague and they're often insulting. One of my
favorites is often repeated. She never literally said "you're not the boss of
me" (like a child would) but that's what many of her "reasons" amount to. It
would make a good three-minute comedy skit but it's not funny when it goes on
for months and years. Then it's just sad.
If good maintenance is an outer sign of inner peace, Marsha must be a nervous
wreck.
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