On 11/2/07, Shawn Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 02/11/2007, Brandorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 11/2/07, Shawn Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On 02/11/2007, Brandorr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > The team responsible (Ian and Sara) for this divisive action have > > > > actually been ridiculing those who don't subscribe to their world > > > > view. This cavalier attitude is doing nothing put inflaming this > > > > issue. > > > > > > I don't believe that to be true. Please show me precise references to > > > where they have met any definition of "ridicule" in their > > > communication to anyone in this community. I suggest you choose more > > > accurate and less inflammatory descriptions of actions taken. > > > > Ridicule - This is a rhetorical tactic which mocks an opponent's > > argument, attempting to inspire an emotional reaction (making it a > > type of appeal to emotion) in the audience and to highlight the > > counter-intuitive aspects of that argument, making it appear foolish > > and contrary to common sense. This is typically done by demonstrating > > the argument's logic in an extremely absurd way or by presenting the > > argument in an overly simplified way, and often involves an appeal to > > consequences. > > I think most folks are aware of the possible dictionary / encyclopedia > definitions. > > Specifically, you have not provided examples of *how* you are being > "mocked". Ridicule is also a very subjective thing; one person > considers something ridicule which another does not.
For the record I was not the target of said ridicule. If you really need to know, contact me off list, as I wish to keep the public conversation looking and moving forward. Please see thread "Let's focus. 2nd draft." > I would also caution you against saying they've mocked the those that > don't agree with them because not everyone that doesn't agree with > them feels that way, thus you are misrepresenting a group of people in > the same way you accuse Project Indiana of doing. > > -- > Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst > http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ > > "We don't have enough parallel universes to allow all uses of all > junction types--in the absence of quantum computing the combinatorics > are not in our favor..." --Larry Wall > _______________________________________________ > ogb-discuss mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/ogb-discuss > -- - Brian Gupta http://opensolaris.org/os/project/nycosug/ _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list [email protected]
