Godfrey, This recap is just stiring the pot. Be a grown-up and let it pass. Regards, Bob S.
On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 11:46 AM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Nov 2, 2010, at 8:15, Tom C wrote: >>>>> >>>>> ... He called Godfrey a faggot. ... > > Let's put this long stream of nonsense together with some shred of > accuracy in the facts of how it developed: > > WR objected to the statement wherein I opined that I was uninterested > in meaningless brand bashing posing as serious technical discussion, > and made some silly comment or another about it being time to improve > his filters which block my posts from reaching his sensitive eyes. I > responded that I don't filter him, I ignore him ... as I indeed I > ignore Tom C, Jack Davis and several other people on this and other > forums whom in my opinion behave in a nonsensical and irritating > fashion on regular occasion. It's a fact of life that such people > exist, it's a fact of life that I don't want to be annoyed by them, > and ignoring them is a simple, sensible palliative for that annoyance. > > WR, having nothing further to say of any merit, then called me a > faggot. The consequence of the ensuing debate and discussion is that > he's (allegedly) left the list and chose to offer his apologies to the > list through a third party. My take on that is that he's just acting > in accordance with his usual behavior and I ignored it too. I don't > wish WR any ill, I just have no interest in and assign no importance > to his statements. > > ... and onwards ... > > Being a faggot, I run into such emotional outbursts occasionally. They > don't bother me in any emotional way, as long as the individual > delivering them isn't within range of posing a physical threat. (If > they are within range of physical threat, I take appropriate action in > the context of the situation.) Such outbursts are the result of > intellectual bankruptcy and insecurity: the individual delivering them > is frustrated with a lack of ammunition to > 'win' (whatever they think that means) in reasoned discussion and > resorts to pushing the perceived opponent with something that they > themself are uncomfortable about, hoping to unsettle the opponent and > push the debate down a different track more in their favor. > > Take it as a truth that I am not uncomfortable with my sexuality or > gender preference in any way. You cannot "push my buttons" with such > nonsense. > > I choose to ignore such nonsense, just like I choose to ignore other > things I consider to be nonsense and people whom I consider to be > nonsensical. I don't need to be granted a right to ignore what I > choose to ignore, no one can make me pay attention to it, although I > do need to be prepared to deal with consequences if what I ignore is > actually going to have an effect on me. Ignoring something is not the > same as being ignorant. > > That such individuals take umbrage to the statement 'I ignore you' is > an indication that what I say is important to them. My statement > clearly indicates that what they have to say is unimportant to me. I > post it publicly as my indication back to them that I find their > nonsensical behavior inappropriate and not of interest to me, in the > hope that they become conscious of their behavior. I don't hold much > expectation of that hope having any realization. > > More hyperbolic invective, when I partake in it, is generally intended > to be so over the top as to be obvious that I find the discussion > absurd or ridiculous beyond the tenor of sense and reason, but not > without a humorous side. It is intended for humor's sake, and my > apologies if some find the humor of such invective lacking. I chalk it > up to my youth spent in the Bronx ... ;-) > > Remain calm. > -- > Godfrey > godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
