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innerSpaceman · 04-11-2006, 04:19 PM

No, but only for the same reason that, were your Iraqi/Iranian comparison not a joke, it also would have slid by. And that's because - to my knowledge, there are barely more republicans than middle-easterners posting here.

My guideline is not to be unoffensive to everyone on the planet, but to be unoffensive to the people who post on the LoT. Hence my reference to Disney-geek bashing being bad.

(Actually, mindful of the proportion that 3 or 4 republicans represent on a board of roughly 55 active members, I would likely have posted a caution about a republican-smearing as well).

wendybeth · 04-11-2006, 04:25 PM

I happen to really like most of the conservatives here, and I don't hold their party affiliation against them in the slightest. I would have gotten cranky either way. It depends on the context around the statement as well- joking is one thing, but flame-baiting is another. If I were to go into a predominantly conservative area and start spouting off negatives, I would deserve what I got. Of course, the only reason I would even do so would be if I were looking to start a fight.

Alex · 04-11-2006, 04:37 PM

Yeah. That's why I do it. It is through the fights that, if you listen, you learn things. Which is why I end up expressing the "conservative" results of my libertarianism here.

Just wondering what sensibilities Steve felt warranted protection. We could say an awful lot of mean things about black people here (if what I know of the makeup of the board extends to those I haven't met).

Really, what is the fun of iSm and I both saying that drugs should be legal?

wendybeth · 04-11-2006, 04:44 PM

Damn it, you anti-mojo person, you! (Alex)

Okay, in lieu of mojo, I'll post instead. It's true that you can learn a lot having a spirited debate, or fight if you will, but only if the other person brings something to the table that's substantitive. I don't need to learn that the other poster is a jerk- I've got enough of those irl to deal with, tyvm. You may play devil's advocate, but you back up your statements and that makes it informative, which in turn makes it interesting.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	No, but only for the same reason that, were your Iraqi/Iranian comparison not a joke, it also would have slid by. And that's because - to my knowledge, there are barely more republicans than middle-easterners posting here. My guideline is not to be unoffensive to everyone on the planet, but to be unoffensive to the people who post on the LoT. Hence my reference to Disney-geek bashing being bad. (Actually, mindful of the proportion that 3 or 4 republicans represent on a board of roughly 55 active members, I would likely have posted a caution about a republican-smearing as well).
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	I happen to really like most of the conservatives here, and I don't hold their party affiliation against them in the slightest. I would have gotten cranky either way. It depends on the context around the statement as well- joking is one thing, but flame-baiting is another. If I were to go into a predominantly conservative area and start spouting off negatives, I would deserve what I got. Of course, the only reason I would even do so would be if I were looking to start a fight. __________________
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yeah. That's why I do it. It is through the fights that, if you listen, you learn things. Which is why I end up expressing the "conservative" results of my libertarianism here. Just wondering what sensibilities Steve felt warranted protection. We could say an awful lot of mean things about black people here (if what I know of the makeup of the board extends to those I haven't met). Really, what is the fun of iSm and I both saying that drugs should be legal?
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04-11-2006, 04:44 PM	#4
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	Damn it, you anti-mojo person, you! (Alex) Okay, in lieu of mojo, I'll post instead. It's true that you can learn a lot having a spirited debate, or fight if you will, but only if the other person brings something to the table that's substantitive. I don't need to learn that the other poster is a jerk- I've got enough of those irl to deal with, tyvm. You may play devil's advocate, but you back up your statements and that makes it informative, which in turn makes it interesting. __________________
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