Context: I put this thread here so that grienpace and Fenris could kick each other in the shins if they so desire without further distracting from what I feel is a very important topic.
In advance, let me state to both parties that this is not intended to be personal, but rather I am finding their somewhat off-topic back and fort to be distracting from the issue.
umm…
…cite?
<sigh> for the rubberneckers: Cite Especially on towards page 4 or 5.
Rubberneckers?
Gosh, and here I thought it was simply a matter of common (sense|courtesy).
Binarydrome, I’m certain you meant well, but Lynn has posted in the past that people should not start “Let’s you and him fight” threads. This has happened three times lately, and I think she’s getting a little peeved at it…so perhaps you may want to re-think the wisdom of this.
If this is the case, I apologize without reservation. My intent was in no way to (as you say) create a “lets see you guys fight” sort of thread. Rather, I wanted to remove a source of distraction from what to me is a thread of vital importance, as it concerns the very tone of the SDMB will take in the future.
In reflection, I suppose that this may have been somewhat presumptuous of me. Should any passing mod rule that I am out of line here, by all means, close the tread.
And the thing is, Binarydrone, Grieny’s original drive-by post was in that thread, so I thought it best to rebut him there.
Fenris
I figured that was what you meant, and that it was innocent. The only reason I posted was that several times now my good friend Fenris has been one of the “named” people in the other “let’s you and him fight/discuss/Australian Dick Wrestle” threads, and I know he is very reluctant to post to them, given past disapproval. Knowing this, I really posted to say that if he didn’t post, it was not that he was ignoring you or not taking your points and intent seriously.
Well, OK, he may be, but I doubt it. 
Or, just forget what I said just now…
Or don’t. Anth is completely right. Only reason I posted here was because your intent seemed…erm…benign and I wanted to explain why I was continuing there *in addition to what Anth said. (That came out far more pompous then I intended. Anyway, no hard feelings BD!
Thanks for lookin’ out for me Anth
Fenris
For crying out loud Fenris. First you accuse my post of being a* highjack*. Now you say its a drive-by ???
Make up your mind boy!!!
Phew! None were intended.
Consider this my pit thread then, being forced into this by the wilfully destructful Fenris who has no regard for the clarity of Scylla’s thread. Indeed, he criticised me for not starting my own pit thread rather than taking issue with Scylla, suggesting I was hijacking the thread, yet he seems hell-bent on flaming me which has nothing whatsoever to do with the topic of the thread.
My dear Fenris, can you quote the line in the Registration Contract specifically outlawing trolling???
I’ve addressed all your criticisms. Your expansion of our argument into Scylla’sother threads would require me to read them. As you’ve suggested they are worse than the abstinence thread, I have no wish to go there.
Yes Miss Prissy
At the risk of stooping to cliche:
“Words fail me.”
I keep wanting to ask him how he prefers his billy-goat, but I don’t have the heart.
And Grieny, so far in your career, you’ve attacked Scylla, Andros, DavidB, POLYCARP!!! (“To polycarp, your not much better than Andros. You spew words of which you have no understanding.If you want an education, start by looking up the meaning of “pontificate”.
Either that or you’re one of those people who believe if you repeat a lie enough times, it becomes the truth.” ). Javamaven1, and, in that same thread, you called Gaudere "the queenbitch
You’ve admitted you’re a troll
Your reportcard had a lot of “Doesn’t play well with others” comments nestled in amongst the F’s, didn’t it?
And implying that I’m a female because you didn’t approve of my admonition? Bad form.
Fenris
(Actually, after rereading that thread linked under Polycarp’s name, where Grieny does exactly the same sort of thing as he’s doing here, I’m not sure he’s worth the effort.
Note that I’m just one of many who have recieved your hoity-toity admonitions. I might have taken on posters who have the strength and popularity to withstand the onslaught of my invective, but I have never participated in a pile-on on a newbie which in my opinion is bad form.
So you’ve found one thread where I nearly drowned from the derision, mockery and criticism from a chorus of the biggest guns on the board including just about all the regular posting moderators way back when I didn’t understand how dead seriously everone would take my words. And one more thing Fenris, you’ll be hard pressed to find a cite where I called anyone an idiot or a moron or as in your case worthless.
Now for your latest bullshit
Hell, I don’t know what sex you are . Is it relevant? I think you mistook my Austin Powers response to Opalcat for yourself.
Get over it Fenris. That song isn’t about you.
Oh GOD grienspace, grow the fuck up.
How old are you, anyways-nine?
Sheesh.
Jesus wept.
grienspace, I only posted for the reasons I already mentioned - that it was not good to have other people called out by other people. I don’t recall admonishing you specifically, or generally, or anyone for that matter.
I have no role in this quarrel. It would be a very big mistake to try and bring me into this.
Psst … dude … you might need to clean your keyboard. The ? key seems to be sticking.
Good point Guin. Maybe, you could elaborate a bit? It would be more constructive to point out flaws and offer suggestions to grienspace, than a short drive-by in a thread. We are here to fight ignorance, not rattle the bars on the cave and provoke the critters inside just to watch them rant and fume preform for out amusement.
A perfect example of provoking instead of debating or criticism. Yes, he gets passionate about a topic and goes off in to many directions making it hard to keep track of the points he is rightly or wrongly trying to make, but is such a comment really helping anything?
He might be, but, maybe not for the reasons you think.