In other words, placing a poster’s most recent offering within the conceptual framework of the entirety of their posting to date. Which is an essentially contextual process. So, context = bad.
Here, you’re explicitly claiming that your argument as phrased in the OP can be bolstered by viewing it in context. So, context = good.
So, essentially, you’re talking out both sides of your mouth, taking both sides of a position within the same post. Yup, you’re a [del]liar[/del] salesman.
Let me try spelling this out for you one more time.
You said your reply was about the person who said “your a moron”, as that’s what “so says” means when following a quote.
I didn’t say “your a moron”
Ergo, your post wasn’t about me.
If you said you were talking about the person who said “moron”, that would be a different story, as I am that person. And you prove my case with every post.
Still not sure what a search engine had to do with anything though. (And as I can use them, it can be further argued that I’m still not the person you’re talking about, but I don’t want to confuse you with that track.)
The OP could’ve played this into a “stupid customer stories” thread, probably, with members who’ve worked in sales telling horror stories and such, but as soon as he expressed outrage at being mocked, all he did was ensure that he would continue to be mocked.
Or a different understanding of what it means to post commentary in public. If you want a private conversation, take it elsewhere. Otherwise, anything any of us post on an open thread is effectively addressed to anyone who can read and respond to it.
I really hope, for the sake of anyone forced to deal with him in the future, the answer is “how to use quotation marks & what they mean”–but, somehow, I doubt it.
I like that part where he tells IT that they have 12 hours to fix the problem (apparently they read the Dope too), and then he’s going to tell … the customers! Because they’re certainly going to enjoy being involved in company infighting over an expired password.