I have never even been to the Pit. I have very few skills in verbally crushing people. Physically I’m a large guy who can take a remarkable amount of punishment and my limited fighting skills have alway been sufficient to put a serious hurting on any adversaries who insist on attacking me. Generally, sober people don’t even risk violence with someone my size. So, I rarely have had a need for the skills useful in the Pit. I am finding that here on the boards I occasionally want to lay into someone, but I don’t realy know how to go about it.
Actually, I think that the most effective kind of verbal violence does not have to take place in the Pit. I have certainly seen Gaudere castrate a few people with a detailed analysis of their arguments and a few key contradictory cites.
Anyway, one thing that really irks me is the rolling eyes smiley. To me, that is a symbol of total disrespect for a post and the only thing I might use it for would be some sort of chronic inanity that we’re all sick of like fundamentalist evangelism. When people roll their eyes at me with no other comment this is so frustrating I can’t even describe it. It gives me no particualr arguments to refute. I think my only recourse would be to immediately invite them to the Pit, except I have no idea what it’s like there or whether I would be any good at it.
I’d rather get a proven champion to call on. Anyone willing to be my enforcer? I promise I won’t call on you to enforce my ideas unless you agree with them. I just want you to demolish anyone who disrespects me without giving me any reason for their disrespect. If you’re a frequent user of the rolling eyes smiley, you need not apply.
