Oh, yeh? Well, I say you’re actually an immigrant from Mercury, and one of those heads is vestigial.
The six tails are legit, though, I’ll concede that.
Oh, that’s easy.
You see, we don’t actually have to show that Uvula Donor is a liberal; we merely have to show that’s it’s possible for her to be liberal, and we can then use LOGIC to show that she is, necessarily, a liberal.
born on Venus, raised on Pluto, schooled on Mercury.
never said otherwise. 
as well you should.
Actually, you’re correct in that he perceived mostly innocuous posts of mine as part of a pattern of persecution. Unfortunately he does that a lot, a hell of a lot, often after posting inflammatory stuff that’s pretty much guaranteed to provoke a hostile reaction. His driveby in the Koran thread (his first post) about if this were about Bible desecration this would be a celebration thread – that’s a perfect example of how he throws out inflammatory bait, then wails at being persecuted when he draws the responses he’s seeking.
My error in that thread, and one I freely admit, is in taking his bait and giving him the opening he wanted to turn it into another chapter of The Liberal Show.
Gee, :o
I actually meant roll off and then on and then off and then…
Is it hot in here?
This is a point I’ve wondered about in a coulpe of threads. If you’ve had several discussions with somneone and you know you don’t agree then why continue to engage tehm. If you choose to do so then don’t place all the responsibility for what follows on them.
Yes, you have a point. It in fact is why I have many times not posted a reply to what Lib has said. As I noted above, I was wrong to jump to his bait in the Koran thread. I believe his subsequent naming me as one of his pet anklebiters was his way of striking back at me for it.
The longer you read here, the clearer his patterns will become, and the more you’ll understand just why he evokes the reactions he does. It goes beyond simple disagreement with his point of view, and is based on how he conducts himself in thread after thread.
Agreed with all three points. But being the smart lady that you are, don’t tell me you needed help from Mrs Cleo to see the third one coming?
On the positive side, there’s the smell of yet another Lib meltdown in the air. What are they usually good for? Two to three weeks of fingerless dike?
SDMB denizens need not worry if that’s the case, my finger’s willing and able and so is the dike.
Right. Since that’s settled, let’s talk about Me, Myself and I. Can’t imagine a more fascinating topic.
OK. But eventually, let’s talk about me.
So I’ve been told. It is subtle. Some folks have been patient enough to explain rather than just vent. I appreciate it.
This may be off subject but it seems a contributing factor that folks bring baggage from a previous thread into a new one. They draw there conclusions about the posters intent based not on what was said in the post they respond to but what was said in a different thread. I suppose it’s to be expected. Just a to note that there are some newer postes that might like to discuss the thread at hand without previous disagreements being dragged into it and discussed at length. Is that an unreasonable expectation?
Or Toby Keith, for some reason he just came to mind 
I think this is it.
For instance, I may purposely open and post to threads that I notice certain posters have either started or replied to. I do this because I know that they usually have interesting things to say. Whether those are things I agree with or not doesn’t matter, they’re still interesting. What WILL get me to submit a passioned reply is when I disagree with the poster. This is human nature.
So, in your case you may have certain people that open threads that you’re in because they’re interested in what you have to say (pro or con), or in the topic of the thread that you are involved in. Since it sounds like many of these posters also happen to disagree with you you will see a higher percentage of posts that disagree with you and that you may disagree with. Or that happen to offend you. I really don’t think that they look for you. You’re just out there. You post alot, they read alot and you clash. Much of that clashing is going to be similar to the kind of posts you were referring to in your first post in this thread.
I don’t think the posters in question hate you or aim for you, you just happen to post some thoughtful, intelligent, and often controversial things. I think every poster, if given a few minutes to collect some data, could come up with a handful of posters that they consider to be their own personal attackers.
Ok, who’s the new guy?
No, actually, this is on target, very much so. You’re right that one shouldn’t let interactions with another Doper in one thread affect the dialog in another. The problem in Liberal’s case is that his pattern is to hijack thread after thread to his preferred topic. Whether he provokes attacks by bait-tossing, or grabs whatever subject is being discussed and insists that the debate be recast in his terms, you’ll find that thread after thread gets hijacked to discussing him.
Now, if this happened only occasionally, and only because one or two Dopers consistently responded to him in such a way, then your observation would apply. But go back and consider what lieu said:
Sorry, no. Simply not enough time left.
Freedom! Fries! Liberals! This Year’s Model! No matter! It’s all about ME.
Why can’t you see that? Perfectly obvious to ME.
Discuss.
How dare you accuse This Year’s Model of frying liberals in the name of freedom? Are you blind?
Just cuss.
Hey here’s a nifty idea. Perhaps there can be a special icon for newbies. Something resembling a the buttocks. It would be akin to those “in training” labels some stores give new employees. It’s a request for patience and and a premptive explaination and apology for the next inevitable screw up.
Oh, buttocks avatar, whereforart thou?
I understand the explaination and will keep it in mind for future threads.
Danke
It’s not an unreasonable ideal but it is a bit unrealistic. Once you’ve had many discussions with someone, their past statements and behavior are going to quite reasonably alter your view of their current statements and behavior. Your posting history affects your credibility in future debates, as it should.
This is pretty much why we have the Pit, so members have a place to discuss and/or criticize each other’s behavior without hijacking the discussion in the more, um, useful forums. Personally, I think this is an underutilized tool. Instead it seems that there has been a shift lately toward the idea that dishonesty and obnoxiousness should be handled by staff action rather than by the membership. As a strong proponent of actual free speech (i.e. don’t whine to me about pile-ons), I much prefer the latter to the former.
Quit stalking me and get back on topic!
No doubt you’ll say I’m climbing on my cross, but it is a burden I must endure for others.
Freedom! Fries!
Happy?