# Placating Deaniacs **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 8, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739 "2005-12-08T19:12:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![New\_Iskander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/db5fbb/32.png) [@New\_Iskander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Iskander)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739/161 "2005-12-13T06:53:33Z")
> [@SteveG1](#): > > Remeber this? > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6878951&postcount=1](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=6878951&postcount=1) > > You were not placating any “Deaniacs”. You were doing your best to inflame them and bring them all swarming from their hive. At least, if you are going to throw general insults, do so. But don’t try to back out or deny you did it. Yes, I do remember. You skipped a paragraph. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739/162 "2005-12-13T07:01:02Z")
> [@New Iskander](#): > > Yes, I do remember. > > You skipped a paragraph. You don’t honestly think > [@](#): > > But there is also a different view. Many people insist that Lenin was a true believer, devoted to his cause and carried away with the sense of his gigantic mission. That can also apply to Mr. Dean, in small measure of course. Changes your intentions, does it? At best, it’s on par with “Have you stopped beating your wife?” for passive-aggressive insults. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739/163 "2005-12-13T11:25:30Z")
> [@New Iskander](#): > > Yes, I do remember. I stealing your brain. ---
**Author:** ![SteveG1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739/164 "2005-12-13T19:13:45Z")
> [@New Iskander](#): > > Yes, I do remember. > > You skipped a paragraph. I think I captured your intent very well. So what’s your point? ---
**Author:** ![New\_Iskander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/db5fbb/32.png) [@New\_Iskander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Iskander)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739/165 "2005-12-13T19:54:45Z")
Who said this thread is useless? This thread establishes once and for all that written words mean jack and it’s only personal interpretation that matters. You have it right here on a good authority of moderator **tomndebb** and a couple of our own lovable space aliens, **HPL** and **GIGO**. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739/166 "2005-12-13T20:06:44Z")
This thread isn’t _completely_ useless; it is, for instance, a perfect showcase of the intellectual dishonesty and name-baiting discourse tactics of the political right (as represented by **New Isk** , anyway). ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739/167 "2005-12-13T20:16:56Z")
> [@rjung](#): > > This thread isn’t _completely_ useless; it is, for instance, a perfect showcase of the intellectual dishonesty and name-baiting discourse tactics of the political right (as represented by **New Isk** , anyway). Better watch it with the “baiting”. That’s dangerously close to the truth. Anyways, I’m sure we’ll see some scolding for **NI** doing the direct-personal-insult thing in Great Debates. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2005, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739/168 "2005-12-14T02:21:23Z")
> [@New Iskander](#): > > Who said this thread is useless? > > This thread establishes once and for all that written words mean jack and it’s only personal interpretation that matters. > > You have it right here on a good authority of moderator **tomndebb** and a couple of our own lovable space aliens, **HPL** and **GIGO**. Let’s see: direct lies regarding comments by other posters; direct insults to other posters; refusal to discuss his own topic in good faith. I’d say this turkey has a fork in it. **New Iskander** , your contributions do not appear to be submitted in good faith. I am not warning you for trolling only becuse I have not figured out whether your style is deliberate or you are simply incapable of maintaining a coherent discussion. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placating-deaniacs/334739.md?page=8)