I agree with Lama Pacos and Equipoise. It was Left Hand of Dorkness who got nasty first, and lissener blew up only after several pokes of LHoD’s sarcastic schtick.
No, what I meant by that was that you seem to take every remark about something you’ve said as a personal attack on yourself, as though it were made by an enemy. I was attempting – apparently unsuccessfully – to be humorous. Calling Coldie’s comments “patronizing hyperbole” struck me as a little surreal.
I’m gonna bow out now, my contributions clearly aren’t helping much.
Likewise. My pet peeve has been turned into something much bigger than me, and I don’t like it; so I’m gone.
Daniel
Before you go, allow me to invite you (and anyone else interested) over to IMHO for a dispassionate discussion of the use and/or abuse of “meme.”
Dude, chill. Please.
I bear you no ill will and had been one of the few (that I’m aware of) who publicly said that they’d like to see your banning reversed. Please don’t make yourself another example of someone who should have stayed banned.
You weren’t supposed to water it.
Whatever, dude. I gave you my honest opinion. As said, I have no dog in this fight, nor do I have any history with you that I know of.
My assessment of your behaviour in this thread was genuine, and not meant to be patronizing. If that’s how you interpret it, well, that kind of proves the whole point, doesn’t it?
But I’ll just join the group of people bowing out because it’s not fucking worth it. Have a good one.
All right guys, this thread has been completely hijacked, and it’s gone on long enough. I’m closing this thread.