the 'mundane' idea - a paradox and a problem

[Forum Admin]

I was jabbed! (it's on this thread for all to see)

I'm not one to turn the other cheek.

So, I fire back. The jabb-er is shocked! And outraged! How dare I jab!?  I am told to "take it to PM"
i.e.: "Don't you know it is only I who may insult YOU publicly?"

Can you see what is wrong with this?

I deserve to defend myself as much as anyone else here.

Best advice, which you have alluded to already: If someone disagrees, either AGREE to disagree, or IGNORE.  I have suggested this approach on numerous occasion.  To no avail.

THIS is the root of the problem on BOTH sides. I have been put into an unfair and untenable position by ALL of you. I am supposed to take sides now. Well guess what. I won't.
Why? Because none of you will just STOP. You all take things too personally, get too worked up and jab/poke/ridicule etc etc etc ad nauseum back to fuel the flames.

I asked for it to stop last night. Woke up this morning, to long private messgaes/emails etc about this very thread. and I come back to 2 more pages of this crap YET AGAIN.

Helen A, Penny you BOTH make valuable contributions to the thread as do many many others. I won't choose anybody over anybody else. ever.

Lincoln said it best: It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak up and remove all doubts.

LET ME BE CRYSTAL CLEAR: THE PERSONAL CRAP STOPS HERE AND NOW ONCE AND FOR ALL.

WHY must I be forced over and over again to say this to grown up, educated adults?  EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU should be ashamed that the genuine children on this forum are acting with far more civility than I see here.

If you don't like the other opinion, fine, disagree, BUT STOP MAKING YOUR DISAGREEMENT PERSONAL.
PERIOD.

an EXTREMELY angry
FA

[Penny_Wilson]

Rob, as I told you, I'm going to make this easy for everyone.  I don't want to spoil this place for people who want to post without acrimony.  You can color me gone. I'm out of here; I'm a dot.

I know I have left before, but always have thought to give it one more chance after things settled down.  But there are additional reasons that I am going this time, which include some "bcc" terrorism from a certain quarter.  So I don't think I'll be back.

To AGRBear, Denise, Michael, Michelle --and anyone else I've considered a friend here -- please accept my thanks for a pleasant experience with you.  Good luck with your own work!

To everyone else -- I'm sure I have made you very happy this morning, so my work here is done.  

[helenazar]

What exactly is "bcc terrorism"?  

[Vera_Figner]

What exactly is "bcc terrorism"?  

Got to be the radical arm of a vast conspiratorial plot...
(Get out your cloak and dagger, the Illuminati is probably watching, too!  )

[lexi4]

Lordy Lordy.....You know, I come here to learn and exchange ideas with people that have the same likes as myself. It's not like I can walk around the office and say: " So what do you think about Anastasia....or how about them Tiara's on the Queen"?are

Ditto PucknDC. I don't even know what this thread is about anymore.

[AGRBear]

..[in prt]...

Give it up, Penny, you are are not going to get anywhere with this.  I and the other scientists who are involved in this conspiracy against poor AA will make sure of it!!! (evil laugh)...

Helen has gain sucess but at the expense of others.


Knowledge comes from all kinds of people  and is often times modest and wary; it is the ignoranant who are bold, loud, obnoxius and rather know half of a truth then all the truth.


AGRBear

[Annie]

Helen has gain sucess but at the expense of others.

What success? She didn't even get her deserved retraction and apology.

it is the ignoranant who are bold, loud, obnoxius and rather know half of a truth then all the truth.


AGRBear

This certainly does NOT describe Helen!

[helenazar]

Helen has gain sucess but at the expense of others.

Bear, once again I am going to ask you to stop slandering me. I MEAN IT. FA has asked for all the personal comments to stop but you are obviously ignoring his request. So please, once again, in case if you did not understand it the first time stop the personal attacks on me.

[Vera_Figner]

Helen has gain sucess but at the expense of others.


Knowledge comes from all kinds of people  and is often times modest and wary; it is the ignoranant who are bold, loud, obnoxius and rather know half of a truth then all the truth.


AGRBear

Bear, you mustn't say unkind things about Michael and Penny.
BTW, you misspelled "ignorant"  :-/

"Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

[Forum Admin]

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You people JUST CAN'T STOP THE PERSONAL CRAP.  Im done with it.
THREAD LOCKED.

GO**AMN IT...
FA