What is the Purpose of this part of the Pit??

decides2dream

Irish Al wrote:

Its interesting and I take the points, that there is time to formulate before you type, but i suppose some people dont, espicially when they are feeling very frustrated

Thanks a mil for all the different opinions...good to see you lot too :twisted:

Soulsinging..never forget "you cant be neutral on a moving train"

if someone is too 'frustrated' to even consider their typed words before they hit submit, i think getting a little time-out from a rock band's message board should be the least of their concerns. :P


and one may not be able to remain neutral on a moving train, but there's no direct correlation that states one must become an asshole while avoiding said neutrality either. choices, choices, choices....we all have em!

JordyWordy

Irish Al wrote:

Its interesting and I take the points, that there is time to formulate before you type, but i suppose some people dont, espicially when they are feeling very frustrated

Thanks a mil for all the different opinions...good to see you lot too :twisted:

Soulsinging..never forget "you cant be neutral on a moving train"

hehe, its very easy to get suckered into arguing a point repeatedly with someone who just flat out disagrees with you, or hits a nerve with what they say. its an education in knowing what causes you really support, and why you do. and how far across a line you're willing to go with opinions if they offend people. more often than not most people in a thread are in the middle ground while others argue from 2 ends of an extreme.

Byrnzie

decides2dream wrote:

and one may not be able to remain neutral on a moving train, but there's no direct correlation that states one must become an asshole while avoiding said neutrality either. choices, choices, choices....we all have em!

There's also no direct correlation that states that one who adopts a pompous tone, and a holier-than-thou, sanctimonious attitude, actually possesses a superior perspective on, or knowledge of, anything.

JordyWordy

Byrnzie wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

and one may not be able to remain neutral on a moving train, but there's no direct correlation that states one must become an asshole while avoiding said neutrality either. choices, choices, choices....we all have em!

There's also no direct correlation that states that one who adopts a pompous tone, and a holier-than-thou, sanctimonious attitude, actually possesses a superior perspective on, or knowledge of, anything.

pot kettle black


HEYYOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only joking, but you get my point. what use would the MT be if people didnt oppose you? ....or was yours an ironic post and you wre just demonstrating that??

Byrnzie

JordyWordy wrote:

Byrnzie wrote:

decides2dream wrote:

and one may not be able to remain neutral on a moving train, but there's no direct correlation that states one must become an asshole while avoiding said neutrality either. choices, choices, choices....we all have em!

There's also no direct correlation that states that one who adopts a pompous tone, and a holier-than-thou, sanctimonious attitude, actually possesses a superior perspective on, or knowledge of, anything.

pot kettle black


HEYYOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only joking, but you get my point. what use would the MT be if people didnt oppose you? ....or was yours an ironic post and you wre just demonstrating that??

When do I use a pompous tone, and a holier-than-thou, sanctimonious attitude? Never. I can be aggressive and obstinate, but pompous? There's only one issue I get on my high horse about and I'm right about it. Period. I have the knowledge/facts about the issue at hand to prove that I'm right about it. Pomposity and sanctimony don't come into it. But then maybe you're confused about the dictionary definition of these words.

Byrnzie

decides2dream wrote:

and one may not be able to remain neutral on a moving train, but there's no direct correlation that states one must become an asshole while avoiding said neutrality either. choices, choices, choices....we all have em!

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JordyWordy

Byrnzie wrote:

JordyWordy wrote:

pot kettle black


HEYYOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only joking, but you get my point. what use would the MT be if people didnt oppose you? ....or was yours an ironic post and you wre just demonstrating that??

When do I use a pompous tone, and a holier-than-thou, sanctimonious attitude? Never. I can be aggressive and obstinate, but pompous? There's only one issue I get on my high horse about and I'm right about it. Period. I have the knowledge/facts about the issue at hand to prove that I'm right about it. Pomposity and sanctimony don't come into it. But then maybe you're confused about the dictionary definition of these words.

uhm, chill out?? i said i was joking.

i tend to use fairly sarcastic comments on this section sometimes. but, im in a good mood so ill even explain the joke for you if you want:

it wasnt a swipe at you at all, but in fact at everyone one here, myself included. it was meant to highlight the fact that the MT is about debate, so you need people to challenge you, and people take things personally that they shouldnt. if i had made that same post quoting other people, they could have reacted in the spirit of the post, and laughed it off.

so, now your above post now actually does seem pompous.....do you think id care enough about you to base that joke solely around you?

as for the pompous bit, i direct your attention to Exhibit A :
"But then maybe you're confused about the dictionary definition of these words"

thanks for demonstrating my point though

Byrnzie

JordyWordy wrote:

Byrnzie wrote:

JordyWordy wrote:

pot kettle black


HEYYOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! only joking, but you get my point. what use would the MT be if people didnt oppose you? ....or was yours an ironic post and you wre just demonstrating that??

When do I use a pompous tone, and a holier-than-thou, sanctimonious attitude? Never. I can be aggressive and obstinate, but pompous? There's only one issue I get on my high horse about and I'm right about it. Period. I have the knowledge/facts about the issue at hand to prove that I'm right about it. Pomposity and sanctimony don't come into it. But then maybe you're confused about the dictionary definition of these words.

uhm, chill out?? i said i was joking.

i tend to use fairly sarcastic comments on this section sometimes. but, im in a good mood so ill even explain the joke for you if you want:

it wasnt a swipe at you at all, but in fact at everyone one here, myself included. it was meant to highlight the fact that the MT is about debate, so you need people to challenge you, and people take things personally that they shouldnt. if i had made that same post quoting other people, they could have reacted in the spirit of the post, and laughed it off.

so, now your above post now actually does seem pompous.....do you think id care enough about you to base that joke solely around you?

as for the pompous bit, i direct your attention to Exhibit A :
"But then maybe you're confused about the dictionary definition of these words"

thanks for demonstrating my point though

Even that sentence you quoted wouldn't point to pomposity though. Arrogance maybe, but not pomposity.

catefrances

Byrnzie wrote:

Even that sentence you quoted wouldn't point to pomposity though. Arrogance maybe, but not pomposity.

i love the word pomposity. it almost sounds made up.

JordyWordy

Byrnzie wrote:

Even that sentence you quoted wouldn't point to pomposity though. Arrogance maybe, but not pomposity.

this is what is what my thesaurus says:

Main Entry: pompous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: arrogant, egotistic

and pomposity is a great word....... pontifical is a good one too. too many to choose from

Byrnzie

JordyWordy wrote:

Byrnzie wrote:

Even that sentence you quoted wouldn't point to pomposity though. Arrogance maybe, but not pomposity.

this is what is what my thesaurus says:

Main Entry: pompous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: arrogant, egotistic

and pomposity is a great word....... pontifical is a good one too. too many to choose from

You went to a thesaurus before a dictionary? Why would you do that?

Here's what the dictionary definition says:

pomp⋅ous
   /ˈpɒmpəs/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [pom-puhs] Show IPA Pronunciation
–adjective
1. characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance: a pompous minor official.
2. ostentatiously lofty or high-flown: a pompous speech.
3. characterized by pomp, stately splendor, or magnificence.

None of these descriptions apply to me.

JordyWordy

well i did. but the dictionary entry for arrogant is remarkably similar, so i just posted the thesaurus one instead. and also, because the point was i didnt think it applied to d2d really, or that you should have bothered responding to the vague post she made, this back & forth here shows why i guess. the thread was someone asking what the purpose of MT is, i guess we just showed him why lots of posters dont like this part of the pit. ah well.

Jimmydean55

It's a place where Drifting can post his conspiracy theories....

fuck

I'm not going to lie - I can barely call what I skimmed through this topic as "reading it", but the whole "there's a civil way to say your opinion" is kinda bullshit. Unless you're overly excessive to the point where you add nothing substantive but insults, you should be able to pretty much argue your point fine. The idea of "neutrality" is also bullshit. I believe it was Dante who said, “the hottest places in Hell are reserved for those who in time of great moral crises maintain their neutrality.”

John Briggs 2008

People can be pissed and passionate. They just need to be appropriate about how they express themselves.