Sockpuppets, shame, and our ad hominem heavy board

[377OHMS]

Quote from cgroupman:

As more of an observer, albeit trying to get into the fray. Be careful what I wish for I guess. It seems that you guys have teams that really rely on one another, and other than the childish name calling, from both sides, really seem to have an affection for one another.

I guess it ceases to be fun when it gets to an adult level of civil discussion instead of the grade school banter.

Maybe, just maybe, saner minds will prevail, and we can all get back to debate instead of hate. Information instead of insults. Oh well. Another Kumbaya moment passed I guess.


c

You want to behave a certain way then behave a certain way but do not project your standards onto others when you have been here a couple of weeks.

If it "ceases to be fun" then you are of course free to click your way back up to the trading forums. Don't tell me how to behave or kvetch about "civil discussion" as you risk making me projectile vomit.

We don't hold hands around the campfire, smoke pot and sing Kumbaya here which you may have noticed by now. Only a liberal would try to bend an entire group of people to their personal standard of behavior. Bletch!

 

[RCG Trader]

Quote from Brass:

Well, then, I do believe my work with you is done. Splendid.

That's two, in less than a week. It's as if these morons actually think what they say, and their perception actually matters

 

[Max E.]

Quote from 377OHMS:

lol.

Only 2 on my list. I'll take futurecurrents off the list tomorrow leaving one person on my ignore list.

One other thing, RCG digs chicks. Gabs...well, y'know.

 

[bigarrow]

Quote from Lucrum:



I must be getting soft in my old age.

Could be an enlarged prostrate, the scourge of aging men.

 

[RCG Trader]

Quote from 377OHMS:

You want to behave a certain way then behave a certain way but do not project your standards onto others when you have been here a couple of weeks.

If it "ceases to be fun" then you are of course free to click your way back up to the trading forums. Don't tell me how to behave or kvetch about "civil discussion" as you risk making me projectile vomit.

We don't hold hands around the campfire, smoke pot and sing Kumbaya here which you may have noticed by now. Only a liberal would try to bend an entire group of people to their personal standard of behavior. Bletch!

I think c does not understand the true purpose of the basement here. We can go to C-Span for civil discourse. T2W, and Traders Lab both have tightly run forums. Forex Factory has the same if you are a MetaTrader.

Lots of places to go. But most of us come here because, once you understand the game it really is fun! The posters here are generally well read and come prepared, either with a book or a buzzsaw.

Even if one of them is a toothless redneck from Appalachia.

 

[RCG Trader]

And about the hate, I think it is relative. I have warned pspr about the rules to avoid a banning, and I do believe the GOP contingent here did not want to see Ricter get canned. I belived would not be, but still.

 

[AK Forty Seven]

Quote from Ricter:

It appears I will be allowed to continue to exist (I'm sorry). But waiting on the decision gave me time to reflect how I got myself into this shameful predicament.

blather

First of all, thanks to everyone for their support. The guys on my "team", of course, that's to be expected. But especially to the guys on the other team. I appreciate the indirect acknowledgement of the problem of firing "from under cover", of attacking those you have on ignore, and the assertions that I do at least try to be fair, reasonable, and on-topic. And obviously, there is no dance here if there is no opposition.

About the ad hominem. It got to me, clearly. I intend that it not do so again, so starting immediately I am going to be using the ignore feature. Not to silence those viewpoints that I disagree with, that's weak and really not my style, but to silence attacks on myself, including both ad hominem (unless it's "fun"), and certainly insults and name-calling. It occurs to me that there are a lot of moderated forums on the internet I could join, where these kinds of things are not allowed and result in a banning. I imagine the level of discourse is higher there. Still, you guys are my bros now and I don't necessarily want to move. I'm doing this because I like the discussion, it improves my game at work, and so I've come to prefer the parts where we all seem to be more interested in learning the Truth, than in tearing each other down (to elevate ourselves?).

/blather

Glad you're still here

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from bigarrow:

Could be an enlarged prostrate, the scourge of aging men.

I actually had mine checked not too long ago. I lucked out, the doctor was busy so his tall slender young female nurse practitioner did it.

So I got that going for me, which is nice.

 

[Brass]

Quote from Lucrum:

That sums up thunderpussy/gayfly1/brASS pretty well actually.

Well done Max.

Then join him and put me on ignore and off your buddy list. Be all you can be.

 

[Tsing Tao]

Quote from Max E. Pad:

LOL!!!! You are always the first person to start doing drive bys, there is a reason that half the Politics section has you on ignore already 2 weeks into your new handle.....

Why do you think that a bunch of the same people who put you on ignore were more than willing to stand up for Ricter? If you really believe that you are respectful to anyone on this site you disagree with, then you are completely fucking delusional.

"I treat respectful posters and posts in kind." - Brass/Gabfly

Yeah, sure ya do. Don't bother responding, because I can't see your commentary (no doubt it'll be an insulting one-liner).

Just about every quote of yours that someone pulled up in this thread was an outright lie.

On another note, welcome back Ricter. Glad to see you stay.