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mutz, yer making me dizzy with the quoted text ....
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PrescottAZ wrote:
> Mortimer: I don't mind disagreement. In my opinion, however, being called a "troll"
> .... I am very new to the forum. ... We will just disagree.
> Thanks to all of you that took the time to comment. It has been very helpful .... I just wish it
> didn't have that bit of unfriendly undercurrent, especially if you ask a question one of the
> "veterans" happens to think is inappropriate.
You're being vetted. The best thing to do is stand back and read the posts like a disinterested party
and see if the questions asked are being answered. If people seem to take offense, but still answer
your questions then just go with it and ask more and ask them why they think that way or something.
While it's possible to interpret your original post as being trollesqe, I didn't agree, but reading mutz's
response, I *did* find it right on the mark. IMO, you should have focused on the details of the
response, which were very good, and not focused on the "troll" thing.
Admittedly, I found the original post quite odd in that worrying about the politics of the area is
way down my list of important things to worry about when considering relocation, but in the
original post, it seemed to be the top consideration.
ASKING about it, OTOH, makes perfect sense like asking about what the winter weather is
like or if you need to know Spanish. Some of the stuff people ask about get tedious, but just
because someone is ignorant, doesn't mean they are stupid.
Asking the "Spanish" question is like asking the "male arousal" question in the nudist discussion
groups.(*) The regulars just <sigh> and answer the question (again).
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(*) for the prurient among you, YES, I have perused nudist discussion groups. When I first
was exposed to the internet via readnews in 1991, I couldn't help myself. The "male arousal"
question would get asked, at least, weekly. I read the group because I couldn't really imagine
what these people would have to talk about. I found that it was just about the most boring
group that there was. [alt.tasteless], OTOH, was EXTREMELY good ( had a high bandwidth ).
pretty long winded reply. I'll make it short, I like to stir the pot over mis-conceptions and falsities.
the greatest function of this forum is the "ignore" one! There are certain posters whose comments are nearly always nasty....and it's nice not to have to read them at all!
I agree, Cathy! I have just recently found the IGNORE button to be a wonderful thing!
Now that we've all chilled out, Enjoy EP let me ask a dumb question. EP? What's that? I know the UP (darned if i know why anyone would live there) but what the heck is the EP?
This thread isn't nearly as nasty as I figured it would get, and the greatest function of this forum is the "ignore" one! There are certain posters whose comments are nearly always nasty....and it's nice not to have to read them at all!
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Originally Posted by Towanda
I agree, Cathy! I have just recently found the IGNORE button to be a wonderful thing!
There's an ignore button!!! I need to explore the functionality of this forum a bit more! Thanks guys
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Originally Posted by mortimer
mutz, yer making me dizzy with the quoted text ....
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> pretty long winded reply. I'll make it short, I like to
> stir the pot over mis-conceptions and falsities.
Actualy, that wasn't short. I was complaining about quoting
many lines of a post while only addressing a few. It's especially
unnecessary when the original post is only a few posts above.
> Originally Posted by Cathy4017
C> the greatest function of this forum is the "ignore" one! ...
T> I agree, Cathy! I have just recently found the IGNORE button
T> to be a wonderful thing!
Minathebrat then said:
M> There's an ignore button!!! I need to explore the functionality
M> of this forum a bit more!
Don't do it. It's the wimp's way out. Besides, you lose context.
Life's too short to read crap from some people, Mort, context or not!! And YES, I WILL do it.
ETA: Besides that, you CAN choose to view any posts that are from those on your ignore list. I've yet to find it necessary.
Last edited by Cathy4017; 02-13-2009 at 03:26 PM..
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