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bad posts and apologies are over done
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"....We are the world, we are the children; we are the ones who make a brighter day..."
OOPs I'm sorry wrong intro.
I don't see anything wrong with apologizing for mispoken words but I do see a dangerous trend beginning.
Are we to become so apologetic and politically correct that we rob ourselves of the opportunity to share and learn?
I agree with others, that personal attacks are out of line, but who draws the line at what typifies a personal attack? (I'm sorry was that question out of line, sorry
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If you don't like me, you don't like me. If you want to call me names, I can't stop you, nor will I stoop down to the slime pit with you. But I will keep coming back for the knives and info I gleen from you, my peers.
I personally have never experienced this type of behavior(course I have only been here a month, sorry
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The vague and tenuous hope that GOD is too kind to punish the ungodly has become a deadly opiate for the conscience of millions.
*A. W. Tozer
2 Cor 5:10
OOPs I'm sorry wrong intro.
I don't see anything wrong with apologizing for mispoken words but I do see a dangerous trend beginning.
Are we to become so apologetic and politically correct that we rob ourselves of the opportunity to share and learn?
I agree with others, that personal attacks are out of line, but who draws the line at what typifies a personal attack? (I'm sorry was that question out of line, sorry
If you don't like me, you don't like me. If you want to call me names, I can't stop you, nor will I stoop down to the slime pit with you. But I will keep coming back for the knives and info I gleen from you, my peers.
I personally have never experienced this type of behavior(course I have only been here a month, sorry
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The vague and tenuous hope that GOD is too kind to punish the ungodly has become a deadly opiate for the conscience of millions.
*A. W. Tozer
2 Cor 5:10
James (Mattis)
I worked for a company where meetings with high executives routinely involved them taking cheap shots at each other. The outcome was to levy a fine of $1 for each cheap shot.
The result: highly paid executives now had a license (at $1 a shot) to say whatever abuse they wanted at whomever they chose.
The correlation here: a BF forum apology should not be a $1 license to post a prior offensive rant. Otherwise, what's to stop anyone from making preposterous and offensive allegations with the expectation that there'll be no repercussions since he/she'll just recant the next day (after enjoying a few hours of on-air time). That'd be like shooting someone (with intent) and then saying you're sorry wouldn't it?
I'm not against apologies, but I do think we need to be on guard against people using them to their own advantage.
Minimally, I think an apology should be followed by a one week ban from the forum (upon deliberation by a group of moderators).
I worked for a company where meetings with high executives routinely involved them taking cheap shots at each other. The outcome was to levy a fine of $1 for each cheap shot.
The result: highly paid executives now had a license (at $1 a shot) to say whatever abuse they wanted at whomever they chose.
The correlation here: a BF forum apology should not be a $1 license to post a prior offensive rant. Otherwise, what's to stop anyone from making preposterous and offensive allegations with the expectation that there'll be no repercussions since he/she'll just recant the next day (after enjoying a few hours of on-air time). That'd be like shooting someone (with intent) and then saying you're sorry wouldn't it?
I'm not against apologies, but I do think we need to be on guard against people using them to their own advantage.
Minimally, I think an apology should be followed by a one week ban from the forum (upon deliberation by a group of moderators).
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I'm sorry
sorry I even opened this thread
geesh
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lifter
Phil. 4:13
Dave
Wharton,NJ
sorry I even opened this thread
geesh
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lifter
Phil. 4:13
Dave
Wharton,NJ
Gee, these threads really suck us all in. They seem to distract us from the reason we are all here--knives. That's okay. I feel that the fact that all of us here share a common intrest often makes for a sense of "no hard feelings," even if we disagree as hobbyists or professionals. However, every post on this topic, including mine, seems to be redundant in some sense. To sum it all up:
1)Personal insults do not and will never have a place on Blade Forums. Anything and everything generates discussion, as long as it's appropriate.
2)Opinions are that of the person who posts them. We may disagree, even harshly, but there are VERY FEW cases in which one person is decidedly wrong and the other decidedly right. So stop the petty arguements. Say what you have to say and get on with it.
3)The Administrators are here for a reason. If you have a problem with them or their decisions, lodge a complaint. So far, I think they've done a very good job.
4)Editing threads or apologizing is not out of line. It should be condoned that someone realizes a mistake and corrects themself for it. Those people deserve just as much respect as any one else, because it happens to all of us.
5)Smart asses are not bad people. We're just, well, smartasses! Live and let live.
Brian, ya crack me up.
Cougar, you're the most recent case that comes to mind: I respect your original opinion and your decision to re-word it. Congrats on an obviously difficult yet mature decision. As many have said, your contributions here far outweight your mistakes.
TomW, well, I doubt that we here have much tarnished your pride. Keep in mind that most of us know eachother only over the internet--nothing can be truly personal, even if it is meant to be, because we don't really know you, and you don't really know us. Perhaps you should ease off awhile and think of the people here as friends, and not enimies. Because no one here is.
Hope this cleared things up boys and girls. Just had to get it off my chest.
Gator
P.S. If inserting an imaginary smiley face anywhere helps you to not be offended by what I say, please do so. I don't have "the power," yet.
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The knife--man's first and last go-anywhere do-anything tool.
1)Personal insults do not and will never have a place on Blade Forums. Anything and everything generates discussion, as long as it's appropriate.
2)Opinions are that of the person who posts them. We may disagree, even harshly, but there are VERY FEW cases in which one person is decidedly wrong and the other decidedly right. So stop the petty arguements. Say what you have to say and get on with it.
3)The Administrators are here for a reason. If you have a problem with them or their decisions, lodge a complaint. So far, I think they've done a very good job.
4)Editing threads or apologizing is not out of line. It should be condoned that someone realizes a mistake and corrects themself for it. Those people deserve just as much respect as any one else, because it happens to all of us.
5)Smart asses are not bad people. We're just, well, smartasses! Live and let live.
Brian, ya crack me up.
Cougar, you're the most recent case that comes to mind: I respect your original opinion and your decision to re-word it. Congrats on an obviously difficult yet mature decision. As many have said, your contributions here far outweight your mistakes.
TomW, well, I doubt that we here have much tarnished your pride. Keep in mind that most of us know eachother only over the internet--nothing can be truly personal, even if it is meant to be, because we don't really know you, and you don't really know us. Perhaps you should ease off awhile and think of the people here as friends, and not enimies. Because no one here is.
Hope this cleared things up boys and girls. Just had to get it off my chest.
Gator
P.S. If inserting an imaginary smiley face anywhere helps you to not be offended by what I say, please do so. I don't have "the power," yet.
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Gator
don't know if I should be flattered or offended. Oh, well, flattered feels better.
And I am in such great company with Tom and CougarA
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BrianWE
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don't know if I should be flattered or offended. Oh, well, flattered feels better.
And I am in such great company with Tom and CougarA
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BrianWE
ICQ #21525343
I have been away for awhile and all I can say is BLA BLA BLA.......
But I do sincerely apologize for saying that...no, I take it back I don't...;D..ok next thread...I'm tired of all this kidding around, there's just too much of it!! smartass...oops...Sorry, James can I say that? too late, I apologize!!!Just kidding...but theres too much kidding...oh sorry..BLA BLA BLA.
But I do sincerely apologize for saying that...no, I take it back I don't...;D..ok next thread...I'm tired of all this kidding around, there's just too much of it!! smartass...oops...Sorry, James can I say that? too late, I apologize!!!Just kidding...but theres too much kidding...oh sorry..BLA BLA BLA.
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As far as editing posts go, I don't see a problem with it as long as several people haven't already responded to what you wrote. I hate reading a thread where everyone is talking about a non-existent post; I'd rather just be offended by the original post than be confused by a thread that has been rendered useless.
And as far as apologies go, there shouldn't be a problem with them as long as they're sincere. The annoying thing is when someone's "apology" is actually just a series of excuses.
For instance: someone may say something like, "Bob's an idiot". People get pissed at the guy and so he says stuff like, "I'm so sorry. I was only saying that 'cause Bob thinks I'm a jerk. And besides, I don't really think he's an idiot. I was simply making an ironic allusion to the Dostoevski book of that title."
Please, simply say you're sorry. Chances are it's not a big deal and no one will even care.
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Cerulean
Denver, CO
And as far as apologies go, there shouldn't be a problem with them as long as they're sincere. The annoying thing is when someone's "apology" is actually just a series of excuses.
For instance: someone may say something like, "Bob's an idiot". People get pissed at the guy and so he says stuff like, "I'm so sorry. I was only saying that 'cause Bob thinks I'm a jerk. And besides, I don't really think he's an idiot. I was simply making an ironic allusion to the Dostoevski book of that title."
Please, simply say you're sorry. Chances are it's not a big deal and no one will even care.
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Cerulean
Denver, CO