Originally posted by Baca Loco
On the flipside, I think it is incumbent on those of us with mod powers to fight "fair" if and when we get into debate with other forum users as it becomes an active reflection of what the site values. (That is, if we want real, open and honest dialogue we have to encourage it.) And, yes, I know we've had this discussion before and disagree about aspects of it but I mention it here so newer users will see that the whole subject has been given some thought all along.
And, no, I'm not suggesting anything untoward about this particular bout though I find shooting fish in a barrel unsporting and would rather commend you on the kinder, gentler approach of the last, what, year or so. For anyone who finds Robo a tad harsh nowadays you have no idea ...
To Collier--and peeps wonder why the world is the way it is.
I got no problem with an open and honest dialogue but ya see, there's my problem Paul, the word 'honest' is an integral requirement of any debate and if people descend into dishonesty then I will not afford them an open debate and if they are using dishonest material to attack me, then they are gonna get it both barrels, no prisoners taken mate.
As to how I determine 'dishonesty' in people's posts, well, it comes down to common sense, if somebody attacks me and something they say is just not true, and they continue to attack me on that flawed premise, then I will deem that debate null and void and it's open season on them as far as I am concerned.
I am never dishonest in my posts and always try to be well informed, I have no agendas with anybody unless they have a proven track record of malicious posting or have done something outside of these boards to piss me off.
And so, there you have it, they can like it, or they cannot, I don't care.
For the vast, vast majority of people on this site, these conditions would never apply because most of them have a brain in their head and the ones that haven't occasionally surface like hush hush and rental have done so expertly.
I didn't ask these two clowns to comment but as soon as they did, and the premise for their attack has bull**** involved, then they run the gauntlet of being exposed as fools and or liars, their choice not mine.
As soon as I realised what company they work for, I then realised why they said what they did but hey, such is life and as I said, their choice to get involved not mine, I'll just serve them up for the idiots that they are and then watch them scurry back to being nobodies and underachievers.