maginno wrote:Well it starts in the mirror Gato. You certainly were not contributing to a tone down after I left because I thought it was a hijack of the thread. Not by any logical stretch and don't see all the locals getting all upset when ORL writes
Now that I call you out on it I suppose there may be some disclaimers but
We both know that people would be all over that like flies on sugar calling it condescending if I wrote that. NO QUESTION. My boy even added to it later by saying he decides based on his own criteria who to slam and that as an exmod he was stating that its every posters RIGHT. Hard to not see as part of the - what was it someone else said?...."culture of the board " when you have an exmod and a present mod that writes entire posts with nothing but attacks and then one says its part of being a board member? Why should anyone tone it down after that?
Mums the word from you. thats another reason I can't be mad at you guys. How can I be when you prove what I have been saying for months. In fact I'm grateful because its sure proof that will soon be in my signature that you only get upset with posters when they disagree with you not out of any sense of tone or decorum.
Like it or not, people's reactions to others are colored by their reputations. In your short time here, you've developed quite a strong reputation. Quite a few posters have called you for your attitude.
If I were the only one doing so, it would be completely different. But I'm sure the list has at there very minimum of a half dozen established posters who have done so.
I've called out posters who've agreed with me in the past. I've called out posters on this board for trolling other boards.
<added>You have every right to be as abrasive as you wish to be. But, the flipside of that is that your going to cause people to react, usually negatively. Perhaps that's your goal, don't know, not really sure what other reason there is to come off in this manner.
Don't be surprised that if you talk down to or insult other people that they will respond in kind.
Speaking for myself, it's almost become a Pavlovian type of response for me. I see your name and think: "What Otis bashing will appear here..." or "How will he insult someone's intelligence in this thread...".
Not all of your posts are in that vein, but enough to build that type of response.
Again, several posters have commented on this. It's out there. It's up to you to chose to accept this or not. But if not, there don't be surprised by the reaction you get to your posts. From your posts, I'm quite sure you realize why you get such a reaction to posts already. And most likely that's what you're trying to accomplish.</added>
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My aim is avoid posts like that in the future. If things start to go down that path, I'm just not going to respond. I've already adjusted my posting behaviour in regards your posts.
For me this like going down to the pub to watch the game. A bunch of Magic fans enjoying their success, and talking about the team. Or at times crying in their beer about the stupid moves of the GM.
That being my view, who would welcome in that environment some one who is known for their repeated abrasive, self admitted condescending, and insulting remarks
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maginno wrote:However at the end of the day I have to come back to one thing. You both have EXCELLENT choice in teams. No matter what it seems like you are from some posts clearly that goes to a high degree of intelligence no matter how we quibble. argue or food fight. You can't make such an informed decision without a good degree of intelligence.
ON to the playoffs which by the way will find me suspending all criticism of Otis. To me the real season has always been the playoffs .
And why do you feel that
you are so distinctly qualified to judge other's intelligence through the internet?
