Heck, on some of the sites I can think of, those folks just get suspended or banned entirely. (I go to some really draconian sites.)BOZ said:and those folks often get called-out on sites where the moderation works differently.![]()
Piratecat said:It's interesting; some people are what I call "prickly" posters, and just attract more arguments or worsen ones around them. It has a lot to do with how they phrase things in posts. One of my really good buddies is like this -- totally relaxed in person, but he comes off as very brusque and confrontative here even when he isn't trying to be.
I agree with PC that there are "prickly" posters. I also believe that there are a few posters who use a tactic of being deliberately obtuse to frustrate others. In fact there are a number of threads going on right now that I believe have this happening.Piratecat said:It's interesting; some people are what I call "prickly" posters, and just attract more arguments or worsen ones around them.
I personally don't thinkyou have to win an argument. So there.Iku Rex said:What do you mean by "winning" an argument?
Piratecat said:It's interesting; some people are what I call "prickly" posters, and just attract more arguments or worsen ones around them. It has a lot to do with how they phrase things in posts. One of my really good buddies is like this -- totally relaxed in person, but he comes off as very brusque and confrontative here even when he isn't trying to be.
diaglo said:i was in Engerland at the time.they've got like 3 channels max.