The "I Didn't Comment in Another Thread" Thread


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Snarf Zagyg

Notorious Liquefactionist
When replies get so long you need multi-quote to follow them. They are objectively too long.

Otoh..If you can't blow them away with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs I guess.

Since brevity is the soul of wit, and tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief. When I read those who elevate their own loquaciousness over perspicuousness, I desire forthwith to become a better stranger to them.
 



Ryujin

Legend
When replies get so long you need multi-quote to follow them. They are objectively too long.

Otoh..If you can't blow them away with your brilliance, baffle them with your bs I guess.
I was once on a forum on which one particular poster would break a relatively short post down into individual bits, then write a paragraph or more of rebuttal to each. Seriously; sometimes this guy would break up a single sentence to argue as if there were separate points in it. It took a little while to figure out how to deal with him; smash it all back together and give a short response. It infuriated him ;)
 


Snarf Zagyg

Notorious Liquefactionist
I was once on a forum on which one particular poster would break a relatively short post down into individual bits, then write a paragraph or more of rebuttal to each. Seriously; sometimes this guy would break up a single sentence to argue as if there were separate points in it.

Maybe he was just going all Roland Barthes on the posts?

"I'm not trolling you; I am trying to understand the semiotics of your posts by deconstructing the text and exposing the fact that it has multiple signifiers that do not refer to the same fixed signified."

There is a fine line between clever and stupid, after all!
 
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billd91

Not your screen monkey (he/him)
I thought breaking up posts was akin to trolling
It shouldn't, if used with sensible moderation. I see it as more like posting walls of text with no paragraph breaks. It's technically OK, but really annoying if you go overboard with it.
Breaking up posts to direct responses to a particular point can be helpful if done well.
 

Ryujin

Legend
It shouldn't, if used with sensible moderation. I see it as more like posting walls of text with no paragraph breaks. It's technically OK, but really annoying if you go overboard with it.
Breaking up posts to direct responses to a particular point can be helpful if done well.
This guy was breaking up several sentences in order to respond to each of them, individually and differently, when they were part of a single coherent thought.
 




dragoner

KosmicRPG.com
As I said, even breaking up single sentences. That's pretty extreme.
That is totally doing it. I remember years ago, watching people troll on the myspace forums, some of it was like an art form, esp in the religion and philosophy, or politics subforums.
 

el-remmen

Moderator Emeritus
I have at least two more "True/False" poll statements lined up for tomorrow and the day after, and plan to continue to post them daily as the inspiration strikes.

Do I have a secret agenda with these posts?

Awkward No Way GIF by CBC
 

payn

He'll flip ya...Flip ya for real...
I have at least two more "True/False" poll statements lined up for tomorrow and the day after, and plan to continue to post them daily as the inspiration strikes.

Do I have a secret agenda with these posts?

Awkward No Way GIF by CBC
Im sure at the end, whatever theory you had, will be proven absolutely correct.
 

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