[quote author=gkmacca link=topic=36729.msg973554#msg973554 date=1256753686]
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=36729.msg973533#msg973533 date=1256752224]
Err, you called me shithead and asked what I do for a living, and yes, I have answered your question, fucking loads of times.
It was answered in the first comment, by me putting 'for example' in brackets. You were so keen on taking issue over the fact I was deliberately overlooking his other transfer mistakes, that I went on to list them all. So stop talking fucking rubbish.
The only reason you've carried this on is because you're clinging to some ill-formed myth that you're alone in the World as the only living LFC fan who doesn't have his head buried in the sand.
Get over yourself, you irritating, cock obsessed, fuckhead.
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Before anyone leaps in at this point, I'd remind you that Mark is a great poster who talks sense, respects other posters and is one of the people who keeps the forum going. And this is an instance in which such a valuable poster is being wound up by someone who simply repeats the same arrogant assertions non-stop for no constructive purpose. So, for once, rather than pester him, show some solidarity and focus on the real pest. That's all.
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I see the point you are making but I'm slightly surprised that mark (or anyone else for that matter) has allowed himself to become so embroiled in this spat. It was clearly going nowhere from the outset, and, unsurprisingly, the only nerves that have been frayed are those of people who have tried to reason with the unreasonable.
Of course, one option would be to ban him, but that is rarely a route this forum has taken before, and I don't believe one it should take now. Once you start wielding the banning stick it can be difficult to know where to draw the line. I happen to like the 'no-holds-barred' approach of this forum (in fact, I think it's self-regulating in many respects) and believe many of the more colourful posters might have been scared off (or indeed excluded) had it been adopted from the start.
Another option, which I know you've already denounced, would be for people not to give him a stage on which to perform. Take Glock, for instance. He is widely acknowledged as the forum clown, so nobody really gives any credence to what he has to say. Consequently, his pathetic put-downs and posturing receive a collective 'meh' from most members and then fade into the background. I view rage in a similar fashion. If people didn't rise to his provocation, he'd have no-one to argue with and his anti-rafa bile would be limited to a handful of posts a thread. But since everyone seems so determined to show him up, or make him see reason, or whatever the fuck it is that people think they're achieving by arguing with him, what should be a fleeting comment in an otherwise decent thread, becomes the first car to crash in an almighty pile-up.
I don't like censorship - I like to be able to choose who and what I pay attention to. I also think that, in a strange way, such extreme views provide some balance, and very occasionally, provoke debate among people I do care to listen to. For me, the problem comes when perfectly bright people begin to take them seriously.
[quote author=mark1975 link=topic=36729.msg973533#msg973533 date=1256752224]
Err, you called me shithead and asked what I do for a living, and yes, I have answered your question, fucking loads of times.
It was answered in the first comment, by me putting 'for example' in brackets. You were so keen on taking issue over the fact I was deliberately overlooking his other transfer mistakes, that I went on to list them all. So stop talking fucking rubbish.
The only reason you've carried this on is because you're clinging to some ill-formed myth that you're alone in the World as the only living LFC fan who doesn't have his head buried in the sand.
Get over yourself, you irritating, cock obsessed, fuckhead.
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Before anyone leaps in at this point, I'd remind you that Mark is a great poster who talks sense, respects other posters and is one of the people who keeps the forum going. And this is an instance in which such a valuable poster is being wound up by someone who simply repeats the same arrogant assertions non-stop for no constructive purpose. So, for once, rather than pester him, show some solidarity and focus on the real pest. That's all.
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I see the point you are making but I'm slightly surprised that mark (or anyone else for that matter) has allowed himself to become so embroiled in this spat. It was clearly going nowhere from the outset, and, unsurprisingly, the only nerves that have been frayed are those of people who have tried to reason with the unreasonable.
Of course, one option would be to ban him, but that is rarely a route this forum has taken before, and I don't believe one it should take now. Once you start wielding the banning stick it can be difficult to know where to draw the line. I happen to like the 'no-holds-barred' approach of this forum (in fact, I think it's self-regulating in many respects) and believe many of the more colourful posters might have been scared off (or indeed excluded) had it been adopted from the start.
Another option, which I know you've already denounced, would be for people not to give him a stage on which to perform. Take Glock, for instance. He is widely acknowledged as the forum clown, so nobody really gives any credence to what he has to say. Consequently, his pathetic put-downs and posturing receive a collective 'meh' from most members and then fade into the background. I view rage in a similar fashion. If people didn't rise to his provocation, he'd have no-one to argue with and his anti-rafa bile would be limited to a handful of posts a thread. But since everyone seems so determined to show him up, or make him see reason, or whatever the fuck it is that people think they're achieving by arguing with him, what should be a fleeting comment in an otherwise decent thread, becomes the first car to crash in an almighty pile-up.
I don't like censorship - I like to be able to choose who and what I pay attention to. I also think that, in a strange way, such extreme views provide some balance, and very occasionally, provoke debate among people I do care to listen to. For me, the problem comes when perfectly bright people begin to take them seriously.
