MrScorpio
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:10 AM
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DU is divided between the "Screamers" and "Conversationalists" right now, isn't it? |
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This schism is as wide as the Grand Canyon. Skinner must be pulling his hair out from reading his PMs every day.
The folks standing on the side, looking at this stuff, God knows what they're thinking.
Internecine warfare is not a pretty thing.
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Gidney N Cloyd
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:22 AM
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1. I've had my screamer moments but frankly I just can't compete with the pros. |
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:26 AM
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I guess it's a process that we're all going through
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:35 AM
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3. You forgot instigators |
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Those who go drop a loaded OP or post into a heated thread just to pour gas on the fire.
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:38 AM
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It's a great way to throw a debate off track, isn't it?
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:41 AM
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5. It seems also that many, many issues are zero-sum-game |
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You are with us on this issue, in every facet, with no deviance -- or you are against us. And if you are not with us, we hope to scream you out of DU.
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:44 AM
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7. No seeking for common ground, no effort to find answers |
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Edited on Sat Aug-28-10 11:48 AM by MrScorpio
Just diatribes and recriminations hurled in any convenient direction
It's pretty hard to be constructive when the destructive holds sway
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:43 AM
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6. And post while walking on eggshells. |
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Anything can be misconstrued and the dogpile begins.
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MrScorpio
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:46 AM
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8. That right there is a result of all the shouting down |
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Even reasoned carefully constructed answers are treated like insults
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Sat Aug-28-10 10:46 PM
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9. There's one other category that you might be interested in... |
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Edited on Sat Aug-28-10 10:47 PM by Amerigo Vespucci
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Sat Aug-28-10 10:55 PM
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Sat Aug-28-10 11:51 PM
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11. LOOK HOW LOUD I HAVE TO YELL!!! |
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Wait, what were we talking about?
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