Posted on 07/05/2010 11:37:17 PM PDT by tlb
” Wait, wait...Im not following this. “
I’ll tell the WORLD you aren’t following this.
” You ban her, for, I guess, being a troll who adds nothing to the conversation.”
One is banned for being a troll. A LIAR. A disinformation/disruptor. One is NOT banned for failing to contribute to a conversation
” But then, immediately afterwards, you respond to her.”
So what? There are always a few people who post to someone who has been zotted. Check other zots out for proof.
“Afterwards. So that she cant respond to you.”
This poster just repeated the same lies relentlessly. You want to argue with a liar? Have at it! The rest of us were sick of it.
No, it’s not libertarian. It’s human nature.
People think that if they throw a tantrum and threaten to take their ball and go home that they will get their way.
Maybe. Once. But eventually the other players stop inviting that kid, buy their own ball and invite somebody else to play.
This is basically David Frum’s MO, by the way.
Actually, that is why someone is banned. A troll by definition contributes nothing. A disruptor stirs the pot just to watch the arguments. And, of course, there are the zealots or paid For the record, I don't agree with the argument, but it's reasonable and could be responded to by an intelligent person.
In addition, the specific post responded to was not a lie.
Look, if you want to justify it to yourself, fine. Ban whomever you want and cackle about it later. Charles Johnson and David Frum do it all the time.
For me, I never feel like I have to get the AH HA! at the end of every argument. If I win, I know it. But it's just one of hundreds of threads on a little message board. It doesn't change anything.
But to respond afterwards? Pretty low to me.
Gee, you really get weepy when trolls get zotted don’t you.
LOL, you’re not quite able to understand the dynamics of troll vs valid contributor or something?
I oppose Obama and the Democrats. I’m really not much concerned with cliquery.
Along with my monthly donation. LOL
Congratulations
” Actually, that is why someone is banned. A troll by definition contributes nothing. “
Thank you for exposing your intellectual shortcomings.
same here
I despise the delight others take in getting someone banned.
Except when it comes to defending trolls. Then clickery is so appealing huh.
Look, you folks need to put down the facial tissue, and move to a place that supports what SoCalPol wanted to hawk here.
This is a Conservative forum that supports Conservative candidates. If you haven’t learned anything else here, you should have at least come away with that understanding.
If SoCalPol wants to support Conservative candidates, I have no problem with it. If she wants to support McCain(D), she can get lost.
I gave it some thought but I think I'm right in that this is not just a non-sequitur, but extremely non in its sequiturity.
” I despise the delight others take in getting someone banned. “
Even if they are repeated bare-faced liars?
That is your problem, not ours.
And it isn’t “delight”, it is relief.
You keep using the word “lie” but (1) even you didn’t argue that this applied to the poster who was responded to after the ban and (2) I read the non-pulled post and I didn’t see a refutation of the “lie”. Frankly, I didn’t see anybody actually refuting them even though I thought they were weak arguments, tangential and beside the point.
Agreed. It really angers me to see people jobbing this forum to back leftist politicians. If people can’t handle what the goals of the forum are, they should opt for greener pastures.
Don’t you have a cow to milk somewhere?
Only because he hasn't changed his registration yet.
He always posts in favor of McCain and dises JD.
” He always posts in favor of McCain and dises JD.”
Yes, and not just “disses”, he outright lies about J.D. and his background. That got old very quickly.
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