🚀 go-pugleaf

On Tue, 24 Dec 2002 01:56:35 GMT, Ixnei <ixnei@ixnei.ixnei> :

>Unfortunately,
>
>This virtual space is filled with too many 'greater-than-thou' posters, 
>who believe they make and enforce the rules, yet can disregard them (as 
>they are above all that).  They post off topic repeatedly and all the 
>time.  They are very cliquey, and of course bend their rules only for 
>those of the 'inner circle' (clan).  Their heads are so large, that they 
>actually believe _all_ other readers in the group care what they have to 
>say, and that these readers also wish and desire to be a part of their 
>'inner circle' (clan).  It is the free reign of the mob mentality/peer 
>pressure zealots.
>
>In many 'discussions', when they cannot come up with a constructive 
>argument or counter point to something they disagree with, they take 
>this weakness in their ability to communicate an idea personally.  They 
>project this pent-up anger into ad hominem attacks in the future, at the 
>very drop of a feather.  All the while, waiting in silence for that 
>'enemy' to slip-up, in order to make their opportunistic mark.  Often 
>times these attacks surface as plonks, top-posting flames, or threats of 
>abuse reports.  Mostly it's simply name calling, usually with curse words.
>
>It is rediculous and almost unfathomable how fucking stupid they are. 
>They can't even figure out how immature and *totally obvious* their 
>methods are (or the fact that these methods have no affect on anyone, 
>but the simple minded already in their clan).  You almost have to feel 
>sorry for these pathetic wretches...
>
>The best recourse is to offer up a single reply in order to explain the 
>hypocracy or hyperbole in their methods, or to simply ignore their 
>rantings.  To be quite honest, I'd rather not play Q3 with the majority 
>of the people in this group (however, I'll bet I already do).  Most are 
>IRC jockeys, and just cant STFU (as if the Q3 console is IRC/ICQ).
>
>

STFU

sorry, couldn't resist =P