22nd February 2005, 9:13 PM
Nick Burns, I understand you only wanted to get some things off your chest, and that you were not trying to incite anything, however at this time perhaps it is best to lay low a bit until things settle down, and tact would have helped a lot there. Certainly while you didn't intend it, and it really wasn't really all that bad, in the current situation that really is a bit of gasoline.
Ya know, more of our members should post rather than lurk. Nothing wrong with lurking, I do it all the time myself, but GR's right. Hmm, what sort of things do you want to talk about? I'm up for... whatever.
OB1, in all honesty he really was not attempting to be a troll. I can see where you are coming from in your frustration with his comments and all. I mean, he barely posts anything right? Still, he is a member who's thoughts, though told at a time when they were clearly inflamatory, should be respected and so perhaps discretion is the better part of valor here as well as with ABF.
That SECOND Nick comment really was just trolling and I think Nick was aware of it at the time.
What I'm saying is things are starting to calm down now so let's not revert to what happened yesterday in like 2 seconds. What this suggests is that things are only calm on the surface right now though...
Ya know, more of our members should post rather than lurk. Nothing wrong with lurking, I do it all the time myself, but GR's right. Hmm, what sort of things do you want to talk about? I'm up for... whatever.
OB1, in all honesty he really was not attempting to be a troll. I can see where you are coming from in your frustration with his comments and all. I mean, he barely posts anything right? Still, he is a member who's thoughts, though told at a time when they were clearly inflamatory, should be respected and so perhaps discretion is the better part of valor here as well as with ABF.
That SECOND Nick comment really was just trolling and I think Nick was aware of it at the time.
What I'm saying is things are starting to calm down now so let's not revert to what happened yesterday in like 2 seconds. What this suggests is that things are only calm on the surface right now though...
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)