Dekker_Tifosi said:
Oops, you blundered!
Now go recheck your memory. Thanks.
Go re-read that thread from page, 20 or so.
Man am I annoyed by people who can't even remember a thing that happened last night.
Are you permanently drunk hrotha? Reminds me of the voeckler-troll you were talking about that was here last night, he sure looked drunk
And I get annoyed by people whose first port of call is to accuse other posters of being drunk, being an immature kid, and what's-all, the moment someone states something vaguely contrary to what ever mission people are on. Or shows mild annoyance or bemusement by confrontational posters and gets a tiny titbit wrong.
"You must be permanently drunk" seems to be the first word to come out here these days, instead of, "I think you got that wrong". Just because it is the faceless internet doesn't mean you have to behave like it is. A bit of respect for folk around here, and base civility, wouldn't be amiss.
DekkerT, it's not just you, but you are certainly one of the ones who is making a lot of the recent threads very antagonistic over next to nothing, with over the top grandstanding and the cheapest of insults.
I'm almost starting to wish that we were back in July, as the tone and breast-thumping of the most prolific regulars here is getting more annoying than anything the July crowd throws around here. I often hear folk say they wished that period was over, but if it was to make room for this sort of "mature discussion", ...why?
Lately, I'm not sure if they are actually such an obstacle for more interesting engagement. If this is Nirvana... keep it.
I'll probably stop posting for a bit, as the Vuelta threads should be sooo much better than the Tour ones, since it's just us and we know so much more and treat each other so much better. But they aren't.
Nor is the tone in several of the other front page threads.
I hate moderation, as I always think we are too mature to be treated like kids. Thus we don't really need it. And I am all for a frank discussion.
Instead we constantly show that we are incapable to self-moderate and stick to a discussion of cycling only. I'm fed up with the post-stage bar-brawls. I'm so fed up with it that I keep making post like this. But I'd rather be the boring one who appeals to something saner, than sit through yet another tiff between people who should know better.
And annoyingly, it's almost without exception people who have great things to say about cycling, but keep hiding it in unreadable exchanges.
I hate moderation, I'd rather address people themselves. Been doing that a bit too much over the last few days for my own liking. Do with this post what you want.
The personal insults here are becoming a dime a dozen. I'd hoped to share the Vuelta with cycling enthusiasts. There is little mutual enjoyment here on show, for me at least.
Thanks to those that tend to stay out of it and post with a greater sign of appreciation of all other reasonable posters here, whatever weird hang-up they have, or you share with me.
Either way, enjoy the rest of the Vuelta. I think I will stick to the TV only for a bit.
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