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in reply to a message by Ava
Ava, that wasn't an attack, it was an answer.
I don't quote often - I've done it less in the entire history of my time on this board than you've cut and pasted in this solitary string. Perhaps a look through the archives would help you catch on to that.
It might also help for you to look up that Ja9 posted the same exact question about 6 different times with various names - a no-no if you read the site rules. He/She was answered several times and yet more board-littering posts continued to crop up. That particular quote is one my hard drive in that exact format from a web-page worksheet and so it was nothing to put it in there. I personally got the feeling that it was a mistake but you never know with multiple-personalities and it was a funny way of saying 'stop reposting, you're not going to get any better replies this way'. Again, perhaps getting to know the place first would help you level appropriate criticisms.
And actually, it's a hot day here and when I posted the last time I laughed and said to Nico 'she's one of those - she'll have to answer no matter what' and went off for a nice drive, ice cream, arranged my pre-natal, finished off the Anglo-Saxon section (hooray!), sent off the grocery order and came back and sure enough - there was your cut-n-paste reply. It was good for a laugh but yes, no matter what you reply, we're going to strongly disagree. I approach this as an intellectual, fun forum where the erudition bar is slightly higher than on the rest of the net and strong opinions, if they're backed up and reasonably expressed are part of the learned atmosphere. As that is terribly offensive to you, we'll disagree. But whatever time I'm wasting here in responding to you, just remember, you're making the same 'mistake' yourself with every inevitable reply ;o)
Devon
I don't quote often - I've done it less in the entire history of my time on this board than you've cut and pasted in this solitary string. Perhaps a look through the archives would help you catch on to that.
It might also help for you to look up that Ja9 posted the same exact question about 6 different times with various names - a no-no if you read the site rules. He/She was answered several times and yet more board-littering posts continued to crop up. That particular quote is one my hard drive in that exact format from a web-page worksheet and so it was nothing to put it in there. I personally got the feeling that it was a mistake but you never know with multiple-personalities and it was a funny way of saying 'stop reposting, you're not going to get any better replies this way'. Again, perhaps getting to know the place first would help you level appropriate criticisms.
And actually, it's a hot day here and when I posted the last time I laughed and said to Nico 'she's one of those - she'll have to answer no matter what' and went off for a nice drive, ice cream, arranged my pre-natal, finished off the Anglo-Saxon section (hooray!), sent off the grocery order and came back and sure enough - there was your cut-n-paste reply. It was good for a laugh but yes, no matter what you reply, we're going to strongly disagree. I approach this as an intellectual, fun forum where the erudition bar is slightly higher than on the rest of the net and strong opinions, if they're backed up and reasonably expressed are part of the learned atmosphere. As that is terribly offensive to you, we'll disagree. But whatever time I'm wasting here in responding to you, just remember, you're making the same 'mistake' yourself with every inevitable reply ;o)
Devon
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I know what Ja9 did, I wasnt talkin about him/her at all.
I was talkin about you and your quote wich was:
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Meaning, even if Ja9 posted 6 times, you posted more then once as well, you were doing the same thing Ja9 did a couple of times and expected different results. Thats why. Oh and Im not 'one of those' cause I wouldnt reply if youd understand me.
I never said the forum or the members are terribly offensive to me.
I dont disagree about that with you. I disagree with you about the Erin/Aryn topic. See now why I have to reply? And replying just because I have to have the last word no matter what... def not true.
But to call it a mistake.
I was talkin about you and your quote wich was:
Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Meaning, even if Ja9 posted 6 times, you posted more then once as well, you were doing the same thing Ja9 did a couple of times and expected different results. Thats why. Oh and Im not 'one of those' cause I wouldnt reply if youd understand me.
I never said the forum or the members are terribly offensive to me.
I dont disagree about that with you. I disagree with you about the Erin/Aryn topic. See now why I have to reply? And replying just because I have to have the last word no matter what... def not true.
But to call it a mistake.
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Hi Ava,
You're still missing the point about Devon's repeated replies to Ja9 - it's called a joke. Her repetition was funny because it was pointing out Ja9's repetition. Get it?!
Yes, I'm being sarcastic to you. I've been watching this thread, and I'm getting tired of your whinging. Devon gave her honest (although forthright) opinion in her reply to your original post - there was no need for you to take it personally and attack Devon in response.
As for us all taking this too seriously - well, duh! This is a serious site and most of the people who post on this board are scholarly people, whether formally or informally, so if you ask a question you'll get a serious answer. If you want candyfloss, go elsewhere.
Please don't "go off" at me the way you have at Devon - strange as it may seem to you, I'm trying to help you here. I'm sure you're a very nice, friendly person, but you're coming across as an immature whiner. If that bothers you, you might want to do something about it! If you re-read Devon's original post with an objective eye, you'll see that while her opinion might have been a bit strongly stated, it was still only her opinion and was in direct answer to your query. No-one will think any the less of you for just dropping the subject - but they will think much less of you for continuing in your current vein.
Christine
You're still missing the point about Devon's repeated replies to Ja9 - it's called a joke. Her repetition was funny because it was pointing out Ja9's repetition. Get it?!
Yes, I'm being sarcastic to you. I've been watching this thread, and I'm getting tired of your whinging. Devon gave her honest (although forthright) opinion in her reply to your original post - there was no need for you to take it personally and attack Devon in response.
As for us all taking this too seriously - well, duh! This is a serious site and most of the people who post on this board are scholarly people, whether formally or informally, so if you ask a question you'll get a serious answer. If you want candyfloss, go elsewhere.
Please don't "go off" at me the way you have at Devon - strange as it may seem to you, I'm trying to help you here. I'm sure you're a very nice, friendly person, but you're coming across as an immature whiner. If that bothers you, you might want to do something about it! If you re-read Devon's original post with an objective eye, you'll see that while her opinion might have been a bit strongly stated, it was still only her opinion and was in direct answer to your query. No-one will think any the less of you for just dropping the subject - but they will think much less of you for continuing in your current vein.
Christine
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"go off"? Well I guess the problem is that you guys missed the point about Devon & Ja9, cause I made a joke too.
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