A good healthy argument never hurts anyone, does it MKT?
Nope
Truly, those who lack the ability to argue, lack the ability to concisely convey their point, IMHO
Yep
In the previous poster's post......:lookaroun....... he mentioned this not being a courtroom, an accurate statement. However, this is a public forum(also pointed out by thecheez) giving MKT, myself and whoever else, the right to argue our point [/SIZE]
Correct, and sometimes proving the other person wrong, while not proving you right, is all that is needed to win the argument. In some arguments, it ultimately doesn’t matter if I’m right, as long as you’re wrong
This one isn’t one of them though, because I truly believe that I am right.
In most cases, if I am involved in an argument, I am not trying to see the other side of the ball. Doing so, in my mind, admits defeat, something I am not willing to do [/SIZE]
I am willing to concede to defeat under the circumstance that the other party comes out looking worse as a result of it
Just because I disagree with you doesn't mean I hate you.[/SIZE]
Correct, but with me, I pray that the other party has thick skin
I actually have felt bad on the occasions in which I’ve hurt someone’s feelings (both online and in-person), and have gone out of my way to let them know that I didn’t mean any direct insult. Believe it or not, I have actually mailed out an apology card to a forum member whom I knew I actually hurt- a physical apology card, not an e-card. I actually went to the Hallmark store, bought a card, filled it out, and signed it with my real name. Now I’m quite good friends with that person. I’m not quite the jerk people make me out to be. I’m to the point, but I don’t attempt to hurt people.
As I generally take nothing personal out of a healthy argument, I would suggest others do the same [/SIZE]
Yup… or at least buy a Nomex suit
Too many people wear their feelings on their sleeves, this is an internet forum, these people are not family and friends(for the most part), so why get so bent out of shape when some internet Disney freak challenges your opinion on things.(I hold internet Disney freaks in the highest regard by the way, nothing personal meant.) [/SIZE]
I am one of those persons… and I wear it at all times, not just behind the security of 24 inches of LCD goodness. I’d like to think I’m more than just an internet Disney freak btw, but situations beyond my control have kept me at home for the past several days caring for a sick member of the family. I was able to get a brief escapade last night and one earlier this afternoon, accounting for my 3-4 hours of not posting
I do not contribute this fact to an increased level of rudeness or hostility, I contribute it to an increase in whining and sensitivity.*
*The above statement reflects only my personl opinion. No one should get bent out of shape, cry or hide in a corner do to the above statement.
If anything, I hope I make people think with some of my posts
And teach them a lesson about life. If they don’t want to see or hear what I have to say, they can go ahead and block me.
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[unrelated rant]
To some of us though, this is more than an internet message board. I know I have several good friends from here that I regularly see in real life. I've been in more than one forum members wedding as a guest (in one, I was almost the Best Man!), when I was engaged I actually invited a forum member to be my best man as well; I have gone drinking with forum members, driven one to the hospital when their family member was in a car accident; hell, when one forum members grandmother died, I paid for her plane ticket to be able to attend the funeral. I've gotten more than 10 members reservations at Club 33 in the past... hell, I've housesitted for another member and shared resort rooms with others. I've done quite a bit of good on these boards, and not once have I asked for anything in return, so if someone wants to judge be based on a topic I am passionate about, then they can go ahead and do it, because I will not return the favor- but I will be there when they need me. This isn't just a website, it is a community, and like all communities, there are all kinds of members here with all different kinds of personalities. [/unrelated rant]
