Ian wrote:Coito ergo sum wrote:
You can start discussing the issue anytime now. You've pissed and moaned about my radical format of actually responding to the points people make, all the while wasting several posts just cranking on me with your silly little "smartguy" and "pussy" comments. If that's what you want to do, then proceed. I'll just point out again that you could very well have by now provided some proof of this plethora of positive news that you have claimed I'm just ignoring, or ignorant of. I'll leave it to you whether your next comment will provide a link or two, or a citation or two, or whether you will simply continue with puerile crying about snarky demotivators and such.....
Ive been trying to drive home a point. I really don't like the format of your replies, regardless of the politics therein.
No need to drive that point home. Just saying it once is sufficient. In case it hasn't sunk in yet, let me state: "Honestly, I don't give a flying fuck."
Ian wrote:
You can say "you post your way and I'll post mine", but your way of replying discourages from me from posting at all. That may be true of other members to some degree, I don't know. I would think that you'd be well aware that your method of replying to people inhibits their retorts. If you were honestly oblivious to how annoying this could be, then 1) I apologize, and 2) you're aware of it now.
Whatever. Many members post and reply in precisely the same manner. It's logical, and it makes sense. It also allows for points to be handled methodically, not scattershot, as you apparently prefer. Don't think that because you are saying that you are discouraged that that applies to everyone.
Frankly, yours is a silly objection. However I choose to respond (which is sometimes point by point, and sometimes in single posts), you are free to respond as you see fit, or not at all, which may be just as well. I've had some folks simply reply at the bottom of my posts, incorporating their points into one long post, rather than broken up point by point. That's the way they decide to do it. Others go point by point. I wouldn't presume to tell them how to post, and frankly, while it can be a bit discouraging to respond to single posts that are not point-by-point, because it tends to create vagueness and imprecision, I deal with it.
Ian wrote:
So like I mentioned earlier, if you vow not to take my posts and shred them point by point and setnence by sentence, then maybe I'll post some of the data you always manage to overlook and we can have an actual discussion on the details of economic recovery or lack thereof. Until then, it's just too damn frustrating on my end, and I'm inclined to make nothing more than vague references to your being biased or ignorant of certain information rather than countering it with actual facts.
Your responses are not important enough to me to want to give my word about how I respond. I might forget, and address points serially, rather than in toto, and thereby offend you in some way. I'd prefer to just be grown ups about it and if we're going to debate something, then let's debate it.
I'm positive that I keep my biases in check by always trying to double check and be skeptical of claims, particularly unsubstantiated ones. I am also confident that while not "all knowing," I am certainly a well-informed person. If you think I missed something, then by all means, post it. If you require assurances that I will only handle the information in a way you deem acceptable, you're not going to get them. I wouldn't presume to tell you to only answer my posts issue by issue.
Now enough of this girl-talk. If you care to debate, let's do. If not, then best of luck to you.
