Originally posted by: Darth Mallwalker
Originally posted by: Tiptup
I don't attack people, but I will attack opinions if I believe they are wrong.
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That administrator sounds like a childish dipstick. But, I must inform you that there is something very wrong with releasing the films in a non-anamorphic format.
If I didn't know better, I might think you just attacked a person whose opinion you agree with. I don't attack people, but I will attack opinions if I believe they are wrong.
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That administrator sounds like a childish dipstick. But, I must inform you that there is something very wrong with releasing the films in a non-anamorphic format.
Heh, well, not technically. In that second instance I was attacking someone's actions through colorful namecalling, which I will also sometimes do. I also said that this unknown person "sounds" like a dipstick and that is not exactly the same as actually saying he or she is a dipstick.
More seriously though, when I said I don't attack people, I meant that in the context of arguing ideas. A person could have horrible characteristics, but that has no bearing on whether a given argument from that person is strong or weak. Therefore I try to never "attack" a person in terms of destroying their ability to be who they want to be. That does not mean I cannot or won't express accurate assessments of a given person's qualities from time to time. If a person behaves in a way I disagree with, I will then criticize that specific behavior. But, I guess I shouldn't have resorted to the unfounded namecalling, so you're right there.