FanFiltration said:
You are truly grasping at straws here. Posting of photos of smog in Beijing could be said to accomplish the same end, as could posting a photo of a watch of Mao Tse-tung. The photo of the graph was posted as an aid to my opinion of the ongoing debate, just as the smog photos had been posted by another user. Sure you are offended because you seem to me to be type of person who thinks they know more then they truly do, and deep down you are aware of it. Another user on OT named Darth Chaltab has a sig graphic putting down liberals.
lordjedi said:
Talk about splitting hairs. The graph you posted sure doesn't seem like it was baiting to get discussion going. No, that graph was clearly posted as a means of baiting people into what could possibly be a negative reaction. You even said yourself following that that even though it didn't target anyone specifically, you aren't surprised by the responses and who responded. That's typical baiting.
Talk about splitting hairs. The graph you posted sure doesn't seem like it was baiting to get discussion going. No, that graph was clearly posted as a means of baiting people into what could possibly be a negative reaction. You even said yourself following that that even though it didn't target anyone specifically, you aren't surprised by the responses and who responded. That's typical baiting.
You are truly grasping at straws here. Posting of photos of smog in Beijing could be said to accomplish the same end, as could posting a photo of a watch of Mao Tse-tung. The photo of the graph was posted as an aid to my opinion of the ongoing debate, just as the smog photos had been posted by another user. Sure you are offended because you seem to me to be type of person who thinks they know more then they truly do, and deep down you are aware of it. Another user on OT named Darth Chaltab has a sig graphic putting down liberals.
Huh? When did I say I was offended? I never made such a response. All I did was point out how one side of this discussion could easily think that graphic was targeting them. In fact, I actually perused the site the graphic came from for a bit before anything else (it wasn't hard to figure out where it came from). Then I left the thread alone to see if there would be any responses to it. Yesterday I was so busy taking care of my kid that the response you see is the only one I had time for.
Chaltab's signature was a direct response to another users signature that put down conservatives.
I do not wish to see you banned. On the contrary, I love debating topics with those of opposing views. However, there are many websites that will not tolerate bullshit. I've seen a fair number of users here that are given a pass on their comments because we tolerate everything. I've seen other sites where very similar users are summarily banned. Since you outright admitted to baiting, I simply mentioned that many many message boards consider that a bannable offense. Your justification of how you "bait" people wouldn't be enough to keep you around. But I guess that mods at OT.com just don't give a shit.