Tiptup said:I'm starting to get a better picture of the kind of person you are, C3PX. If I had to guess, you follow the emotional expressions of people to understand the context and motivations behind a discussion. (I don't know if that guess is correct, but it seems like a good guess none the less.) Since I tried to avoid using emotional outbursts in this thread (so as not to offend either of you or lordjedi) it seems (to me) that you then had trouble understanding where I was coming from.
I think I am starting to get a better picture of the kind of person you are, tip. A lunatic! Hopefully I am wrong (seriously, I really hope I am. I like you, just sometimes you start acting like a total ass for no reason and wont give it a rest until you prove yourself right), but are you kidding me??? I can't believe you spent this much time to bring back up this "issue", I had really thought you saw the error of your ways and gave up.
Anyway, I don't have any games where I read people's emotions and get totally lost when people hide their emotions or any silly over the top ridiculous stuff like that, the issue here was plan and simple... v
Unfortunately, though, in response you tried to pounce on me and attack me (for some reason) by accusing my arguments of being weak (or some simple example of nit picking). If you ask me, however, that was an error on your part. Simply because I try to discuss these issues in a way that is reserved (because I previously respected you and lordjedi) does not mean that my arguments are weak.
I didn't try to pounce you or attack you. It is not unfortunate. I don't have any sort of rivalry against you where I must prove myself the better man. I just found the way you took the discussion, made a 90 degree turn with it and out of nowhere and for no reason starting picking on Lordjedi, to be confusing, pointless, and disgusting.
I knew I really didn't want to continue debating in this thread. I knew it would just make me angry. I don't like getting angry with people I mostly agree with on issues (since I'd rather be encouraging with them if anything). As a result, I tried to be patient, logical, and cold with you, C3PX, and with lordjedi (for the most part). However, this approach of mine seemed to only make things worse (either for the reason I outlined in my above paragraph or for some other reason) and so I got bored and had no desire to continue.
Why does it make you angry when people disagree with you? It doesn't bother me in the slightest when you and I or Lj disagree with one another. Why should it? I bet just about every one in the world disagrees with you about something, do you find that upsetting? Seriously, what can you do about? At the end of the day if you are so certian you are right about something, why should it matter that some goofball on the internet (who could be a freaking twelve year old for all you know) disagrees with you?
But, C3PX, you pressed the issue in the video game thread . . . of all the fucking places. For all your talk above that tries to accuse me of being some evil imp that simply wants to argue useless points until I can somehow "triumph," you clearly show yourself to be an empty hypocrite who, in my opinion, can easily be argued as going after the same thing. So, to answer the earnest wishes of your petty little heart, here you go (I hope this makes you happy because I'm not happy anymore):
I didn't mean to press the issue in the video game thread, and it is not like I just pulled the issue back out of my ass and put it back on the table. What you were doing in the video game thread was very similar to what you were doing in this thread before, that is why I mentioned it.
I never accused you of being an "evil imp", but obviously you do enjoy arguing or you feel the need to prove yourself right. Maybe I do "go after the same thing", I certianly don't mean too. I enjoy a decent debate where both sides remain civil, maybe some slight verbal jousting is permissable, but once it gets into the vicious and angry name calling, the fun kind of goes out of it for me.
Go back to the video games thread, and read the posts from just before you and I butted horns in there. Jay and I disagreed with each other several times, but we never got into a huge name calling debate over it, we just argued our cases and went on. I was just enjoying a fun discussion on video games, and suddenly you put on the boxing gloves (go back and read out posts again, this page is where the conversation fell apart, http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/Video-Game-Thread/topic/1456/page/162/) Chaltab's post following yours in which he says, "No need to get hostile..." pretty much sums it up.
My "petty little heart" never wished for this discussion to be reopened, nor did I wish for you to be unhappy. I can certianly say I am not happy, as I rather liked you and valued your friendship on these boards. Sorry to see you feeling this way toward me.
I haven't read the rest of your wall of text yet, just don't have the time at the moment. Since you went through all the trouble to write it, I will take the time to read it, but I don't expect to respond to it. I said how I felt in this post, and I have very little interest in arguing the topic at hand and absolutely no interest in fighting with you anymore.
EDIT: Okay, I know I said I'd eventually take the time to read the rest your post, but never mind. I read a few more sentences and it is just you cussing your head off and insulting me. I don't need to read that crap. And seriously, calm down. I can tell you were really pissed off ehen you wrote that post, I have no idea why you see it worth getting worked up over.