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Originally Posted by Tribesman
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Most of what you say actually is accurate. Which is exactly why in my opinion you don't need to make such additions: you can usually make your point in a convincing manner anyway, whereas ridiculing people just earns you enemies.
And believe me, I know the temptation and am prone to falling for it in a face-to-face debate when there is much less time for consideration. My postcount here may not be high, but it would be counted in at least well over a thousand if I had posted all those messages that I ultimately have ended up deleting after realizing that they would do nothing except serve my own amusement for a second or two. Fortunately this form of discussion gives me plenty of time to think before speaking, so that I wouldn't always speak what I think. Or at least I can say it in a more reasonable way from which we can continue.
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should that simple question not give pause to people carrying on in the same vein [...] does that quote not set the alarm bells ringing
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I'd say yes, once more you made a good argument. Then if someone ignores an argument and does not come up with an alternative, it's his/her shame and should speak for the poster well enough (generally speaking).
I'm sure the audience in Subsim is smart enough to notice such things. But this case is somewhat like a good book that can be ruined if the author thinks the readers are stupid and explains everything in such detail that nothing is left for them to think independently. By underlining things too strongly, you eventually end up turning the attention from the other poster to yourself, which seems counter-productive.