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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 7:00:58 PM

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What about "you can't read very well"?

Why use several words when one will do?

It's a word that is appropriate for use in a parent-teacher conference, corporate board room or church.

how about catachrestic or solecistic?

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 7:01:13 PM

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He claimed it was not about me, but moderation.. did he have a point? maybe, but he used me ONLY to make his point.

It isn't about you, Lucy. You just provided a wonderful rock to throw at the glass house.

And it is still there.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 7:09:43 PM

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 7:11:10 PM

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 7:15:56 PM

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 7:16:48 PM

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I can't say the problem is illiteracy or even language. Now if you want to talk about interpretive context...

Maybe you would feel better if we had a charter explaining the etiquette being applied to define the context, Hill.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 7:21:51 PM

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No, I didn't know before I said it. Nice try.

So...you didn't know it was against the rules and then you received a letter of golden mail informing you that it was against the rules.

I hope someday you will recover.

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Have you ever read TOS? I have. TOS, the 3 links included and the writings of Mods 1 and 2.

My entire point is that it is NOT in there.

The rule against it is MADE UP.

Keep moving the goal posts.

Just because someone in power says "That is a violation" does not mean it IS a violation.
The written rules say whether or not it is a violation.

While I entirely agree with you & have empiricle evidence to back up your theory...think the paddle alpha will ultimatly end up spanking you with is "because I said so & stop using logical fact based thought above your pay grade" (especially on those that don't get it & probably never will) bless their heart!!

Not worried about someone I can send an email to almost 4 months ago and it's not yet opened. Im off their radar.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 7:22:19 PM

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He claimed it was not about me, but moderation.. did he have a point? maybe, but he used me ONLY to make his point.

It isn't about you, Lucy. You just provided a wonderful rock to throw at the glass house.

And it is still there.

Oh bloody hell, what evah....

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 8:11:56 PM

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Oh bloody hell, what evah....

Sorry, Lucy, you're breaking up. The signal to noise ratio is completely fucked, and that seems to be exactly the way some like it.

I'd probably tell you to, "fuck off," as a joke, and the friendliest of jabs, but I've been advised from the highest levels that such discourse is not allowed, so let's just go with, "good night, and sweet dreams."

And thanks for the rock.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 8:17:52 PM

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And I shall endeavour to keep treating your comments with the contempt they deserve dear heart.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/7/2013 8:23:33 PM

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Good luck with that.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/8/2013 2:31:33 PM

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The truth is not a defense, especially when it is not the entire truth put forth. Looks like a good post was pulled because of one ridiculing sentence that has not been included. This makes me think that spin is something that is being done because of an agenda.

So if it is truth that I have a bad opinion of someone else's kink/fetish/lifestyle, should I be allowed to ridicule them on the forums when it is listed as a no/no?

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/9/2013 10:36:27 AM

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I'd like to chime in here and pour a little whine regarding the last gold bordered C-mail I received concerning my response to an OP's question.

While I confess that my response might have been worded a little more tactfully, nonetheless I would like to point out that the OP was asking for an opinion of his mental state... and I was merely obliging him.

As for the overall topic at hand, if we are going to alert somebody to a character flaw or a lack of sufficiency in their intelligence or knowledge... I guess it just behooves us to word it as tactfully as possible.

Still, it seems to me that a policy of "no meanness allowed," doesn't leave much room for good-natured teasing... which can be easily misconstrued as genuine nastiness.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/9/2013 12:10:45 PM

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Still, it seems to me that a policy of "no meanness allowed," doesn't leave much room for good-natured teasing... which can be easily misconstrued as genuine nastiness.

And that's without even getting into the amount of horribly mean spirited nastiness that gets excused by the mods as mere teasing, isn't it?

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/9/2013 11:56:59 PM

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I'd like to chime in here and pour a little whine regarding the last gold bordered C-mail I received concerning my response to an OP's question.

While I confess that my response might have been worded a little more tactfully, nonetheless I would like to point out that the OP was asking for an opinion of his mental state... and I was merely obliging him.

As for the overall topic at hand, if we are going to alert somebody to a character flaw or a lack of sufficiency in their intelligence or knowledge... I guess it just behooves us to word it as tactfully as possible.

Still, it seems to me that a policy of "no meanness allowed," doesn't leave much room for good-natured teasing... which can be easily misconstrued as genuine nastiness.

I guess you will always just have to put in a caveat such as (this is to be taken in a good natured teasing way. In no way is this meant to be taken as genuine nastiness) to each and every post where you may be writing something that could be misconstrued.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/12/2013 10:51:00 PM

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As an aside, your mail has been answered, and the reason listed as to why I did not answer it then. My apologies again that I thought the post made by staff on that thread answered your question. Just because something is not visibly opened, does not mean it has not been read.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/13/2013 3:03:04 AM

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As an aside, your mail has been answered, and the reason listed as to why I did not answer it then. My apologies again that I thought the post made by staff on that thread answered your question. Just because something is not visibly opened, does not mean it has not been read.

as the point of authority though; if someone takes the time to do something for you, or ask you a question, is it not just consideration to actually get back to that person. you know; so that they know you are doing what you are there for? leaving things unread, and/or unanswered is part of what is causing some of the bad feeling i should have thought.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/13/2013 8:09:30 AM

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As an aside, your mail has been answered, and the reason listed as to why I did not answer it then. My apologies again that I thought the post made by staff on that thread answered your question. Just because something is not visibly opened, does not mean it has not been read.

as the point of authority though; if someone takes the time to do something for you, or ask you a question, is it not just consideration to actually get back to that person. you know; so that they know you are doing what you are there for? leaving things unread, and/or unanswered is part of what is causing some of the bad feeling i should have thought.

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You are totally correct and I apologized and was sincere in my mail to him. I dropped the ball on that one, no question. I just put in here because I am not sure, but do not know if the answer will be at the top of his mail like the forum posts, but if this old, and I have actually answered some of his mails since then, and missed answering that one, how it would fall in his email box and wanted to make sure he saw it, since by my count, we have had 4 exchanges since that date.

Eta: I also apologize for not getting back with you either.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/13/2013 8:22:42 AM

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As an aside, your mail has been answered, and the reason listed as to why I did not answer it then. My apologies again that I thought the post made by staff on that thread answered your question. Just because something is not visibly opened, does not mean it has not been read.

as the point of authority though; if someone takes the time to do something for you, or ask you a question, is it not just consideration to actually get back to that person. you know; so that they know you are doing what you are there for? leaving things unread, and/or unanswered is part of what is causing some of the bad feeling i should have thought.

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You are totally correct and I apologized and was sincere in my mail to him. I dropped the ball on that one, no question. I just put in here because I am not sure, but do not know if the answer will be at the top of his mail like the forum posts, but if this old, and I have actually answered some of his mails since then, and missed answering that one, how it would fall in his email box and wanted to make sure he saw it, since by my count, we have had 4 exchanges since that date.

Eta: I also apologize for not getting back with you either.

my comment was not just about Hilly though as you have not, as far as is able to tell, read my last mail to you. you asked me to do something, which i took the time to do and get back to you. the mail is of such a length that hovering over it would make it a hassle to read instead of just opening it. now, it could be that you have read it, in which case an acknowledgement of the fact that you have would be nice, or you haven't which is really poor form.

surely you can see how that may lead people to think that actually going through admin channels isn't always worth it. we all get that you are busy, but it is a position you choose, therefore you have to put up with the work load.

i personally am not that bothered that you didn't read the mail i sent you, but i do see why it causes such constination with others. in the future though i would consider whether i thought there was any point in contacting admin if it's going to just sit there unread.

needles

eta, my appologies, your edit was not there when i read the post, only when i quoted you, which i didn't reread.

another lesson for me lol read the quote too.

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RE: Sorry, the truth is not a defense to personal attacks. - 1/13/2013 11:23:06 AM

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As a site administrator, I wonder how many mails VideoAdminAlpha gets in a day?

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