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GordonR

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Re: Deleting of accounts/profiles:
« Reply #15 on: 13 July, 2011, 12:44:46 PM »
Yes - and, alas - I'm sure it won't be too long until he finds some pretext to come oozing back in the door again.

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Re: Deleting of accounts/profiles:
« Reply #16 on: 13 July, 2011, 01:46:35 PM »
Just so that we're all on the same page: I think that 90% of everything Peter posts is drivel- and that's just the stuff that I bother to read.  That said, the fact that he says he's going, after being accused of bullying and threatening violence, is slightly irritating- in that he was clearly being bullied (and, IMO, the person doing it knows this) and he reacted to it in an entirely predictable fashion.

Where are the people that used to lecture about not poking Nestel with a pointy stick now, eh?

Putting their sticks away again, probably.

The hypocrisy of some of the people on this board makes me sick.  And that's not even taking into account the fact that most of them are guilty of posting their own tediously dull, off-topic rubbish when it suits them.

I also think that some people have forgotten what it's like to have a proper troll on this board- as opposed to somebody who simply has a disagreeable political view, while being (seemingly) slightly detached from reality.

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Re: Deleting of accounts/profiles:
« Reply #17 on: 13 July, 2011, 04:48:04 PM »
The hypocrisy of some of the people on this board makes me sick.  And that's not even taking into account the fact that
most of them are guilty of posting their own tediously dull, off-topic rubbish when it suits them.

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I also think that some people have forgotten what it's like to have a proper troll on this board- as opposed to somebody who simply has a disagreeable political view, while being (seemingly) slightly detached from reality.

Agreed.  But that's also not entirely a disagreeable situation to be in, and no small part of why I enjoy this board so much.

From my reading, I don't think anyone was bullying Peter, just calling him on some bullshit that got their dander up (and no harm), and I also don't think Peter was actually threatening violence, he was just responding in a very unfortunate way to what he perceived as a serious sleight (unfortunately a justified one) that he couldn't argue his way out of.  He's an excitable chap, and heat of the moment took over - that's a long way from an actual duel of Fin versus Claw  That said, I can see why people got very annoyed at the implication, and particularly the venue chosen.  None of it is any reason for a permanent falling-out.
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Re: Deleting of accounts/profiles:
« Reply #18 on: 13 July, 2011, 06:20:57 PM »
Hello, Matt. I don't believe I was bullying him, but I didn't see why I should tolerate him either. I'm not sorry that he's gone.

You and I fell out years ago, and I feel it's a shame we don't seem to be able to get along better. I thought we were.

But that's okay. It's only the internet.

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Re: Deleting of accounts/profiles:
« Reply #19 on: 13 July, 2011, 08:16:46 PM »
Hello, Matt. I don't believe I was bullying him, but I didn't see why I should tolerate him either. I'm not sorry that he's gone.


You see that's funny- because that's just the sort of thing I used to say- only you called me a bully for doing it.  Actually, that probably wasn't even the worst thing you had to say about me, but that's by the by.


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Or for people who just don't fit in, are immature, or appear easy to manipulate into losing their temper and posting abuse.

Oh, sorry, that's "troll-bashing," isn't it? It's not just winding people up because you want to feel big.

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I just feel that it's better to ignore or killfile such people wherever possible, rather than wind them up like it's a form of entertainment

Interesting and oddly relevant quotes.  I wonder who they're by?


You and I fell out years ago, and I feel it's a shame we don't seem to be able to get along better. I thought we were.

But that's okay. It's only the internet.

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I thought we'd gotten on pretty well since then, actually- especially given that you admitted that you hadn't liked me for quite some time.  Looking back at that thread today, I had to laugh when I thought of just how sick you must've felt when you realised what you'd done.

Still, as you say- it's only the internet.
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Re: Deleting of accounts/profiles:
« Reply #20 on: 13 July, 2011, 08:34:37 PM »
petey will be back (voice of experience :-[) from his eternal exile ,as to people not getting on i just use the ignore button now! saves a lot of grief 'cos some on here do pick on others sometimes and for no apparent reason other than they can .

  discovered the "ignore" options on ebay too useful! ;)

any way see you soon pete! :D
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Re: Deleting of accounts/profiles:
« Reply #22 on: 14 July, 2011, 03:04:23 AM »
When is the ignore button back?
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Re: Deleting of accounts/profiles:
« Reply #23 on: 14 July, 2011, 11:43:52 AM »
When is the ignore button back?

Don't call Peter that :D
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