Enzo wrote:Not sure what the hidden message is there, but taking it at face value...
Well, nothing intentionally hidden. I was half-joking and half curious as to why you would stay around what with the track record of a few people here, myself included.
Here, when BT is around, there are certain threads that break down into him and someone else - perhaps you , or perhaps someone else - going back and forth endlessly over nothing. But many of those threads were started in the first place with a fight in mind. In any case, I can easily skip over those threads or the portions of them that are of that description.
Ah, good point.
What I object to at BAUT is when we are trying to discuss some actual issue of interest to me - does ET exist, how many planets are there in the solar system, can we travel in time, whatever... - and a certain poster will make a point of some esoteric nature, and in a way that to me means he is looking for attention or at least some sort of accolade. That person then defends his little created turf at all costs, and adjusts his point to elude any onslaught. meanwhile a certain other poster, who tends to be the first poster's nemesis in these matters, will always take him to task over the little point and no matter what arguments about it are presented there will always be some little tangential aspect about it that can be argued. And they go back and forth denying each other's tangents while introducing more tangents of their own.
Ignoring the bigger, more important picture. That's a good point... and it's pretty common in many intellectual forums, I would think. I'm not going to argue for it or against it, though. Just that it's never really bothered me. Of course, you're not me, and I understand that. :)
SInce I wanted to be a part of the original discussion or at least follow it along, these guys are in the way. This in contrast to a thread here like "Who is president of the dick head club?" WHich I can ignore. (NO there was no thread of that title, it is a made up example.)
Darn! You made me all curious and stuff, and then you dash my dreams.
The substantive difference to me is that the pissing contests here are just name calling, but at BAUT they are disguised as intellectual discussion - or at least a substitute for such.
Heh, that's kinda funny. Being childish is more forgivable than being childish while pretending to be mature.
If it is any consolation, YOU are not among the people to whom I refer. One of the posters at BAUT I mention is an individual who makes a habit of changing his posting handle every few thousand posts. I'll be no more specific.
Say no more, say no more.
AS to why I come here, I was looking for a place where I could converse with a number of intelligent people in an informal comfortable manner. I used to be a regular in a local bar - a sort of small time CHeers situation: everybody knew my name - and I enjoyed the commeraderie and socializing. I have not gone to bars for oh 20 years now. And to me internet gatherings such as this one are very much akin to a neighborhood tavern. A similar dynamic in some ways. SO this place fulfills my need for spending time in the local tavern.
Complete with the angry drunks that get on your nerves? :)
It's an interesting comparison.
If it is any further consolation to you, I consider you intelligent even if I disagree with you about things.
Likewise. Of course, I still reserve the right to point out where I think you're wrong, just like I expect you to do so for me.
