08-23-2005, 02:32 PM
Hi,
I've been playing on fora since the days of newsgroups carried over uucp. "the LL isn't as bad" is a gross understatement Except in fora devoted to one subject and well moderated, I've never seen another that is as well behaved and yet permits the examination of extreme topics. The LL is indeed an oasis of sanity in the asylum the Internet has become. ;)
--Pete
Ghostiger,Aug 23 2005, 05:17 AM Wrote:Dont most internet fights form over this?Yes, and I've fallen into that trap a number of times. However, I've also seen an examination of semantics bring sanity into a raging argument. It depends upon the people involved. If they are willing to accept certain definitions *for the length of the argument* then some glimpse of 'truth' might be achieved. If they are not, then they probably aren't worth engaging in discussion in the first place.
It seems to me most fights(the LL isnt as bad some sights, but we do this plenty) start over real or percieved diasgreements but quickly swing to a semantic difference - because it lets both sides keep argueing regardless of what facts are introduced.
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I've been playing on fora since the days of newsgroups carried over uucp. "the LL isn't as bad" is a gross understatement Except in fora devoted to one subject and well moderated, I've never seen another that is as well behaved and yet permits the examination of extreme topics. The LL is indeed an oasis of sanity in the asylum the Internet has become. ;)
--Pete
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