Impeding changes to our Health Care system

[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by classicman

I've been called a few things by him. I was trying to point out the double standard. Merc calls someone a bad name and is an asshole. redux does it and gets a pass or the lil tag-alongs come and pile on. I failed. I realize that. I'm done with it.

So noted and will try harder to do so in the future.

Both Merc and TW have made personal attacks. As far as I am concerned neither should get a pass on this kind of behavior (as I indicated in the original thread). And Bruce called TW on that language, so he did not get a pass even then.

I have not seen a personal attack by redux. Can anyone document this?

[SamIam]

I don't recall Redux sinking to the extreme nastiness that some other members resort to. And I was NOT defending tw's unpleasant comment, either - thank you.

[tw]

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Both Merc and TW have made personal attacks. ... And Bruce called TW on that language, so he did not get a pass even then.

Let's not forget that I preceded those intentional personal attacks by saying I was going to do it because of constant personal attacks. It was started because another was constantly posting personal attacks AND the powers that be choose to ignore it. I do not apologize for escalating so that the cheap shots would be stopped. And am quite pleased how so many here have finally stood up to address the problem.

Before I started replying to constant insults with equivalent replies, I said exactly what I was going to do and said why. I am now seeing results that I intended. Sharp rebuke has changed the tone in a Cellar that had become a haven for cheap shots. It is a shame things had to become so nasty. I am only sorry that it had to get that nasty to fix things. I said exactly what I was going to do and why before I started.

[Pete Zicato]

Originally Posted by tw

Let's not forget that I preceded those intentional personal attacks by saying I was going to do it because of constant personal attacks. It was started because another was constantly posting personal attacks AND the powers that be choose to ignore it. I do not apologize for escalating so that the cheap shots would be stopped. And am quite pleased how so many here have finally stood up to address the problem.

Before I started replying to constant insults with equivalent replies, I said exactly what I was going to do and said why. I am now seeing results that I intended. Sharp rebuke has changed the tone in a Cellar that had become a haven for cheap shots. It is a shame things had to become so nasty. I am only sorry that it had to get that nasty to fix things. I said exactly what I was going to do and why before I started.

Yeah, yeah. He made me do it. You had the opportunity to take the high road.