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MaggieL · 08-20-2006, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I'd say you inferred it. Prior to your post, no one had mentioned benevolent dictators.

Ok, first off I didn't "infer". You are the one inferring....you are inferring that I implied something. Inference and implication are different.

But what you inferred, I didn't imply. Because someone did mention benevolent dictators before I did.

OK?

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As to your second response, I don't think it's debatable at all.

You don't think it's debatable that communisim is good for a society? I do. I'd stand behind a much stronger statement than "debatable", but since you don't think it's even debatable, there wouldn't be much point.

footfootfoot · 08-20-2006, 04:28 PM

OK, this is why I fucking *love* the cellar.

The above post and also, where else can I *ensconce* my verbs with asterisks?

DanaC · 08-20-2006, 04:36 PM

*grins*
I too like the use of asterisks (as indeed has been pointed out by people who dislike it :P)

In much of the gaming community, that is used both as a way of adding emphasis as you did above and as a way of communicating 'emotes'. Sometimes they can get quite elaborate.

*Nips off to make a cup of, then returns, blowing on it to cool it before sipping cautiously*

footfootfoot · 08-20-2006, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DanaC

*Nips off to make a cup of, then returns, blowing on it to cool it before sipping cautiously*

*nips off the ferret around in the fridge for a beer and *frowns* finding none.*

DanaC · 08-20-2006, 04:50 PM

hahahahahahah *laughs heartily*

MaggieL · 08-20-2006, 06:36 PM

Well, we can get much richer text than the flatness of gamerspeak. But back in the Waffle days, it was all flat ASCII, so asterisks, underscores curly braces and other ASCII decorations were the order of the day.

Here, a zillion fonts in eight sizes, colors, italics, underscore and boldface. There should be ample means for emphasis.

Aliantha · 08-20-2006, 07:45 PM

Twist it any way you like Maggie. If you were refering to someone else's post then you should have noted it. My post did not refer to benevolent dictators, so pardon me for attempting to respond to a post which was clearly not well thought out.

I don't care to debate anything with you Maggie. You seem more interested in trying to wow everyone with your spelling and grammar than you are in discussing the issue.

Enjoy your day.

richlevy · 08-20-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

GWB will finish two terms of a Presidency better than his opposition will ever give him credit for, though objective historians will, and pass along.

MaggieL · 08-20-2006, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

Twist it any way you like Maggie. If you were refering to someone else's post then you should have noted it. My post did not refer to benevolent dictators, so pardon me for attempting to respond to a post which was clearly not well thought out.

You said "no one" had mentioned benevolent dictators, but apparently you meant "no one you were paying attention to". Sorry, my post wasn't designed for someone who thinks everything is about her...I'm sure you find it distracting, but you'll just have to cope.

Spelling and grammar are nice, but I'm just elitist enough to beleive that actually using the right word to mean the right thing is important.

Aliantha · 08-20-2006, 08:06 PM

believe?

JayMcGee · 08-20-2006, 08:07 PM

then your different from mosy of your fellows, Maggie, who use 'freedom' to mean demoracy, and 'democracy' to mean the american way.

MaggieL · 08-20-2006, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

believe?

I said they were nice. But the difference between inference and implication is neither spelling nor grammar.

MaggieL · 08-20-2006, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JayMcGee

then your different from mosy of your fellows...

Could be. We are a rather diverse nation. If that's what you meant by "mosy of your fellows".

DanaC · 08-20-2006, 08:19 PM

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Are you then so paralyzed by guilt over your ignorance of a culture that you can't evaluate it at all? Are you allowed to have an opinion about, say, female genital mutiliation? Remeber, it occurs in a culture you don't understand fully, so I guess the jury's still out on that one. Or do you judge it partially, rather than fully? If so..what does that mean?

My point was in response to Urbane's desire to remodel the world. I can and do have opinions on female genital mutilation, I also have opinions on gendercide.

The point I was trying to make is that it is dangerous to place ourselves as arbiter and judge of another culture. It is dangerous to assume that our culture is 'right' and that true progress will automatically lead to something that looks and sounds like a western style democracy.

JayMcGee · 08-20-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Aliantha

I don't care to debate anything with you Maggie. You seem more interested in trying to wow everyone with your spelling and grammar than you are in discussing the issue.

Enjoy your day.

I think you just proved Aliantha's point...

"Could be. We are a rather diverse nation. If that's what you meant by "mosy of your fellows"."

08-20-2006, 04:28 PM	#302
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	OK, this is why I fucking love the cellar. The above post and also, where else can I ensconce my verbs with asterisks? __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

08-20-2006, 06:36 PM	#306
MaggieL in the Hour of Scampering Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Jeffersonville PA (15 mi NW of Philadelphia) Posts: 4,060	Well, we can get much richer text than the flatness of gamerspeak. But back in the Waffle days, it was all flat ASCII, so asterisks, underscores curly braces and other ASCII decorations were the order of the day. Here, a zillion fonts in eight sizes, colors, italics, underscore and boldface. There should be ample means for emphasis. __________________ "Neither can his Mind be thought to be in Tune,whose words do jarre; nor his reason In frame, whose sentence is preposterous..."

08-20-2006, 07:45 PM	#307
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Twist it any way you like Maggie. If you were refering to someone else's post then you should have noted it. My post did not refer to benevolent dictators, so pardon me for attempting to respond to a post which was clearly not well thought out. I don't care to debate anything with you Maggie. You seem more interested in trying to wow everyone with your spelling and grammar than you are in discussing the issue. Enjoy your day. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber Last edited by Aliantha; 08-20-2006 at 07:50 PM.

08-20-2006, 08:06 PM	#310
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	believe? __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

08-20-2006, 08:07 PM	#311
JayMcGee Cardigan-wearing man Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Much Binding In The Marsh Posts: 1,082	then your different from mosy of your fellows, Maggie, who use 'freedom' to mean demoracy, and 'democracy' to mean the american way. __________________ I like wearing cardigans...... my current favourite is an orange cable-knit with real leatherette buttons.

08-20-2006, 04:36 PM	#303
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	grins I too like the use of asterisks (as indeed has been pointed out by people who dislike it :P) In much of the gaming community, that is used both as a way of adding emphasis as you did above and as a way of communicating 'emotes'. Sometimes they can get quite elaborate. Nips off to make a cup of, then returns, blowing on it to cool it before sipping cautiously

08-20-2006, 04:50 PM	#305
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	hahahahahahah laughs heartily

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