Calbear94 wrote:It's not so funny when someone stands up the forum bullies, is it? This is long overdue. Andrew's handling of RockNDeano embrazened TNC, St. John, and a few others to cross the line of decency. It is possible to have a heated debate without calling others obscene names. Perhaps this forum isn't for children, but foul language is just unpleasant. For some reason, some people feel that by using foul language, they make their points stronger. This is false. Using foul language only turns people off from having an intellectual debate...so really the person hasn't won the argument, they have just discouraged others from examining the point any further. Those that do this are forum bullies plain and simple...they have some psychological need to hammer people over the head with their views. Andrew has encouraged this by occassionally dropping to their level, and even at times yucking it up with them.
I've had enough of this crap. There is still some good discussion here, this thread was a good example of that. Having to wade through the filth and unpleasantries has severely detracted from the experience, though.
If you want a utopic, Rated G convesation go on Crossfire or Oprah. This is an internet message board with a variety of characters, ALL of which I think play a small role in the big picture. And sure, Monker is the bitcher, but every board needs one.











