#398028 - 12/02/03 04:37 PM
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#398029 - 12/02/03 04:39 PM
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Yep, but I'll be good, mostly.
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#398030 - 12/02/03 04:41 PM
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Originally posted by Rick Veitch:
Yeah, I suppose it would. (As would "Eat shit, Jack" of course.) I noticed that almost all the political threads ran at much hotter temperatures than the usual discussions about comics, but still seemed to stay on track (sort of). I guess what I'm looking for is a space where people can let loose without taking it to the ridiculous level of spamming, stalking, sock puppetry, trolling etc.
Make sense? So the flame wars begin again, that is what you are saying?
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#398031 - 12/02/03 05:02 PM
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Originally posted by Samuel Catalino:
So the flame wars begin again, that is what you are saying? Shut up, you stinking anti-semite.
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#398032 - 12/02/03 05:20 PM
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As if I neeeded a reason to think less of my fellow Comiconners. I see two things happening here:
1) Long ALL CAPS messages about how GEORGE W. BUSH is the savior of democracy,
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2) Short ALL CAPS messages about how SAMUEL CATALINO is a menace to the civilzed world.
Plus, probably an occasional, innocuous "pay the clown" post if ChrisW shows up.
Sounds GREAT... :p
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#398033 - 12/02/03 05:25 PM
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I think this is probably a good idea--but I'm leery of permitting the personal attacks. I'm sorry, but even in the "let-it-all-hang-out" traditions of political discourse, "Fuck you, Catalino" is beyond the pale.
The best political discussion is passionate, loud, maybe even haranguing, but it doesn't descend to the suggestion that the opponent is evil, absent real evidence of a criminal or psychotic history.
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#398034 - 12/02/03 05:37 PM
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It is the way of Comicon, Pat.
Sad, but true and is one of the reasons many professionals don't post here.
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#398035 - 12/02/03 05:40 PM
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Originally posted by Death-Gar:
1) Long ALL CAPS messages about how GEORGE W. BUSH is the savior of democracy or the Anti-Christ, birthed by the unholy union of a serpent and a jackal. If you're Cisco Bunny, that is.
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#398036 - 12/02/03 10:40 PM
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Originally posted by Eel O'Brian:
or the Anti-Christ, birthed by the unholy union of a serpent and a jackal.
If you're Cisco Bunny, that is. No, he's all-too human, which is the truly scary part.
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