> "Kweeg"

>> "kev" ...

>>> On 31 Jul 2008, the world was enlightened by Wickeddoll®'s opinion
>>> about...
>>>

>>>> "80_Knight"...

>>>>> "Wickeddoll®"

>>>>>>> "Anybody"

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In article

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I mean absolutely no disrespect towards you
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Brenda. IMHO, there
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> big
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> difference between being skeptical (as you said
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are, in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> another
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> post), and actually insulting people just because
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they want to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> see
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> movie.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I do wish people would learn to read. :-\
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I never ever said that. I said people were stupid
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for not realising
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that making changes makes a different product ...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> go and see
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> whatever
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> rubbish you want, I can't stop you even if I wanted
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And your comments about "real fans"?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You may not have thought that demeaning, but it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> obviously was taken
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> way.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A I said, the very definition of a "fan" is someone
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> who likes something, and obviously they like it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BECAUSE of the way it is.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Therefore a "true fan" doesn't want to see the thing
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they like changed.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you don't mind it being changed, then you are not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> really a "fan"
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that product ... you might instead be a fan of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> vague idea (in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> case "space adventure stories"), but not the actual
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> product, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> therefore Hollyweird's silly changes don't really
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> worry you, as long
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it stays a "space adventure story".
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> END OF STORY.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm no longer wasting my time with this silliness,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> constantly going
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> around and aropund the same circle simply becuase
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people can't read
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> what I've actually said, but instead make up things
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they THINK I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> said
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to suit themselves. :-(

>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Actually, with Google being nice enough to keep post's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> around for
>>>>>>>>>>>>> quite a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> while, no one needs to 'make up' things you have said.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> You have been
>>>>>>>>>>>>> rude
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and demeaning to people who don't agree with you, just
>>>>>>>>>>>>> like you have
>>>>>>>>>>>>> been
>>>>>>>>>>>>> since I read your first post, years ago. If someone
>>>>>>>>>>>>> does not agree
>>>>>>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>>>>>>> you, they are "uniformed", "stupid", or they just "bow
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to Hollyweird"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> (what
>>>>>>>>>>>>> is that anyhow?). You will engage in a debate, but when
>>>>>>>>>>>>> people start
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> question your view, you pull what you just did. You end
>>>>>>>>>>>>> the "silliness",
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and usually killfile everyone involved.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> As for you believing that people can't read what you
>>>>>>>>>>>>> have said, and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> just
>>>>>>>>>>>>> make up things they think you've said, take this tidbit
>>>>>>>>>>>>> of yours as an
>>>>>>>>>>>>> example:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> "That's because most people on this planet are
>>>>>>>>>>>>> incredibly thick. It's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> extremely easy to understand that a franchise is more
>>>>>>>>>>>>> than just the
>>>>>>>>>>>>> name
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> vague idea ... but thanks to that the average person's
>>>>>>>>>>>>> stupidty and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> gullibility we will continue to get these silly
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in-name-only "reboots"
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>>>>>>>>>>>>> are barely recognisable. :-("
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, please tell me how that is not insulting anyone?

>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yet again: I DO WISH PEOPLE COULD READ!!!!! :-\

>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Uhh, my comprehension is usually quite
>>>>>>>>>>> fine, thanks (note
>>>>>>>>>>> that I said "usually"). You said most people on this
>>>>>>>>>>> planet are "incredibly
>>>>>>>>>>> thick", and that the average person is stupid and gullible.
>>>>>>>>>>> What am I
>>>>>>>>>>> missing?

>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Whatever you say. :-\

>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Why can't you simply explain what you mean? You are saying I
>>>>>>>>> am mis-reading
>>>>>>>>> what you wrote. Just explain what you meant, and everyone
>>>>>>>>> will be happy.

>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I can't be bothered wasting any more time on this. If people
>>>>>>>> can't actually read it's not my problem and I refuse to go
>>>>>>>> around and around the same circle again and again. Believe
>>>>>>>> whatever you want. GAME OVER.

>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I just don't understand what you mean about people not being
>>>>>>> able to read what you are saying. I said you insulted people,
>>>>>>> you claimed you didn't. I provided proof that you did (see
>>>>>>> above), and you still can't explain it, or even admit to it.
>>>>>>> The only reason it's "game over" is because (once again) you
>>>>>>> have been caught lying, and insulting people, and you can't
>>>>>>> admit to either, and you certainly won't apologize. I think you
>>>>>>> seriously need to chill out. If Usenet upsets you so much, take
>>>>>>> a breather from it. Or, try going to groups that you don't get
>>>>>>> so upset in. I just don't understand why you get so flustered
>>>>>>> when people start to question you. Life is short, don't waste
>>>>>>> all of your energy yelling and screaming on Usenet.
>>>>>>>

>>>>>> I pretty much already said that, but you don't really think this
>>>>>> will be accepted, do you?

>>>>>
>>>>> Not a chance.

>>>>
>>>> Nope, none.

>>>>>

>>>>>> Some people thrive on conflict, which is quite different from
>>>>>> enjoying healthy debate. They drop inflammatory phrases and
>>>>>> names; they deny using them, ignore them, or continue with that
>>>>>> behavior. It's a pattern all over the internet, but especially
>>>>>> bad on Usenet. This is actually one of the symptoms of
>>>>>> depression, since the person needs to try to control others,
>>>>>> since they feel no control in their own lives. I don't know many
>>>>>> of you folks outside of your posts here, but this certainly seems
>>>>>> a glaring example of someone with issues serious enough to cause
>>>>>> *them* pain, regarding something as minor as an effing TV
>>>>>> show/movie.

>>>>>
>>>>> I can definitely agree with that. It almost seems that any
>>>>> attempt to change a show he/she likes is actually threatening his
>>>>> life.
>>>>>

>>>>>> Even *without* true depression, I feel sorry for folks who have
>>>>>> this attitude, because there are just too many other things in
>>>>>> life that should *really* get one upset. I think of the internet
>>>>>> in general as just a diversion. When things get ugly, I usually
>>>>>> say my piece, then leave the thread. I often agree to disagree
>>>>>> with some folks, but I try to never get personal, though I have
>>>>>> responded in kind to insults directed at me as an individual.
>>>>>> However, I try to avoid name-calling and/or pigeonholing, no
>>>>>> matter the situation.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Natalie

>>>>>
>>>>> And all of that is why you are so respected throughout Usenet. :)
>>>>>

>>>> Aw, shucks. :-)
>>>>
>>>> You're always courteous as well - and damned funny sometimes!
>>>>
>>>> OK, I'll stop before someone tosses us a room key...
>>>>
>>>> I get no respect from that Evil Cabal, though. They're
>>>> incorrigible - which is why I love them.
>>>>
>>>> Natalie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>

>>>
>>> There is no Cabal.
>>>
>>>
>>> kev
>>>
>>> --
>>> Usenet really is all about standing around and hitting the
>>> ground with clubs, on a spot where many years earlier a dead
>>> horse lay. - Chris Barnes, 2007.
>>>
>>> The Eeeevil Cabal's Nine of Spades.
>>> Wickeddoll's on-demand FP guru.

>>
>> I fully agree
>>
>> --
>>
>> Qapla'
>> Kweeg
>> Ten of Canadian Clubs in the Eeeevil Trek Cabal
>> "Half a gallon a'scotch!" Scotty (Spectre of the Gun)
>> 1,079,252,848.8 km/h, not just a good idea, it's the law.
>> "So say we all!"
>>
>>
>>

> You mean the one in *both* your sig lines?
>
>:-P
>
> Natalie
>
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