Quote Originally Posted by stefano1981
I don't see why politeness in face-to-face discussions and internet discussions should be any different.
They're different, cos you won't get a slap off someone if you speak out of turn on the net, so obviously some people who are normally quite mild mannered can potentially get quite aggro when there's an internet connection protecting them... Having said this, if you had all met Death on a Stick out drinking, you'd probably find that he's someone who likes to take the piss out of things (as I do myself), and has a slightly more cynical outlook on the world thatn the average person, and you'd probably find him quite amusing (I've never met the guy BTW), it's too easy to take people the wrong way on the net, and as you can see abouve, the moment DOAS says something, there's someone very ready there to take the bait, and try to dish it out back, without actually having anything to say.. No offence Stefano, but why get so het up about DOAS's comments? It's only a message board! And surely, it's hardley good manners to make insinuations about DOAS's conduct, you're perpetating the argument as much as he is...
Christ, you can't even have a thread like this, without people taking offence in one way or another... I give up :roll: