Hoop BlahSnowballHoop Blah I've not really popped into this thread for a couple of months, but seriously snowball, what do you expect people to do on a forum like this?
It's here for debate and exchanging opinions, if you can't take people passing comment on what you post I do think you could be in the wrong place. If all you want to do is put up your stats for information and the self gratification of endless stats to your liking I think you might be better off create a blog where you can moderate or block the comments to your hearts content.
There's some odd people out there, and the internet is full of strange characters, but sometimes you're online persona and behaviour does actually worry me!
Hoop it's not about "passing comment" and except for a sensible few, it never has been.
It's a concerted attack from a couple of dozen people working in relays.
Nobody's posts could stand up to the minute scrutiny mine get, day upon grinding day.
It started with the first thread I started, supporting Shane Long, and has gone on ever since.
However, in the case of these stats, stats I've said ain't going to be changed
simply because I'm being bullied, stats that some people actually LIKE and
would wish that the nay-sayers just back away... in the case of these, why,
KNOWING my position (which will not change) do people keep coming back
ant ranting about exactly the same things?
All it does is cause noise and heat and spoils the thread for those
who actually want to read the stats.
Anyone and everyone can post their own stats,
Anyone and everyone can go look at stats on the internet.
There isn't much point in repeating internet stats.
This is MY take.
You know, I know, they are my own stats, like them or lump them. You have chosen
to ignore them, good for you... so why EXACTLY do people like Maguire return day after
day just to challenge SOMETHING, knowing that nothing will be changed?
Why? Because they want conflict. They want trouble.
Anyone who genuinely cared could chat by PM. Attacking these stats is just faux-cojones and "easy-meat"
because most attackers have a nice large clique to back them up when they get tired. I'm in a corner
of one, so of course it seems I'm scrapping and retaliating with a similar offensiveness
If 20 people post two offensive posts and I reply then each of those has "only" posted a couple
of antagonists posts and they can write it off as a joke. However, I have received FORTY, and that's
how it is day after day after day.
Your style, almost from day one, has been to ram your stats down the boards collective throat, spamming the board in many ways, and being abusive to anyone who dared to question your stats or their application.
No doubt some have reacted more strongly than others but you're by no means an innocent in the exchanges that you're posting has instigated.
I don't think I've ever been abusive to you or done anything more than challenge your stats and the application of them. Quite often I agree with your opinions and say so but that doesn't stop me from being on the end of some pretty childish replies from yourself.
If you don't want your stats discussed then don't put them on a discussion board. If you don't want to answer the criticisms then don't, those that warm to your stats will understand but will hopefully also see where they are flawed. That's where I think your inaccuracies or odd applications do need to be challenged because often they're misleading and plenty on here seem to need a bit of help seeing where they're weaknesses lie.
I think the fact that there's been 3 or 4 pages, largely of dross and pettiness, since I last posted on here before leaving work yesterday afternoon, is a great example of how your style and spamming has impacted the board and threads you get involved in.
It's a shame because you've got some interesting views when you're willing to enter into a proper discussion, but you're argumentative style and inability to accept critcism hides them for the most part.
As for being bullied and attacked, apart from Ian (who can be very petty himself) the majority of the posters who've engaged with you are actually quite fair minded posters. That you've created arguements out of nothing with the likes of Dirk, Vision and comonurz says quite a lot too.
It's a fair cop Gov. I have tried and also apologised though.
