Johnny C wrote:The point is that, in acting reasonable, one comes across as reasonable. If the other person is actually unreasonable the contrast is sharper and more obvious.

So? I'm not doing this for anyone else's pleasure but my own.

It's amusing to see Rick can still be provoked into responding with the "deranged basket case" comment above. I thought he was doing an admirable job just ignoring me for a while. Since alll I am doing is impersonating his past behaviour, I think the "deranged basket case" comment is entirely appropriate.

Well, you might like to think about the fact that you're clogging up the message board with posts that contain nothing except quotes of previous posts. It makes it pretty hard for any real debate to happen, and moreover, it increases the amount of memory the website uses for no reason. Costs more money and all that. Expensive for your host. So therefore not a little rude.

I'm not sure the approx 50k or so my postings take up are particularly expensive to host, especially in contrast to Rick's 2000+ posts, half of which are full of significantly more obnoxious bile. If it's such a great strain on EA servers or I'm going too far or something then I'm sure one of the mods will PM me sooner or later, at which point I'll be happy to oblige. It's hard to see how I've ruined the debate - Rick's done a good job of that already.

If Rick would go like he promised, or alternatively make an apology for being such a fucktard and change his ways, then I'll happily stop clogging up this message board and return to making more serious postings. The sudden influx of people jumping to Rick's defense has the feel of a battered wife excusing her husband (because he can be such a lovely guy sometimes...).

Why defend cunts?

Happyandbored, I think that everyone who read what Bob said to you thought he was a cunt to say it, but its not worth potentially getting banned over or making things difficult/annoying for people who might otherwise sympathise with you. Bob/Rick isn't going anywhere, so it's best to rise above it.

Plus, you're not annoying Rick, he takes every piece of bile returned to him as a slap on the back for being such an innovative and strong thinker.

Happyandbored, the only point I was trying to make was that this isn't worth wasting your time and energy on, or anyone else's either. There's no point. It's not going to achieve anything. Choose your battles carefully.

I think I am annoying him just a little bit, otherwise he wouldn't respond. Even if he won't admit it, every little insult is chipping away at the back of his mind - that's all that matters.

Once again, if I get word from the mods I'll happily stop. Until then, I will continue in my pointless vendetta for sheer entertainment value.

Really, just ignore it if it bothers you. It's only the occasional post.

happyandbored wrote:Really, just ignore it if it bothers you. It's only the occasional post.

50 or 60 posts, in the same thread, a lot of which exist to annoy just one person, is not just the occasional post.

I didn't check them all, I'm sure you posted some, especially the earlier ones, to actually add something constructive to the thread.

It's about 25% of your posts on this forum. 50 or 60 posts (give or take) that simply exist to annoy one person in particular. After a while, you also annoy everyone else reading the thread, not just the intended target.

I know Bob/Rick gets on your nerves, and pisses you off, but your posts are starting to have a boomerang effect.

As Simmo says "Choose your battles wisely".

happyandbored wrote:Why defend cunts?

This is a signature tag just waiting to be taken.

-A

happyandbored wrote:I think I am annoying him just a little bit, otherwise he wouldn't respond. Even if he won't admit it, every little insult is chipping away at the back of his mind - that's all that matters.

Once again, if I get word from the mods I'll happily stop. Until then, I will continue in my pointless vendetta for sheer entertainment value.

Really, just ignore it if it bothers you. It's only the occasional post.

Here's a moderator publicly giving you "word."

If your sole purpose in posting is to annoy another poster, you are being a cock. Stop it. If you don't stop it, I will remove you from the forum.

If you want to add something instead of being a cock, fine.