Posted by BMFLobo at a254.nas3-mcl.interaccess.com on November 29, 2000 at 13:10:41:
In Reply to: You dont think so? posted by Jennifer_ann_7 on November 29, 2000 at 12:49:09:
And I'm sure the fact that he's a red has nothing to do with it. Don't get me wrong, he's quite the clever one. But if he was on a board where no one knew his KS connection, he'd be just another schlub that got flamed for trying to be clever.
My observation isn't that ignorance gets flamed. This board definitely has the feel of "Let's beat him up for being new." Or "Let's beat him up because he's not one of us." That's not respecting intelligence. That's being a bunch of elitist dickheads.
You were a cheerleader, weren't you?
: Bryan Lynch is one of the most respected individuals on the board. Its not because he's an asshole, though he can be. Its because he posts intelligent responses and intelligent insults that have reasoning to them. Debate is encouraged and people are flamed for being ignorant in any way. Nuf said.
: Jennifer
: : :Intelligence is respected here.
: : Could have fooled me. Not to say that borgo was particularly eloquent or even correct, but this place isn't exactly a bastion of intellectualism.