Posted by jkm822 at 208.140.189.12 on July 10, 2001 at 09:52:52:
In Reply to: Yikes. posted by Jeweliet on July 10, 2001 at 09:27:34:
Fruit stripe gum!!
Sorry, had to be done.
OK, it didn't, but it just popped into my head, so I decided to inflict it on everyone else.
OK, back to the topic at hand. I may be a newbie here, but I'm an old hand at web boards; I go all the way back to the Prodigy bulletin boards, before the general public had access to the internet. I've seen many, many flame battles over the years, and been a target too many times. I won't deny that on occasion, when attacked, I've felt compelled to retaliate. But usually, unless I feel the attack is totally out of order or that there are points that really need to be addressed, I pretty much ignore it. If there's something intelligent being said, I'll respond to it. But if it just degrades into, "You're an asshole." "Oh, yeah? Well, not only are you an asshole, but your mother blows goats." "WHAT DID YOU SAY ABOUT MY MOTHER?!?!?" I just opt out. The thing about the flame battles is, they get a little one-sided if the person being attacked chooses not to be drawn into an argument. It seems a little lame, maybe, but it saves people from having to plow through endless bullshit insulting posts.
Seriously, I'm sure someone will answer your question, even though it's been dealt with recently. Don't give up hope and start sifting through the last 4 days just yet. :-)
Jill