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Originally Posted by issybird
Whoa! "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in."
Surfer's not saying that, at all. The reality of this campaign is that the gadfly-in-chief kept pushing for a change to December's classic month. At the point where he claimed (and a four-letter word starting with "L" would be appropriate here) that no one had posted in opposition to eliminating a classic month, things got contentious. So first of all, the gadfly shouldn't have made a false claim, easily disproved by scrolling upthread. So while gadfly is entitled to his opinion, he's not entitled to lie about other people's opinions.
Then gadfly pushed for a poll, even to trying to keep his hands clean and getting you to start it, which you, properly, resisted, kicking it over to BOb. So at this point, where was the groundswell in favor of change? But we had the poll, and guess what? Poll didn't go gadfly's way. So gadfly said, in so many words
Yes, we're frustrated. Yes, we've explained our position over and over and over. But just the same, we've had to deal with objections saying, "But it's so unfair!" once the vote seemed to be going in favor of keeping the classics.
And now that things are going against them, the anti-classic faction seems to want to compromise. Strong arm tactics didn't work, so now they want to talk. Oy! Bad timing.
Some of us wanted to look at the whole shibboleth when the issue was raised. Others just wanted to change what they didn't like. And some, perhaps, just like to create trouble.
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Then talk to gadfly! I am not gadfly I am Nyssa. I did not ask to compromise...I have never asked to compromise, but I do appreciate PioltBob's willingness to do so - Like I said it is very gracious of him. My saying it is unfair is absolutely nothing new as I had said it from the very beginning of the "campaign" as you call it. You are just now choosing to hear it becuase of this poll...Why do you think I asked for a poll in the first place? Talking about strong -armed tactics...seriously!?! You dislike Jon's lumping people in together but you are more than willing to do that to me?
Understand this - I am nobody else on this forum but me! Just as I have agreed with Jon about this I have disagreed with him on other things...like that to year nomination thing on the Literary thread. But you don't see that do you? No becuase its not what you want to hear.
Edit to Add: An apology to Jon, whom I'm assuming Issybird has decided to call a gadfly. That is obviously not your name, and therefore you should not be called outside of your name.