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Old 09-23-2010, 12:37 PM   #16
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surely the babysitters themselves should have learnt from their own mothers ?
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Old 09-23-2010, 12:41 PM   #17
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Okay, I'm new to this game, only been helping my lovely wife get her book(s) out to the world for a couple of months and I've only been here on the forums for a few days, but tell me I'm wrong in that I can see that I'll be butting-heads with a few other authors/publishers in the near future, even if I'm not looking for a fight.

What is it about some people that they seem so full of insecurity, bile and bitterness that they have to stomp their ground, puff their chest and snarl when they put down their opinon; staking an immediate claim of superiority on all fronts even when no one was making such stakeouts.

Really people... we're all here for a common thing, to share our works with the world and to hopefully make a living off it. People can read more than just one book, so it's not like another publisher/author is going to steal that sale.
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(Btw, you misspelled "opinion.")
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Old 09-23-2010, 12:44 PM   #18
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Yup, it takes all kinds to make a membership approaching 60,000. I've seen more common courtesy, mutual interest and generous sharing here, though, than flaming, discouragement and mean-minded selfishness. If it were otherwise, MR wouldn't have become my virtual pub. Cheers and best wishes. Neil
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Old 09-23-2010, 01:44 PM   #19
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Yup, it takes all kinds to make a membership approaching 60,000. I've seen more common courtesy, mutual interest and generous sharing here, though, than flaming, discouragement and mean-minded selfishness. Neil
True, but the flame wars here are played at a higher level intellectually. On the usenet, posters do not quote Schopenhauer or Nietzsche on a regular basis. When you mix emotion with intellect, it makes for a volatile combination. Just search for all the threads that have been closed.

We may be the most over-educated collection of individuals on the internet. This makes Mobileread an excellent training ground for any profession that may entail argument. Good practice for lawyers, legislators, debaters, authors, and even scientists. Ever met a writer who was not opinionated? Doubtful.
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Old 09-23-2010, 01:47 PM   #20
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True, but the flame wars here are played at a higher level intellectually. On the usenet, posters do not quote Schopenhauer or Nietzsche on a regular basis. When you mix emotion with intellect, it makes for a volatile combination. Just search for all the threads that have been closed.

We may be the most over-educated collection of individuals on the internet. This makes Mobileread an excellent training ground for any profession that may entail argument. Good practice for lawyers, legislators, debaters, authors, and even scientists. Ever met a writer who was not opinionated? Doubtful.
I agree with you.
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Old 09-23-2010, 02:13 PM   #21
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Boy, am I in the wrong place!
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Old 09-23-2010, 02:37 PM   #22
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wow. that is so true. I come from a generation that was taught common courtesy. But that has diminished since most of the women of my generation have either opted to or had to join the workforce. I guess the "babysitters" just weren't as interested in instilling common courtesy in children as their mothers.
Yeah, those stupid women and their stupid desires. They should stay in the home and make babies and iron the sheets.

Was this statement meant to be courteous? Blaming an entire generation of women for working? Your generation isn't more polite, it's just more steathly about being rude/vindictive.

Perhaps if you take a step back you'll see that it's common for cultures to relax their social norms and behaviors. And guess what? I'm a woman wearing a dress with NO STOCKINGS right now. My grandmother would have a fit if she could see me.
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Old 09-23-2010, 02:43 PM   #23
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The OP is mad his thread got taken off course. Now it's about stockings.
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Old 09-23-2010, 03:03 PM   #24
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The OP is mad his thread got taken off course. Now it's about stockings.
At least it's not about stalkings.
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Old 09-23-2010, 03:29 PM   #25
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At least it's not about stalkings.
But Jack and the Giant Bean Stalk is a classic.
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Old 09-23-2010, 03:42 PM   #26
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You and me, both, Lass !
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Say it isn't so!
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At least it's not about stalkings.
...**poke poke** .... I see you

PS/Mr. PLD, don't take this place too serious. We're all here to have fun. I think most of the overly obnoxious trolls get squashed in due course and you're left with just a bunch of opinionated old fuddy-duddies that remember the glory days of when you used to read something called paper!
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Oh dear God! What have you kids done to my room!?



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HA! THAT'LL teach you to start a thread and leave.......
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