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liberal_at_heart

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18. For some people it's almost as if just stating their opinion isn't enough. They have to convert you.

Reply to JackRiddler (Original post)

Thu Jun 20, 2013, 01:02 AM

Jun 2013

They won't stop until you agree with them. Unfortunately for them this tactic doesn't work very well just like it doesn't work very well for evangelicals.

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Board Philosophy: Just how much flooding constitutes flooding? [View all] JackRiddler Jun 2013 OP

When it's clear it's "agenda-driven", it becomes obvious when too much is "too much" Cooley Hurd Jun 2013 #1

One of the things I find most off-putting about this place SheilaT Jun 2013 #2

Amen !.. That's why Trash Can is my current favorite feature SoCalDem Jun 2013 #3

What is the trash can feature? I don't seem to see where it is. SheilaT Jun 2013 #9

(my 100K post )... It's under "my account".. look for the trash can tab SoCalDem Jun 2013 #11

Thanks. SheilaT Jun 2013 #12

Yep.. I hear you.. There are some here whose only purpose appears to be to argue SoCalDem Jun 2013 #13

Beating dead horses is sport around here. HappyMe Jun 2013 #4

Different posters may take different angles. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #5

How else do you rack up 100k posts in a few years? nt Romulus Quirinus Jun 2013 #6

Ah yes, the milestone is coming. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #7

Or a small nation's worth of coffee! nt Romulus Quirinus Jun 2013 #10

Me, too. It's like they think they earn redeemable points or something. randome Jun 2013 #14

Three, just like Mr. Owl said of the tootsie pop... Phentex Jun 2013 #8

I'd put a limit of 10 thread-starts per day. Nobody has that many good ideas in a day - nobody. reformist2 Jun 2013 #15

+1 In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #16

Ten? How about 5, and no more than 3 on the same topic? JackRiddler Jun 2013 #17

For some people it's almost as if just stating their opinion isn't enough. They have to convert you. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #18

Some social psychology studies find... JackRiddler Jun 2013 #19

I wouldn't know. I guess I don't like being told what I must think or what I must do. liberal_at_heart Jun 2013 #20

Sure... JackRiddler Jun 2013 #23

How many petty personal gripes disguised as philosophical questions is too many? alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #21

Your personal preferences are clear enough. JackRiddler Jun 2013 #24

Ha alcibiades_mystery Jun 2013 #25

I think its a group activity, really bhikkhu Jun 2013 #22

My solution to the flooders nadinbrzezinski Jun 2013 #26