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In reply to the discussion: I posed a question to 10 trusted DUers ... [View all]rrneck
(17,671 posts)or tired.
Here is the OP:
I posed a question to 10 trusted DUers ...
and you know who you are ... The results are in!
4 Responded: "Go for it ... I'll laugh my a@@ off ... It'll be fun!"
4 Responded: "Don't do it ... It's not worth it"
and 2 responded, somewhere in between and gave great arguments for one way or the other.
I have decided to NOT do what I had been considering. Thanks for your feedback, folks.
I love DU ... it's populated with some really, really smart folks.
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The phrase "ten trusted DUers" insinuates that the bulk of the rest of DU is not to be trusted. Rude. It refers to subject matter to be discussed in a public forum known only to those insiders. Rude and exclusionary. The OP later goes on to boast that was his intent. Intentionally rude. The previous topic under discussion was designed to bait other members to reply either to praise them or to flay them depending on their responses. Manipulatively rude. And of course, he is not saying that all DUers are smart since he is referring to those ten who offered sage advice who, we can reasonably assume, were chosen by him. Arrogantly rude.
I could ask what the OP is really about, but I think we already know. You've long since let that cat out of the bag.
It's rude to manipulate people to give yourself the opportunity to praise or damn them for your own enjoyment or personal aggrandizement. Just plain rude.