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emulatorloo

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8. Julie you are right. Post and get out
Fri May 18, 2012, 10:24 PM
May 2012

Don't get tangled up in subthreads that essentially function to kick the thread.

Besides that, the sub-threaders aren't into discussing. Typically they will deliberately misrepresent what you say.

Was in one the other day, at some point it appeared to me that the goal was to push my buttons until I said something angry. When I didn't say something angry, the poster PRETENDED that I said something angry.

Another example, I pointed out that OP was using a strawman argument, and gave the reasons I thought it was a strawman argument.

The subthread poster claimed I was using a strawman. Then declared "victory" and launched into rant about how deceptive and illogical I was.

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