Posted by Nepenthe(IMM) on August 9, 2000 at 21:29:27:
In Reply to: Re: Actually it's called honesty --One more vote... posted by Hueinerdorpf on August 9, 2000 at 18:00:42:
> It's condescending, arrogant, and Chauvenistic... I can preface everything by saying, duh, anything saying you can learn everything you need to know about being skilled at CF by watching a cheesy 80's movie is going to be tongue in cheek. If that went over your head (whether or not you actually found the post funny, which is a matter of personal taste) then you might as well just give up now. As far as arrogant and condescending -- well, to a certain point, what did you expect? Would you expect me to address you in a post as though we were equals? Yes, CF is just a game. I think we're pretty much all aware of that. Within the bounds of that game (which, uh, is what we're talking about here, right?) I'd be willing to bet that I'm considerably more skilled than you. Now, you can: a) Attempt to deny that there are players that far above your skill level at this particular game. The ostrich with its head in the sand approach won't help you much, though. b) Choose to play a different game at which your skill is higher relative to the other players (or none at all). c) Decide to generalize that I must have some sort of all-pervasive God complex because there are certain things in the world I'm good at and tend to be direct about it. d) Attempt to learn something. e) All of the above. f) None of the above. Chauvenistic I really don't see. > Makes one wonder what Nep's really got. That's for the real world Nep. I think it should more make us wonder about you. I play basketball sometimes. There are people who are much better than me at basketball. I can't recall ever launching a tirade because one of them mentioned it. I think it would be even more condescending if someone who beat me at basketball every time tried to tell me they weren't any better than me. > You called it right there Nep when you labelled this Elitist. The normal next word here would be C**P as in 'ELITIST C**P'. You can choose to look at it that way. Clearly you've so chosen. > Or *a ray of sunshine breaks throught the clouds* Maybe you are speaking to the lowest denominator there Actually, I'm speaking to anyone with a sense of humor somewhat similar to mine who was somewhat bored because CF is down and has seen a particular badly-good 80's movie, but we can call it the lowest common denominator if you like. > A little REAL help would've been appreciated. I don't think you have any real conception of what real help would be. That's not meant to be offensive, but it seems as though you'll take it that way.
> Or... would that have put your ego at hazard?