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<p>[QUOTE="Insider, post: 3048378, member: 24314"]<span style="color: #b300b3">PS</span> Cherd, posted: "I agree with everything that you said entirely. Even the parts where you insinuate that I was making uninformed assumptions, I was. <b>I presented arguments using extreme over-generalizations. This is done because that's the easiest way to get the point across (admittedly, kind of lazy on my part).</b> <span style="color: #5900b3">Actually, I agree with this method 100% and do it all the time myself. Unfortunately, even then some folks miss the point. </span>But, it's also done with the anticipation that someone will thoughtfully, politely, and comprehensively address the faulty assumptions. Unfortunately, that's generally not the case in these forums. When people immediately jump to insults, sarcasm, and other false demonstrations of self-assumed superiority, then the conversation goes nowhere. I'm certainly not saying that [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER] is unique in having been productive in the conversation, but his posts serve as good examples of a more effective way of doing things. <span style="color: #8000ff">That's because he has the knowledge and SELF-CONTROL that many here <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />happy<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> lack.</span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Insider, post: 3048378, member: 24314"][COLOR=#b300b3]PS[/COLOR] Cherd, posted: "I agree with everything that you said entirely. Even the parts where you insinuate that I was making uninformed assumptions, I was. [B]I presented arguments using extreme over-generalizations. This is done because that's the easiest way to get the point across (admittedly, kind of lazy on my part).[/B] [COLOR=#5900b3]Actually, I agree with this method 100% and do it all the time myself. Unfortunately, even then some folks miss the point. [/COLOR]But, it's also done with the anticipation that someone will thoughtfully, politely, and comprehensively address the faulty assumptions. Unfortunately, that's generally not the case in these forums. When people immediately jump to insults, sarcasm, and other false demonstrations of self-assumed superiority, then the conversation goes nowhere. I'm certainly not saying that [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER] is unique in having been productive in the conversation, but his posts serve as good examples of a more effective way of doing things. [COLOR=#8000ff]That's because he has the knowledge and SELF-CONTROL that many here :)happy:) lack.[/COLOR][/QUOTE]
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