My point is that nobody who is called Stevie likes to be called Stevie, but them's the breaks. I will admit that I was indeed taunting the goof who dared to tell me what pet nicknames I am and am not allowed to use. That angers me as it would anger any right-thinking person. Thus far, I am the only person on this thread who has been outright insulted by repeatedly being told not to "fight" when I haven't been throwing punches. When I throw a punch - verbal or otherwise - you will know it. Maybe you really are only 11 years old after all. Precocious but far from wise to the ways of the world.
I have understood your point regarding the liking (or not) of Steve/or Stevie, message received.
Thank you for accepting your part in this, (re: the taunting) I do agree with you that GNTL's original "Uncle Stevie" comment to you was unnecessary, which is why in my original comment, I had quoted both his and your post; with a request:
We can probably just let this go now.
...this was done in an attempt to diffuse a situation before it escalated.
As to you being the only person "on this thread who has been outright insulted", you insulted GNTL (called him "crazy") in your reply to him, which I removed before approving. There have been other insults, I am sure everybody here can plainly see.
Well it's a damn shame that many of the immature people who are in the habit of "misunderstanding" things (read: picking fights and starting fights where none existed before) and getting butthurt are also moderators. Lamentably, I see that this site is no different. Gotta say, I am not impressed. It's a shame too because I'm a smart and knowledgeable guy. From a class I took years ago on Fascism and Communism (I got an A), one thing the instructor said which has always stuck with me: true believers have no sense of humor and the absolute inability to see things any other way.
Not too much to say to this, there are misunderstandings... and then there are out-of-proportion rants.
Is this even English? I've been reading at a university level since I was like 8 years old and this strange group of sentence fragments has me flummoxed.
More insults really, but I don't profess to be a scholar.
I am getting the distinct impression that nobody here is as interested in having polite discussions as they are in maintaining their silly little pecking order and demanding nothing less than obsequiousness. I am getting the distinct impression that a few of you are quite crazy and immature. Not a "flame" or "trolling"; merely making an (admittedly unflattering) observation, I could be wrong after all*.
*lol not bloody likely
I have tried to give you the benefit of the doubt, initially I commented on GNTL's post to you and your reply to him and tried to give you back-ground on where the name/s came from, this is all.
Everything that has come after that has been a direct result from the attitude you are displaying. If you look around the MB, we just don't really treat each other in the same way that a lot of other sites seem to do.
Several times you have been offered an olive branch in the hope that we can get back to 'business as usual'. It's up to you.
Personal insults however are not tolerated, messages will be edited/deleted and infractions handed out in cases where MB terms and rules are not followed.