KM's Paperback (PB)

[Venturi Swirl]

You amaze me. I thought is was supposed to be a literary masterpiece worthy of the highest awards for fiction.

You see, if I call this comment nasty, cheap, childish,typical sceptic garbage  I’d probably be accused of being abusive, despite being completely accurate in my description.  Oh well...

[jassi]

You see, if I call this comment nasty, cheap, childish,typical sceptic garbage  I’d probably be accused of being abusive, despite being completely accurate in my description.  Oh well...

Boo Hoo  poor you

[Venturi Swirl]

Not really  , but it was certainly a waste of some perfectly good tress.  IMO

Your life has only been enriched by Kate’s book, and don’t pretend otherwise.  Just think of the numerous opportunities it has given you to be nasty, something that clearly gives you great satisfaction.

[Venturi Swirl]

Boo Hoo  poor you

Surely you can do better than that?

[jassi]

Your life has only been enriched by Kate’s book, and don’t pretend otherwise.  Just think of the numerous opportunities it has given you to be nasty, something that clearly gives you great satisfaction.

Don't forget the added bonus of getting you to come out all righteous and sanctimonious 

[Erngath]

Don't forget the added bonus of getting you to come out all righteous and sanctimonious 

And the opposite of those adjectives are ?

[Venturi Swirl]

Don't forget the added bonus of getting you to come out all righteous and sanctimonious 

Nope, just saying it as I see it, honestly and truthfully, with no hyperbole.  It’s neither righteous nor sanctimonious to point out when people are being complete dicks, imo. 

[Angelo222]

Then why haven't they been deleted ...I haven't seen many nasty comments... Eleanor's... b....r off... was, probably the worst

An admin was tasked with monitoring the forum today and they removed the offending comment and those which followed.  There is no need for anyone to be purposely abusive, such conduct renders their arguments stone dead.

[G-Unit]

You beseeched me to stop “abusing” you - you seemed pretty upset to me.  I suggest you take your fight to the mods directly, see what you can do to shut me up.  Good luck!

Beseeched? Don't make me laugh! I told you to stop being abusive and someone removed your abusive post and sanctioned you for breaching forum rules. It's not for me to 'shut you up', it's the responsibility of those who are tasked with dealing with members who have pretty much acknowledged that they have no respect for the forum or it's rules imo.

[Venturi Swirl]

Beseeched? Don't make me laugh! I told you to stop being abusive and someone removed your abusive post and sanctioned you for breaching forum rules. It's not for me to 'shut you up', it's the responsibility of those who are tasked with dealing with members who have pretty much acknowledged that they have no respect for the forum or it's rules imo.

I have no respect for those who seem to dedicate all their spare time to denigrating a woman who wrote a well received and best selling book about the trauma of losing her child, who pick on every word of that book to question, doubt,  ridicule and pretend to be outraged by and who are able to read it and yet remain completely unmoved by it.  Perhaps I should just feel sorry for such people as clearly they don’t like it up ‘em.  It may have escaped your attention but during the heated debate yesterday I too was “abused” but I didn’t cry about it or beg my abuser to desist. 

[The General]

I turn my back for 2 days and all hell breaks loose. NOW PACK IT IN, ALL OF YOU!




(I have no idea what's been going on, so please feel free to not pack it in).

[Mr Gray]

Have we reached the ridiculous level where any criticism of another poster is termed abuse.  That's how it seems to me

[Holly Goodhead]

He only left the apartment at 20:35 so I don't believe he went to the toilet so no flush

JW also claims he used the loo at tapas having only recently left his apartment. 

[The General]

Have we reached the ridiculous level where any criticism of another poster is termed abuse.  That's how it seems to me

I think you've nailed it; criticise the content, not the poster.

[Holly Goodhead]

Have we reached the ridiculous level where any criticism of another poster is termed abuse.  That's how it seems to me

Any criticism needs to be directed at post content not the poster. 

Most intelligent adults manage to debate and discuss contentious issues in places like HoC and on programmes such as Newsnight and Question Time without the need to make it personal. 

Think Jerry Paxman, Kirsty Wark, Fiona Bruce, the various guests, Newsnight and Question Time - V - Jeremy Kyle and the baying masses.

Think of the mods here as John Bercow:  O-R-D-E-R, O-R-D-E-R