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He indirectly insulted me, so I had to defend myself somehow.
Um, no. You really don't.
QUOTE(Xel)
I don't want to be seen as stupid.
Yeah, good job with that. Now you're a hypocrite and a moron.
And that's a direct insult, if you want it to be. You can choose to respond apathetically, in kind, or not at all. I would tend to option D: In a way that's humorous, but not inflammatory. In my opinion, trying to make yourself look apathetic is extremely lame. A flame war has the premise that the person who can best insult the other is the winner. Yes, this is who we want to look up to. This is what we want to breed into our children.
I don't insult people for fun, so think about that before you make your decision.
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So don't make me the bad guy.
I would like to ask, how many people actually viewed Xel as the bad guy after my post?
We all know Sturm and Ash aren't the nicest people, and most of the regulars, I hope, know me better than to judge someone based on whether or not I contradict them. Actually, the fact that Sturm is arguing with you hurts your social standing more than anything I would say.
This post has been edited by Raijinili: Aug 12 2007, 07:44 AM