Originally posted by Red NemesisBout time I was mentioned.
LL, there are few situations in which it is advisable to side with DS. And by few I mean none. Cases requiring any form of morality are especially poor cases. It is disappointing that you would choose to mimic his disregard for human feeling in this case.
I'll be honest with you, Sexy's a crass and arrogant jerk, and to me, he's an unlikely reprieve amidst the sentimentality. Morals have never concerned me, only ethics. And my ethics don't include giving a rat's ass about a name and a picture. Anyone willing to share personal information of such magnitude as a deterrent to sounding foolish, is foolish. If he's telling the truth, then that cousin was at least somewhat close to him, and he should be consoling his relatives and spending time with his family--not posting on an internet board about Star Wars. Such thoughtless disregard for the memory of an apparently close relation evokes no pity from me.
Originally posted by Dr McBeefingtonI never said I didn't agree with you if it's true, all i'm saying Dr McBeefington is that it is possible. Oh and I would appreciate it if you spelt my name correctly.
Mattadom it's definitely possible but the fact remains that you're basically pissing on the situation by announcing it to complete strangers and then using it as a justification for whatever. It's very disrespectful.
Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Bout time I was mentioned.I'll be honest with you, Sexy's a crass and arrogant jerk, and to me, he's an unlikely reprieve amidst the sentimentality. Morals have never concerned me, only ethics. And my ethics don't include giving a rat's ass about a name and a picture. Anyone willing to share personal information of such magnitude as a deterrent to sounding foolish, is foolish. If he's telling the truth, then that cousin was at least somewhat close to him, and he should be consoling his relatives and spending time with his family--not posting on an internet board about Star Wars. Such thoughtless disregard for the memory of an apparently close relation evokes no pity from me.
QFT. I never debated my personality, my self awareness is higher than anyone on this forum. However, my personality has little to do with speaking the truth and bringing up something like that and in the manner that he did was basically a spit in the face of the tragedy.
Originally posted by Lord Lucien
Bout time I was mentioned.I'll be honest with you, Sexy's a crass and arrogant jerk, and to me, he's an unlikely reprieve amidst the sentimentality. Morals have never concerned me, only ethics. And my ethics don't include giving a rat's ass about a name and a picture. Anyone willing to share personal information of such magnitude as a deterrent to sounding foolish, is foolish. If he's telling the truth, then that cousin was at least somewhat close to him, and he should be consoling his relatives and spending time with his family--not posting on an internet board about Star Wars. Such thoughtless disregard for the memory of an apparently close relation evokes no pity from me.
This.
If he's telling the truth, then that cousin was at least somewhat close to him, and he should be consoling his relatives and spending time with his family--not posting on an internet board about Star Wars. Such thoughtless disregard for the memory of an apparently close relation evokes no pity from me.
I don't know that it is disregard. It is agonizing to admit that there has been a change. Not posting on KMC might serve to highlight a change. And while he isn't posting then he's stuck dealing with it. Finding a way to shunt the issue away, even for a little bit, might be important.
In that light I don't think we can condemn him for it. People grieve in many ways. Some people throw themselves into their work. They also can throw themselves into something they enjoy. That something might be posting online. In which case, my ethics include them in the general order to not be a dick to people. Being a dick based on grief is still being a dick.
Which is a bad thing.
Originally posted by Red Nemesis
I don't know that it is disregard. It is agonizing to admit that there has been a change. Not posting on KMC might serve to highlight a change. And while he isn't posting then he's stuck dealing with it. Finding a way to shunt the issue away, even for a little bit, might be important.In that light I don't think we can condemn him for it. People grieve in many ways. Some people throw themselves into their work. They also can throw themselves into something they enjoy. That something might be posting online. In which case, my ethics include them in the general order to not be a dick to people. Being a dick based on grief is still being a dick.
Which is a bad thing.
Once again, you're being a dick BECAUSE you're condoning this behavior, because you believe there's nothing wrong with it. THEN you have the temerity to critisize someone else because they don't condone behavior like this and find it ridiculously disrespectful. Your hypocrisy is one of the reasons you're not taken seriously anymore.
Originally posted by Darth Truculent
Guys, I now see that I shouldn't have written that. After being with my family, I just couldn't take it and had to find some form of avenue of escape. KMC I figured would help and that outburst was an unconscious reaction to what I percieved as hostility.
Good, you acknowledge your mistake. I'm terribly sorry for your loss. You need to differentiate between what you should post on forums and what you shouldn't.
Well it is not like he gave out the name of his cousin or how he passed. Some people crave a little more attention when they are sad. Maybe he just wanted to hear a simple "I'm sorry for your loss". Maybe he does not have many friends to lean on, or the type of family that support one another in this type of situation... so he depended on strangers for a little attention. I couldn't tell you if that is the right thing to do or not. But I do believe that if anyone thought it was wrong, a PM would have been more appropriate.
Originally posted by SIDIOUS 66
Well it is not like he gave out the name of his cousin or how he passed. Some people crave a little more attention when they are sad. Maybe he just wanted to hear a simple "I'm sorry for your loss". Maybe he does not have many friends to lean on, or the type of family that support one another in this type of situation... so he depended on strangers for a little attention. I couldn't tell you if that is the right thing to do or not. But I do believe that if anyone thought it was wrong, a PM would have been more appropriate.
QFT
or maybe just don't be quite such a dick about it...
Originally posted by Red Nemesis
I don't know that it is disregard. It is agonizing to admit that there has been a change. Not posting on KMC might serve to highlight a change. And while he isn't posting then he's stuck dealing with it. Finding a way to shunt the issue away, even for a little bit, might be important.In that light I don't think we can condemn him for it. People grieve in many ways. Some people throw themselves into their work. They also can throw themselves into something they enjoy. That something might be posting online. In which case, my ethics include them in the general order to not be a dick to people. Being a dick based on grief is still being a dick.
Which is a bad thing.
Hear, hear! I agree completely with Red Nemesis. It's about time someone showed a little compasion. I am very sorry for your loss. It's about time someone had the insight to look past the the forum and at the person behind it. We are all humans you know.
Originally posted by JamefrilRevelations galore.
Hear, hear! I agree completely with Red Nemesis. It's about time someone showed a little compasion. I am very sorry for your loss. It's about time someone had the insight to look past the the forum and at the person behind it. We are all humans you know.