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Demisemicenturian 
"Four ever European"
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 Posted - 03/15/2007 : 13:56:27
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Originally posted by Ali
Funny, because I cannot find any idiotic responses or jibes from Whipper
I would say that the things you listed were definitely jibes. However, I was more focusing on his saying "this is just another case of a jumped-up anal retentive dictating to other people". Before this, I had only said that only Americans use Scotch to refer to people. This is just a fact! I had not dictated a single thing to anyone. I just mentioned it very innocuously in passing. His responses were idiotic in that (i) he made a personal attack on me when I had not done anything, and misrepresented what I had said, (ii) he talked about Scotch not being a noun as though this had any bearing on anything at hand and (iii) after I had (indirectly) provided a certain link, he added it into his earlier post to seem like I was not making sense. (My original passing remark was completely in accordance with that link, by the way.) After he began his personal attack, there was no reason for me to treat him with kid gloves in return.
Please note that I am not the only person against whom Whippersnapper has undertaken high-and-mighty tirades. See the way he spoke to Shiv here. I am certainly not going to take instruction from him as to how to write in the Fourum. |
Edited by - Demisemicenturian on 03/15/2007 14:05:06 |
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Demisemicenturian
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 14:00:00
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
Why ask me? Salop is the expert around here on anything linguistic. I know because he says so. 
I opted not to give an answer purely because I certainly am not an expert on this matter and think one should turn to a Scottish source for a definitive response. Things I mention are not correct because I say them; I say them because they are correct - as far as I can ascertain. Unlike you usually do, I provide evidence for these points of view. Also unlike you, I refrain from commenting at length on areas that I do not have evidence for. |
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Demisemicenturian
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 14:02:57
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
I was really impressed by Salop's Sliding Doors review "Life goes down Tube". Sheer genius.
There may be a passing resemblance to my "Relationship goes down Tube" review for that film, but still... But I'm wittering again...
Sorry - I had not seen that review. Mine is better, but I agree that it is too similar and that Benj should reject it. Please use the 'Report' button on it. |
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MisterBadIdea 
"PLZ GET MILK, KTHXBYE"
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 14:26:53
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Originally posted by Whippersnapper
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
Hey, if I add a question mark to a review, does that shove it back into the waiting queue?
Not sure. If you change some punctuation, like periods and commas, it doesn't get resubmitted, but I'm not sure about question marks. However, my advice would always be to make your reviews as good as they can be, so if you think the review is better with a question mark then just add it and if necessary wait for it to return improved. 
The answer, in case anyone was wondering, turned out to be "yes."
Dammit, after I had just finished collecting votes for it.
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Demisemicenturian
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Posted - 03/15/2007 : 14:36:53
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Originally posted by MisterBadIdea
Dammit, after I had just finished collecting votes for it.
Don't worry - the votes will survive the edit. |
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