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The discussion revolves around preferences for post length in forum threads, with a strong inclination towards concise replies. Many participants express a belief that shorter, more direct responses enhance readability, especially in humorous contexts. However, some argue that longer replies can be necessary for clarity, particularly on complex topics. The quality of the writing, including organization and grammar, is emphasized as more important than length itself. There is a playful exchange about the implications of long posts on server space and the nature of public forums, with some participants humorously debating historical events and pop culture references. Overall, the conversation highlights a divide between those who favor brevity and those who appreciate detailed discourse, while also touching on the importance of presentation in communication.

I would like to bannish long posts to the depths of hell.

  • yes banish them now o lord

    Votes: 14 60.9%
  • no keep them i find them interesting and i'm a loser

    Votes: 9 39.1%

  • Total voters
    23
  • #31
Your only fooling yourself if you think you can win by getting us to argue.
 
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  • #32
Originally posted by eNtRopY
No, my tactic is working just fine...

I got it from Sun Tzu's Art of War -- and I paraphrase -- if you can cause decension amidst the ranks of the enemy, you will win the battle without fighting it.

eNtRopY

Not if that ranking is only existanent in your mind, no 'decension' here. (no need to 'battle'-----' either)
 
  • #33
Originally posted by Andy

Canada?...who cares about Canada?

Clearly not you, but you did, well, your country did, and some in your country still do. (I have 'proof' of that 'nside[/size])
 
  • #34
Sorry my previous statement should have read,

Canadians?...Who cares about Canadians?
 
  • #35
Originally posted by Andy
Sorry my previous statement should have read,

Canadians?...Who cares about Canadians?

"Sorry my previous statement should have read","Clearly not you!"
 
  • #36
Originally posted by eNtRopY
No, my tactic is working just fine...

I got it from Sun Tzu's Art of War -- and I paraphrase -- if you can cause decension amidst the ranks of the enemy, you will win the battle without fighting it.

eNtRopY

if the enemy has only one rank or no rank, u may never win.

there was once a boy named simon. simon was a very happy boy. he would play with his dog all day. his dog was called george. george ate simon and simons dad ate the dog, with extra ketchup.

never underestimate the power of suprise.

i suspect i paraphrase too.
 
  • #37
eNtRopY, where did you go?
 
  • #38
Originally posted by cmdr_sponge
there was once a boy named simon. simon was a very happy boy. he would play with his dog all day. his dog was called george. george ate simon and simons dad ate the dog, with extra ketchup.

Were you the little fat boy? -- One Crazy Summer (1986)

eNtRopY
 
  • #39
no - cmdr_sponge summer 2003
 
  • #40
eNtRopY, your signature is completely contrary to your profile, oxy-moronic actually.

Think I told a joke about you in the 'post a joke thread,

eNtRopY talking?
Roses are red, Violets are blue, I'm a schizophrenic, and I am too
 
  • #41
HA that was a Joke!
 
  • #42
eNtRopY...

your signature says...
eNtRopY's signature
In 1972, a special forces commando was sent to prison by a military court for a crime he did not commit. He promptly escaped from a maximum-security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still wanted by the government, he survives as a soldier of fortune. If you have a problem, if no one else can help -- and if you can find him -- maybe you can hire... e N t R o p Y!

But your profile says you were born in 1976, confuuuuused is ya?
 
  • #43


Originally posted by Mr. Robin Parsons
your signature says...


But your profile says you were born in 1976, confuuuuused is ya?

the A-Team dude

eNtRopY
 
  • #44


Originally posted by eNtRopY
the A-Team dude

eNtRopY

Fashioned after a discontinued television program, that ran how long ago??

This is your defense? HUH? WHat?
 
  • #45


Hey, the A-Team was a good show... you learned how to make stuff by watching it. It was kind of an instruction show like Bob Villa's Home Again, Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood, or MacGyver.

Anyway, here's the real question...

Who would win in a battle between Rambo and the A-Team?

I say Rambo based on the following observations:
- the A-Team never ran out of ammunition
- Rambo never needed ammunition
- the A-Team never killed anyone
- Rambo killed everyone

... and let's not forget:
- Rambo kicked BA Baracus' @ss in Rocky III

eNtRopY
 
  • #46
Who would win in a fight between Knightrider and Airwolf?
 
  • #47
Originally posted by Andy
Who would win in a fight between Knightrider and Airwolf?

Airwolf would win... except in Germany.

eNtRopY
 
  • #48
who would win a fight between the decepticons and the autobots?
 
  • #49
The autobots of course.

Who would win a fight between Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein?
 
  • #50
Andy,
Are you aware that the previous post was a year and 3 months ago? :rolleyes:
But to answer your question, "W" would decide. The two are probably current cell-mates (Bin Laden will make his appearance from his own spider hole in late October)
 
  • #51
This thread should have never ended... Those were the days...

What ever happened to all those guys? Is Robin Parsons still a homeless bum? Is eNtRopY still an *******? Are Andy and cmdr_sponge still together? Did Mentat ever grow any older, or is he doomed to be a middle schooler forever because he's trapped in some kind of Peanuts/Simpsons time warp?
 
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  • #52
Andy said:
The autobots of course.

Who would win a fight between Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein?

Hahahahaha... if only we new then what we know now!
 
  • #53
Wow, lots of old names. The thread is too outdated though.
 

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