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What if someone is WRONG on this forum?
Halcyon:
The current litmus test is the Whirlpool forums (whirlpool.net.au).
Once you reach that level of disfunctional (between the users, moderators and the owner), it's too late. Their way of moderating seems to be the scattergun approach mixed with "who has more sand in their vagina today".
coppercone2:
whirlpool you say
wilfred:
--- Quote from: EEVblog on December 26, 2023, 11:31:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: spork on December 26, 2023, 11:05:05 pm ---
--- Quote ---if they asked the question in a new thread and refuse to admit they are wrong, should they be banned? If so, why?
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That's your business; not mine. I'm only pointing out that there's "wrong" and there's WRONG.
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My question is relevant and remains, should they be banned for not admitting they are wrong? And if so, why?
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I'd argue they should not be banned for being wrong or not admitting it. If people responding fail to make a persuasive case then they should step away, or try a different tack. It shouldn't take long to work out if the person is willing to take your points onboard. Some people have a great sense of self invested in their opinions and are very hard to shift. Some people argue their case very badly and you can get threads that devolve for a time into a bun fight between two people that push out others. They may not even be the OP. They are the people I would sin-bin before those that I think are wrong.
wilfred:
--- Quote from: tggzzz on December 27, 2023, 08:26:13 am ---Analogies are usually dangerous, since people discuss the analogy rather than the issue. This forum isn't usenet, for better and worse. Mostly better!
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Arguing by analogy has the problem that your argument inherits the weaknesses within the analogy. And you are right the first thing people will do is find it. Usually introducing an analogy starts out "It's a bit like.... " which it rarely is and it's the differences that lead you into peril.
wilfred:
--- Quote from: chriswebb on December 27, 2023, 06:39:27 am ---The purposeful irony of this thread is brilliant.
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Can you have purposeful irony? That would be ironic.
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