Originally Posted by
carpediemracing
Finally, one of the ways to discredit one's position is to issue personal attacks - name calling and the like. It doesn't add to an argument, it doesn't present facts. But it isolates the two sides because the discussion veers from objective matter to subjective/personal stuff.
Very true. But like I said, here the buddy system encourages one's bahavior and not the other's. Take a look back, the "zip it" comment IMO is arrogant and rude but yet the little buddies only want to see that I attacked. I'm cool, but I do respond when duty calls.