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Post by Joe K on Dec 28, 2010 12:48:24 GMT
Of course, Jean, but we can speculate. 'Mercury' has supposedly posted three times, but only one post turns up on inspection. Did the other two give away too much information about the poster?
It really is hard to credit that Pippa wouldn't join the 'Science Board', and continue this crusade of overt intervention...
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Post by pippa on Dec 28, 2010 14:10:12 GMT
Of course, Jean, but we can speculate. 'Mercury' has supposedly posted three times, but only one post turns up on inspection. Did the other two give away too much information about the poster? It really is hard to credit that Pippa wouldn't join the 'Science Board', and continue this crusade of overt intervention... lol! and what is the purpose of this witch hunt? |
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Post by Joe K on Dec 28, 2010 16:31:59 GMT
Of course, Jean, but we can speculate. 'Mercury' has supposedly posted three times, but only one post turns up on inspection. Did the other two give away too much information about the poster? It really is hard to credit that Pippa wouldn't join the 'Science Board', and continue this crusade of overt intervention... lol! and what is the purpose of this witch hunt? Why do you characterise it as a 'witch hunt', Pippa? No ducking stools are involved, no commission changes hands. No-one's twisting your arm, but you've not been slow to accuse others of posting under covert aliases, so why is wrong to speculate in this instance? By the way, when quoting your posts, I often notice a big gap between the last line and the end quote html. Is that just some strange glitch, or are you leaving a gap deliberately? Again, just curious... |
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Post by pippa on Dec 28, 2010 16:48:53 GMT
but you've not been slow to accuse others of posting under covert aliases, so why is wrong to speculate in this instance? "accuse"? really? where? lol! by all means, speculate away. i've no idea what you mean. could you give an example? |
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Post by Joe K on Dec 28, 2010 21:30:34 GMT
but you've not been slow to accuse others of posting under covert aliases, so why is wrong to speculate in this instance? "accuse"? really? where? lol! by all means, speculate away. You really aren't aware of suspecting any of the people you view with such disdain of posting under other identities? Maybe I'm thinking of somebody else then... The one above, and the one above that. You'll see that my post in between them has no gap between the last piece of text and the 'Report post' line. I would assume that you add the extra lines deliberately, as I remove them when quoting you, but I don't know why you would do so. If you preview before posting, you might see what I mean. Edited 'distain' to 'disdain'. My spelling is really starting to suck... |
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Post by pippa on Dec 28, 2010 21:57:34 GMT
You really aren't aware of suspecting any of the people you view with such distain of posting under other identities? Maybe I'm thinking of somebody else then... accusation implies wrongdoing. if you mean my post where i remarked that jean was posting as simplex on the science forum, well that was just something i happened to notice and made a comment. there was no "accusation", as obviously, anyone is entitled to register under whichever name they choose wherever like. good grief, is there some sort of policing on this? how odd. oh that, the fact i leave a space at the end of my text? just personal choice re layout - that's all. does it make it awkward to quote then? i hadn't thought of that. |
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Post by jean on Dec 28, 2010 22:30:29 GMT
accusation implies wrongdoing. if you mean my post where i remarked that jean was posting as simplex on the science forum, well that was just something i happened to notice and made a comment. there was no "accusation", as obviously, anyone is entitled to register under whichever name they choose wherever like. Quite right, pippa. But I think JoeK may have been referring to this: simplex is there to stir the shit... |
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Post by aquatic on Dec 28, 2010 23:36:37 GMT
We must never assert more than we know. That's religion - for a start - and philosophy, lierature and all manner of other fields of (un)knowledge done for, then. No - we must express ourselves how we will; but if evidence is repeatedly produced that the assertion is false or invald (listening, pippa?), we must surely consider it... |
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Post by pippa on Dec 28, 2010 23:51:15 GMT
accusation implies wrongdoing. if you mean my post where i remarked that jean was posting as simplex on the science forum, well that was just something i happened to notice and made a comment. there was no "accusation", as obviously, anyone is entitled to register under whichever name they choose wherever like. Quite right, pippa. But I think JoeK may have been referring to this: simplex is there to stir the shit... i shouldn't think so because this is what joeK said: this refers to the identity of the poster 'mercury' after joek said this: quite a few times today it has been necessary for me to provide continuity. so it would seem that 'obfuscation' has become the name of the game. edit: i prefer the gap to separate my post from my signature. |
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Post by pippa on Dec 28, 2010 23:54:05 GMT
hi aqua - i see you've popped up again then.
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Post by aquatic on Dec 29, 2010 0:07:24 GMT
Hi pippa.
As I see it, this board needs a few more pop-ups, even as uninspiring as me.
And I was only looking for the Cognac, which is hidden behind my screen.
Toodle-pip!
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Post by pippa on Dec 29, 2010 0:37:09 GMT
Hi pippa. As I see it, this board needs a few more pop-ups, even as uninspiring as me. And I was only looking for the Cognac, which is hidden behind my screen. Toodle-pip! uninspiring? don't say that. you are profound aqua, just look at your response to jeans " We must never assert more than we know."chin chin |
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Post by Joe K on Dec 29, 2010 3:42:42 GMT
You really aren't aware of suspecting any of the people you view with such distain of posting under other identities? Maybe I'm thinking of somebody else then... accusation implies wrongdoing. if you mean my post where i remarked that jean was posting as simplex on the science forum, well that was just something i happened to notice and made a comment. there was no "accusation", as obviously, anyone is entitled to register under whichever name they choose wherever like. good grief, is there some sort of policing on this? how odd. Now who's wasting whose time? People are also entitled to post on public message boards whenever they see fit, as long as they abide by the house rules, and only you feel the need to 'police' this activity. Are you going to continue practising these double standards, or leave things to the mods? I take it that all this evasiveness means that you did post as Mercury? Don't really see why it needs to be a secret, you hardly seem averse to confrontation. Quite the reverse... Not difficult, I just wondered what the rationale was. On another board, I like to keep my signature ('REMAIN INDOORS') a line below the line that separates it from the main post, so I have to insert a full stop... vbulletin.thesite.org/showthread.php?p=2368126#post2368126 |
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Post by jean on Dec 29, 2010 9:07:26 GMT
I take it that all this evasiveness means that you did post as Mercury? Don't really see why it needs to be a secret, you hardly seem averse to confrontation. Quite the reverse... But as a seasoned messageboarder, JoeK, you'll know that one reason for adopting an alias and not admitting to it is that you want to give the impression that your views have rather wider currency than in fact they do. |
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Post by jean on Dec 29, 2010 9:11:19 GMT
Your #53 is a shambles, pippa.
The only point you needed to consider is that stir the shit is an example of the language of accusation.
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