I'm going to attempt to be a nicer poster.

I recently got a comment from Jan saying that I often make excellent points so why do I act like an asshole so much? I think he is right and I am going to attempt to turn over a new leaf. From hence forth I am going to try to be less snarky and sarcastic, to be more respectful in my disagreements with other posters, and to attempt to not return fire with fire. In short, I'm going to try to be less of an asshole.

That's the goal any way. We'll see if I can keep it.

Eat shit and die, cockfag.

Gul makes excellent points.
Ancalagon makes excellent points.
Chad makes excellent points.

I'm not going to name any others since I don't feel like it but needless to say on the lefty side of things you're dead last in making excellent points.

Jan must be on drugs considering the vast majority of your "excellent" points turn out to be bullshit.

You're just a West Coast version of Liet.

That's not very nice nor, I believe, is it accurate.

Welp, if this thread wasn't Red Room before, it is now.

Nothing and after last night's bender I've decided to take a month off from drinking.

I regard the content of the OP with extreme skepticism bordering on suspicion.

Jan is right. You make excellent points. But they are excellent talking points of the typical lefty retard.

They don't call you Tardin' for nothing.

Sincere people just do what they want to do.

People seeking attention make big pronouncements and special threads over something that didn't need announcing to begin with.

Maybe so but I thought I would announce my intentions to change.

Maybe you can do it. I received a similar comment from shootER about 7 years ago, and I realized he was right. Now days, I tend to only focus my asshole posts on the community punching bags, and even they probably don't deserve it as much as we all do it to them.

Good luck!

You gotta' be you. If some don't like it, too bad. Just because someone doesn't like what your saying shouldn't make you feel that you should stop saying it. It means that THEY should stop listening to it.

Then I'll be worse to compensate.


*Slashes $corp's tires*

*Kneecaps John Castle with a pipewrench*

*Shoves a cat turd in Zombie's mouth*

*Farts on Tamar's dinner*

*shits in Dickynoo's Froot Loops* Yeah, yeah, it's on now!

Nah. You were never a cockbag to begin with.

Big difference.

Sometimes. However, in Buddhism there is a teaching called the "Triple Secret" of thought, word, deed. Formulating a goal and announcing the goal can be a powerful force for changing one's course. Will it work here? Beats me, but I see no reason why this particular poster shouldn't be taken at his word instead of summarily dismissed. Actions will tell soon enough if there's any real difference.

Fwiw, this here thread reminds me that TOS' "The Enemy Within" is on MeTV tonight at 9PM (East Coast Time) on MeTV.

It pays to be nice. No one will care if you win the argument if you don't win the hearts and minds. That goes for life in general.

True, but sometimes you've just got put on the Captain Cunt suit and have at it!

Well, no, gul has been something of a cockbag in the past -- but, not unjustifiably so, as evidenced by the fact that in the absence of a catalyst to cockbaggery, his cockbaggery has significantly ebbed.

Hell with that. I'd rather be right than liked. Being liked is a transitory thing at best, and hollow satisfaction. Being right gets things done.

OH!!! Oh ho ho!!!

Says Mister "weeve the poowe Cwistians awooone! ".

And you notice whose favor I'm not currying with that. And you might also have noticed that when they actually do get out of line -- as opposed to simply doing things small-minded antitheist bigots just don't like, for example engaging in religious expression -- I call them on their shit as firmly as I call the antitheists on theirs.

CS, in all seriousness, it is a good idea for you to be nicer. But not just that, really.


As a poster whose opinions are (generally) less popular than your opponents, it's on you to try harder to win people over. That means being nicer, doing more research before starting threads or making claims, and making an effort to concede when your opponents are correct about particular things. (No one likes the guy that'll never admit he's wrong.)


That's my two cents, anyway.

Good luck, CS. Along the same lines as what 14Doctor is saying, be nice because you want to be nice. Be polite because it's what you want. Don't just do it to aid in your persuading others to your point of view, really give other people respect. It goes a long way in getting respect in return.

Some people like me!

I have no recollection of that, though I am usually right about the things I post here.

As with all [-]highly improbable[/-] farcical claims, I must demand

Hey, I like ecky! Ecky is a cool poster, with many redeeming qualities!


...oh, that? That's just a, uh, wad of cash that I received from a friend. To buy porn.

I'll be leaving now.

Or you can do what i do. Word it in such a way that they all scratch their heads. No one will call you on it, because they are unsure as to what you actually meant.