Re^5: A modest request of Merlyn

[delirium]

Not to drag this out any further, but I have neither whined nor flamed. I do not post on Slashdot or Fark. After reading through my posts in this thread again, I don't see where they could be interpreted as posturing.

By continuing to defend myself in this thread, I am doing nothing good to my reputation, so I obviously don't care about that. I posted some cheap XP whoring code, and I don't mind being "called", as you put it, on that.

My soap box has one message on it: Don't say you're not attacking people personally when you attack them personally.

Two questions: Why all the swearing? What does FYAD mean? If it is "Fuck you and die", and since you live in the same city as me, am I supposed to be watching my back now? Should I worry about my kid when she goes out to play?

[jryan]

Why all of the swearing? That's how I talk. I used to try to keep seperate language profiles for seperate contexts, especially on The Internet, but I eventually concluded that was stupid. I guess thats why I became so infuriated when you seemed to suggest that you did. If you don't, then I'll at least apologize for assuming you did. However, this thread still infuriates me. If you only had a problem with Merlyn, logic suggests that you would have taken it up with him man-to-man. In a way, this thread itself is a personal attack against Merlyn's reputation. I think that you were trying to save some face, garner some sympathy, and have a little bit of reputation revenge.

Should you watch your kid when she goes out to play? I'm not a parent, but it seems like a good idea. But, don't do it on account of me. I stopped taking The Internet seriously a long time ago. FYAD does indeed mean Fuck You And Die, but I think you have the meaning a little off. Similar to how "Damn" is a harsher version of "Darn", "FYAD" is just a harsher version of "Fuck you man, you're an asshole."