I've never really had a Zag, but I've had a lot of run ins, and felt Pain. Amongst all of the magnanimous posts here, I think the crux of the biscuit is not the Tao of on-line communities, but rather the moment and mind-set when a dispute occurs, and there is no way reconciling this in a traditional fashion.

  • There is a desire to get the last word.
  • A need to appear more adult, sometimes faked to garner support.
  • There is a wrangling of ego's, and it's easy to think your opponent is the Mekon from Dan Dare, a huge brain on a kids body.
  • There is the withdrawing from the melee and consoling yourself, with the thought that you are wiser, more mature, socially acceptable if your phantom foe has beat you down.
  • A fear that beneath the platitudes of reconsiliation, there is a yearning by either party for a rematch.

    • We'd all love to think we're logical, sensible people, with the best intentions, but it's unhealthy double-talk, quite often.
    I admire azatoth for being honest. Whilst I agree with the sentiment of all the ensuing posts... they seem just a smidge hypocritical. Let he who is without sin cast the first --.

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    Brother Frankus.

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    In reply to Re: Thoughts On Web-Personalities by frankus
    in thread Thoughts On Web-Personalities by azatoth

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