Middle Earth PBM Games
2nd February 2008, 01:06 PM
>Please elaborate. I do not understand why a true name must be known before
>the words can have meaning. Why do not sensible ideas carry their own
>value?
>
>Quick, who said, "In debate, the first to raise his voice in frustration, is
>usually the first that has run out of points to support his position".
>
>I don't know the name of the man. That does not change the fact that their
>is a lot of truth in the position.
*** Chairman Mao? Bush? The person who says a thing has a relation to what
is being said. They are inextricably linked. Also hiding behind anonymity
means that I have found people to more abrasive and out of order. This
helps keep things civilised. :-) A sensible statement does have its own
merit, but I have found the delivery of the statement to be more important
than the actual statement in many instances. Signing or not signing
affects that and is only polite if nothing else.
>Is my opinion more valid simply because I attach my name to the comment.
>Are the words, or meaning of the words, somehow altered if signed with a pen
>name?
Yes by defintion a pen name is used to hide the person who wrote the
article in question. This has an impact on the message.
Alexander Hamilton
:-)
Clint
or Fred Bloggs - different message and meaning depending on who said it?
>the words can have meaning. Why do not sensible ideas carry their own
>value?
>
>Quick, who said, "In debate, the first to raise his voice in frustration, is
>usually the first that has run out of points to support his position".
>
>I don't know the name of the man. That does not change the fact that their
>is a lot of truth in the position.
*** Chairman Mao? Bush? The person who says a thing has a relation to what
is being said. They are inextricably linked. Also hiding behind anonymity
means that I have found people to more abrasive and out of order. This
helps keep things civilised. :-) A sensible statement does have its own
merit, but I have found the delivery of the statement to be more important
than the actual statement in many instances. Signing or not signing
affects that and is only polite if nothing else.
>Is my opinion more valid simply because I attach my name to the comment.
>Are the words, or meaning of the words, somehow altered if signed with a pen
>name?
Yes by defintion a pen name is used to hide the person who wrote the
article in question. This has an impact on the message.
Alexander Hamilton
:-)
Clint
or Fred Bloggs - different message and meaning depending on who said it?