2013-01-27, 02:00 PM
MaplesGrandGM Wrote:No one felt threatened by anything you said. That wasn't even the tone of that post (inb4can'ttelltoneintextbs).
Merriam-Webster definition for "threaten":
4: to cause to feel insecure or anxious
I didn't mean for anyone to feel insecure, but by judging by your need to retaliate with sarcasm, you did.
Quote:You instead told them their way of seeking satisfaction is wrong, or doesn't count.
Would you mind quoting for me exactly where I told others that their way of seeking satisfaction was wrong or didn't count? I never told people how to play this game. I never said how they should feel. I *suggested* that *maybe* (that was my exact word: "maybe") that if the only reason (that was the condition) they were playing the game was because of rankings, then maybe it was for the wrong reason. This is where the straw man comes in. You took my quote wildly out of context and made baseless assumptions that I was insulting people and/or denying their opinions.
Here's what I did not say: "Anyone at all that plays this game who thinks rankings are important is wrong."
Quote:You didn't "imply" anything either
The very nature of implication is that something is not expressly stated. I implied it, but perhaps you didn't view it that way.
Quote:You even go on again, to tell me or others like me, how I should be satisfied.
I'm assuming you mean this:
Quote:By this notion of self-satisfaction: self-knowledge of an achievement should be enough. If you are the first legitimate player to reach whatever level, and you know it (regardless of numbers/rankings/others' perceptions), that alone should be satisfying.
I even prefaced those sentences by saying that it was going off *your* idea of self-satisfaction.
Quote:Btw, what a poor use of that phrase, I didn't insult anyone, or throw anything negative out there.
MaplesGrandGM Wrote:Hi there genius... ...as you honestly haven't a clue.
Sarcasm. The second time you weren't subtle about your insult.
Quote:Do you get what I'm saying?...
Condescension.
Quote: ...get the best of you buddy.
Sarcasm.
You seem to have a very selective memory. You've done it four times in two separate posts. So yes, you are/were poisoning the well.

