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You're welcome. unfortunately, I'll be quite busy again soon and won't have time for the forum for a while.Thank you for that and especially for having the courage to step up to the plate and actually tackle my challenges. I will take the time when I have time to give your posts the careful attention they deserve.
You may be right! Can you believe it's already four years?At least Maciamo had the smarts admit when he was wrong.
Why did you just not say "Trolling" instead the political correct 'adding some "spice" to the forum'. Sounds like you have been away from Japan too long! ;-)
Actually, I've always kind of liked the "difficult" members, because they give you a reason to come back. Imagine a movie that's all about flowers and sunshine, and everyone is happy and gets along. By the end of the movie, you'd be asleep from pure boredom. We like a certain degree of conflict to keep us entertained. It's just human nature.
That being said, if every member was like Maciamo or Strongvoicesforward or McTojo or whatever, I'd leave in a hearbeat and stay away. A little conflict is a good thing, but constant argument for argument's sake is too much for me. I come here to relax, after all.
Also, Mark of Zorro does not come across to me as a troll, because he genuinely seems to hold the opinions that he's posting.
Please realize that this type of post will alienate a lot of people. That may not be your intention, but no one likes to be accused of having a fetish or being a masochist. Also, when you create a dichotomy and then make one side seem inherently wrong, people don't respond well to being put in that category. I really think it is counterproductive.As per usual I am going to be completely up front and admit that I have not read that whole post. Why? Pay careful attention to this: because the writer is not following the thread.
I have already admitted I hate kanji. I have already admitted I have this bias. So what does that mean? It means I am well aware of my own bias and so I know to compensate. No one here has admitted to their kanji fetish. Indeed, no one here has admitted to being a kanji masochist, so, are they dealing with their own bias? No. They aren't. Fact is that everybody is biased in some manner. Only a man who is well aware of it can come close to compensating. Who admits it? Me.
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And I am not a person to be defeated by my right brained biases either. I leave that to right brained emotional people.
Everyone gets upset and frustrated from time to time, and whenever people congregate there is bound to be some friction. I am certainly no exception. But I've always been of the opinion that you catch more flies with sugar...or honey...or however that saying goes.
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