tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post6107343210662322793..comments2023-07-15T04:20:16.543-05:00Comments on Almost Diamonds: Looking Like a N00bStephanie Zvanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-83439269316305873922009-01-12T06:10:00.000-06:002009-01-12T06:10:00.000-06:00Sara, refusing to discuss any of the arguments put...Sara, refusing to discuss any of the arguments put forward is not winning an argument, although I understand why you would like to think so. Nor is it debunking to selectively quote an article when (a) you refuse to note that the biases of the source have already been discussed, (b) it's already been pointed out that the article itself doesn't support your point as well as the quote would suggest, and (c) you characterize the quote as study results when it not only didn't make it into the study report, but also isn't supported by the results of the study. <BR/><BR/>See, unlike Bjorn, some of us actually read the study in question to find out what those statistics were before basing any opinion on them. Very irrational of me, I know, but I just can't help myself when I get into one of those frenzies.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-50368398497885295732009-01-12T03:18:00.000-06:002009-01-12T03:18:00.000-06:00The only crime of that special someone is that he ...The only crime of that special <I>someone</I> is that he did not rise to the compelling but irrational feminist frenzy. His "retreat" was a very responsible debunking. And just because a reader fails to understand school statistics after repeated lessons, does not make the commenter a troll. It is unfortunate that you are so sure that your opponent was "losing" in that exchange.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-39858138635413061842009-01-07T19:33:00.000-06:002009-01-07T19:33:00.000-06:00Well - do I mean "that's a good one" OR "that's go...Well - do I mean "that's a good one" OR "that's good you'll stop sending them"? Such an unclear message (mine).Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-50446173974623158562009-01-07T19:32:00.000-06:002009-01-07T19:32:00.000-06:00That's good! :DThat's good! :DSilver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-59004842847930129502009-01-07T18:40:00.000-06:002009-01-07T18:40:00.000-06:00And then there was one - I wasn't sure if it was c...<EM>And then there was one - I wasn't sure if it was creepy or not...</EM><BR/><BR/>OK, OK, I get the hint. I'll stop sending those!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-8686861727304523632009-01-07T13:06:00.000-06:002009-01-07T13:06:00.000-06:00Z, (yeah, I like that!), I think Greg's right abou...Z, (yeah, I like that!), I think Greg's right about the email thing, it's tricky. I have seen (a few) people post in their sidebar that all emails will be considered public and can be posted if the blog author wants to; maybe that's considered some kind of protection, in part, against getting creepy or threatening or otherwise weird emails.<BR/><BR/>I've had a couple emails I thought were interesting, but I could probably post about the topics without ruining any kind of implied or assumed confidentiality. And then there was one - I wasn't sure if it was creepy or not...Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-40973892343161723862009-01-07T11:35:00.000-06:002009-01-07T11:35:00.000-06:00Greg, it was also complicated further by the utter...Greg, it was also complicated further by the utter cluelessness required to send it at all. It's like the impulse to protect young animals.<BR/><BR/>Sci, that is a nickname I can live with. If you call me that next weekend, though, I can't promise I'll have any idea who you're talking about.<BR/><BR/>Eddie, that was lovely. Slightly painful, but lovely.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-69781501023200074092009-01-07T10:49:00.000-06:002009-01-07T10:49:00.000-06:00Don't trolls normally have kinda norse names like ...Don't trolls normally have kinda norse names like <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_(Buffy_episode)" REL="nofollow">Olaf</A>, or Knut...<BR/><BR/>I think this one was a bit of a Knut.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-59657172432204653082009-01-07T09:54:00.000-06:002009-01-07T09:54:00.000-06:00Awesome, Z! Can we call you Z if we can't call yo...Awesome, Z! Can we call you Z if we can't call you Stephie? His comments made me want to hit my head against walls. SO glad you took him on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-73380615399473241942009-01-07T09:43:00.000-06:002009-01-07T09:43:00.000-06:00Phil is, of course, 80 percent or correct.On the ...Phil is, of course, 80 percent or correct.<BR/><BR/>On the email thing: This is a tricky issue. I think if you are not explicit up front with a specific email address just published on your blog, then you can't do it. So if I say "My email address.. " then give my U email address .. "and if you send me an email I can print it on the blog if I want" that is not good enough, because everyone on the planet can find my U email address without ever looking at my blog. <BR/><BR/>It has to be an email address that is ONLY published or available as embedded in the statement on the blog saying that it is fair game.<BR/><BR/>Now, that all assumes that there is an automatic privacy with any email one receives. That may not be true. <BR/><BR/>Also, this particular email was originally cc'ed to three people (myself included) and that makes it slightly tricker, potentially.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-7918599786882394482009-01-07T09:19:00.000-06:002009-01-07T09:19:00.000-06:00Silver Fox, I won't say I didn't consider posting ...Silver Fox, I won't say I didn't consider posting parts of the email, but that was just the annoyance speaking. I'd have to have a <I>very</I> compelling reason to do it, and this wasn't close.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, Juniper. My favorite part is the way people just keep repeating the same arguments that have been argued against previously. No changes to address anyone's objections, just "we all know" when it's blatantly obvious not everyone agrees.<BR/><BR/>Thanks, CPP.<BR/><BR/>I know, Phil. It's almost as strange a thought as the idea that I might be a civilizing influence. Now <I>that's</I> weird.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-79034252409640913072009-01-07T08:16:00.000-06:002009-01-07T08:16:00.000-06:00Wait, there are rules here? Like blogs are part o...Wait, there are rules here? Like blogs are part of civilized discourse? Nah, it can't be - this is just a place for people with no real skills or the ability to hold a crowd in a speech. Real people with real ideas never come here to actually debate them . . . .<BR/><BR/>Ok, I'm going to go get that crow bar and pry my tongue out of my cheek . . . . .Philip H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12049875206738422083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-28960483356865518522009-01-07T07:53:00.000-06:002009-01-07T07:53:00.000-06:00HAHAHAHAH! You did smack that dumbfuck upside the ...HAHAHAHAH! You did smack that dumbfuck upside the head!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-25070571713515108232009-01-06T23:39:00.000-06:002009-01-06T23:39:00.000-06:00I read those threads and they frustrated me. I lo...I read those threads and they frustrated me. I love how people think we know EVERYTHING about the function of sexual dimorphism. And if the troll *really* wanted a discussion, he'd have courteously introduced himself and then hazarded cautious questions instead of sweeping, unreliable assertions.<BR/><BR/>As usual, Stephanie, an elegant post.Juniper Shoemakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12139181817352528656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-17880093774265514312009-01-06T22:31:00.000-06:002009-01-06T22:31:00.000-06:00Some blog writers don't consider email sent to the...Some blog writers don't consider email sent to them to be *necessarily* confidential, and actually publish obnoxious drivel sent their way. Not that you should *necessarily* do that! <BR/><BR/>Definitely some circular reasoning in those comments. Well, I mean, if the word "reasoning" can be used at all.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-69543386135761479592009-01-06T22:11:00.000-06:002009-01-06T22:11:00.000-06:00Okay, let's knock off all this nickname talk right...Okay, let's knock off all this nickname talk right now. There's one person who's gotten away with calling me Stephie, and that's because he was hopeless. I described him once as the kind of person who, if you bit his hand off, would try to pat you on the head with the stump.<BR/><BR/>One person was enough.<BR/><BR/>Ahem.<BR/><BR/>Aside from that, JLK, thank you. :)<BR/><BR/>Yeah, Peggy, it just makes you want to bat your eyelashes at him and beg him to share his timeless wisdom, doesn't it?<BR/><BR/>Greg, agreed on the fix, and I also added a link I'd missed. And thanks.Stephanie Zvanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15182490110208080002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-84514631468897874832009-01-06T21:59:00.000-06:002009-01-06T21:59:00.000-06:00Ouch. Perfect, except I think the second "Wuss" i...Ouch. <BR/><BR/>Perfect, except I think the second "Wuss" in the second to last bullet point should be in italics. <BR/><BR/>Hey, we should start calling her "Stepheeezzzz" or something. New nickname.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-39145520153812264532009-01-06T21:38:00.000-06:002009-01-06T21:38:00.000-06:00I especially like the "Shut up bitch, I wasn't tal...I especially like the "Shut up bitch, I wasn't talking about that" form of argument. Persuasive and classy!Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38764987.post-31174001769311911372009-01-06T21:04:00.000-06:002009-01-06T21:04:00.000-06:00You rock, Stephi Z!(Can I call you Stephi Z? It's ...You rock, Stephi Z!<BR/><BR/>(Can I call you Stephi Z? It's got a nifty ring to it).JLKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05396471022931966499noreply@blogger.com