Biblical Hebrew Forum

[dwashbur AT nyx.net]

On 5 Jul 2006 at 13:20, Tony Bowden wrote:

> > I can only suggest that 
> > you too Tony try to foster a similar sense of humour 
> > unless you would rather foster an environment where 
> > everyone must closely guard their speech for fear that 
> > someone may be offended by the mere mention of alcohol.
> 
> Thank you for the confirmation that your main aim here is just to wreak
> havoc rather than engage in scholarly debate.
> 
> I would ask that people do not continue to feed the troll.

I think you need to take a few deep breaths and relax.  He said he was 
joking, and there are 
those of us who do such things regularly.  I myself tend to have a dumb 
one-liner for every 
occasion.  Since Joel, who was the object of his comment, apparently didn't 
take offense, 
there's no reason why you should.  I certainly saw no offense, and it would 
seem that none 
of the other members did, either, so the problem seems to be yours alone.  
And while we're 
at it, calling him a "troll" is more of an ad hominem than anything he said, 
so maybe a bit of 
self-examination is in order.

We do get ad hominems here once in a while when a topic gets out of hand.  
I've been 
guilty of it myself.  When it happens, we have a VERY competent group of 
moderators who 
have no problem pulling people up short and saying "knock it off."  So if 
they didn't see a 
problem, perhaps you should reconsider and get the chip off your shoulder.  
It's the 
moderators' job to moderate, not yours.  And they are extremely good at what 
they do.  

Dave Washburn
Encephaloriasis: That condition generated when the person you are dealing 
with is so 
incredibly stupid, you can actually feel your own brain cells drying up and 
flaking off.