Questions Game

Yes.That you self evidently have a reason for doing so.What that reason is is not for me to say or even surmise.Only you know it.Even if you told us what it was would not be proof it was the real reason.

Has that anything to do with my views?

Could be.

To do with your views on the topics evoqued here or to do with your views on how a game should be conducted?

If one forswore input in the service of improvement one would presumably have stood to one side barracking when the wheel was invented.
No suggestions of mine for improvements are not subject to an opposition and when there is a consensus against I bow to that.Which doesn't mean that the consensus is correct because it might well contain a majority of stubborn conservative elements.And it might not and my suggestion may well be stupid.

Why does the ground keep shifting here?

Probably because the ground has an inner rift fault pattern. And that's not a consensus.

Are you against shifts?

Not particularly but in debates they do have a tendency to cause confusion.Like this latest one has just done.

Wasn't the post to Clary the subject?

Confusion arised also when you shifted from topics other participants evoqued, on which, it seems, you were not particularly at ease. Clary's post made sense.

Do you have a problem with letting people express themselves?

Not at all.I go in a pub 7 nights a week and people express a wide range of views and often forcefully.I can hold my own though.

In what way does the assertion that Clary's post made sense move anything anywhere except possibly to render the asserter more approved of in Clary's estimation.(presumably but not neccessarily).My post to Clary was addressing a group of posts involving her and pragmatic.That group of posts made no sense to me and I showed why.

Could we get back to my answer and have an explanation of the faults in it without any reference to impulsive conclusions incorrectly inferred and certainly not intended?

Sure. My point generally is that if questions are directed at specific individuals, which many of yours/CJ's are, it by definition excludes other people. And inclusion is the nature of these games. So it doesn't matter a hoot to me who is asking and replying, but that questions should be general or undirected so that all may play. I don't think 'approved of in Clary's estimation' (snide) is the point here. I imagine most people who play the threads would agree.



Do you agree?

Let's get back to some of your assertions:

You said "If another questions thread is started I feel sure that both CJ and myself will be chipping in on it."
Could it be a conspiracy, for you will be so sure of what others will do?

You said "to render the asserter more approved of in Clary's estimation."
If you are adressing me you must have missed something somewhere. A long time has passed since I needed somebody's approval.

As for impulsive conclusions, I think you are doing some...

What were the other points?

Clary-

I agree in principle.But there are loads of questions addressed to specific individuals if you have time to look back.Often when CJ and myself get going there is nobody else around and I'll admit that we do get talking to each other and I'll admit that maybe we shouldn't do.I do try to avoid it but my concentration is often a bit weak late at night.But anytime anybody wishes to jump in you won't find me objecting.Devvie has done so a few times and a 3-way debate has ensued.There is no problem with it.If you look over the posts between yourself and pragmatic which started this nonsense I think you were talking to each other.Did I object?I simply suggested that CJ and myself often debate together because we are the only ones on who are interested in the stuff we argue about but that in no way stops anybody else.In fact I would welcome it as I said.The more the merrier.If CJ and I wanted a private discussion we could go to PM's.The fact that we don't should be enough to satisfy you.And anything you have said about our posts could easily have been said in the midst of them and would have been taken notice of by me.

The same thing often happens in pubs.In freewheeling discussions things happen that aren't subject to rules.Okay they are faults but they happen.That's life.The thing is not to take it too seriously.I don't think you should start another questions thread though but if you do I will be joining it.Why don't you just shove your way in to the one that's already there?

Francis-

The first "assertion" you accuse me of is not an assertion at all.It is a statement of intent.I included CJ in my remark because I feel sure she would agree.There is no conspiracy.And you can take that anyway you wish.

I think there is a language problem here.

Let's forget it eh?

I guess I admit guilt here under mitigative circumstances.

It should be a simple question and answer game, and
over the course of time, some people are in this thread
more often than others and inevitably simple questions about one's favorite color and meal change into questions
that are more interesting for the ones frequenting this
thread. So naturally one is interested in getting an answer
from the person, the question is intended for.

Big mistake!
It should be kept neutral so anyone at anytime could
answer, regardless if they frequent this game or not.

I apologize.

Cal-Oh Cal.

That's an argument for making the thread less interesting.You used the words "more interesting" yourself.Jeeps girl-that's a dumbing down argument surely.

You don't seriously think I'm going to go back to "what's for dinner?" type stuff do you?

Do you?

I don't. But I'll say that I've resisted jumping into what I perceived to be a quiet conversation between Spendius and CJ. Not so much because I didn't think I could, but I was respecting what I believed to be your desire to have a 1-on-1 ....


What's for dinner?

Tico, are you trying to start a row?!

What shall our next subject be?

Stewed bull's eyes with sugared shite for afters.

Tico-it was never a one on one.It just seemed to develop that way because us two were often the only ones around and we couldn't discuss our dinners for long.Join in anytime mate.It has been pretty good fun so far and I have learned a fair bit about a few things and I think Cal has as well.I hope you don't think I'm the sort of bloke who takes any notice of that lot up there.It's water off a duck's back to me.You can do what you want on here providing it's legal and doesn't break forum rules and I have had no feedback from either.

If the powder puff stuff comes back I'm off.

Has the footie season started yet over there?

Sorry dev-I was addressing Tico.

He doesn't start rows does he?

No, I don't start rows ... and yes, the MLS season is underway. April to October, I think. Myself, I'm playing indoor soccer year round ... outdoor seasons are in the Spring and Fall, with only a couple tourney's in the Summer ... so I'm on a bit of an outdoor break ... playing softball.

Never had bull's eyes ... do they taste like Rocky Mountain Oysters?

Never tasted Rocky Mountain Oysters.

Are they fried?

That's a question exclusively for Americans.I am unable to answer it so I'm feeling all left out-boohoohoo.

Do you think France should be helping out in Iraq?