Post #10504 by aquarj on Tue, Oct 8, 2002 9:43 PM

I didn't see buffetiki ever defend his own "pro-Buffet"-ness, or ever ask for anyone else to defend him. Fer chrissakes, how busybody can you get - worrying about protecting people from wounds they might suffer from reading a bbs, when you don't even know they feel wounded? And then go the next step and tell the whole TC list that we should change our tastes accordingly to be more open-minded to anything that comes along. But criminetalies, what a waste of time it'd be to take this seriously! Discriminating taste is a GOOD thing (and it's not equivalent to elitism)!

In mAdTiki's case on that other thread, if I understood right, he was defending people who NEVER post, because he imagines that lots of them might feel hurt or intimidated by the opinions expressed here. He even explicitly defended people who not only never post, but also have never even visited TC and thus don't even know they're being wounded by these stinging TC criticisms. If only these poor souls knew they were being hurt, then madtiki might really have a cause to fight for! But wait, he said he was especially concerned for the ones who DON'T know. Sounds like a crusader in search of a cause. Or maybe by pretending to defend silent sufferers he thinks his own attacks sound more justified.

My advice - try just speaking for yourself, and try having a thicker skin. Compliments to Tikifish for doing both.
-Randy