I apologise to those who find the term "iSheep" offensive. I was using it when talking about myself and my own opinions and as the tone of many posts that paint whole swaths of people as being “either a liar or clueless” I had assumed that skins would be a little thicker. Being wrong I again apologise.
This was not in any way clear from your phrasing, so I do not apologize for being offended. On the other hand, I accept entirely that you didn't intend it, and applaud your apology without reservation.
EDIT TO ADD: What you actually said was:
I really am too suspicious of the company to become an iSheep.
So self-evidently, you WERE elevating yourself above the herd, who you dismissed with the term iSheep. If you didn't mean that sentence to be read like that, you should really stay away from keyboards altogether, because the written word is not something you should be deploying.
I do however take great offence at being told “I'm afraid you can just fuck off”.
Given that you acknowledge that my offence was the result of misunderstanding your point, I fail to see the sense in telling me that you're offended by my reaction to something you didn't mean.
Why Jim, do you always have to deliberately be so antagonistic?
I'm not being antagonistic. You trot stuff out as if it's fact when it is frequently opinion, and often ill-informed or just plain wrong. It's not antagonistic to correct you when you say stuff that is just plain wrong.
I wrote my opinion on the iPads impact on comics. You then brought in my opinion on Apple, incorrectly I might add. I then stated my views on Apple and even provided some evidence on the fact that I am not the only one to hold those opinions.
Doesn't make 'em right.
I then supplied more articles in other posts to see what the board thought as I am actually interested in other people’s opinions, even if they don’t agree with my own.
And I pointed out areas where they were wrong or questionable, and you have chosen to interpret this as an attack on you. I'm not attacking you, I'm attacking the things you post when they're wrong.
I merely put forward the point of view that Apple could be using that as an excuse to keep control as Microsoft where guilty of in the past and get told to Eff off. That’s just not on.
And you have the audacity to accuse other people of not having thick enough skins?
At no point have I tried to make myself out to be “superior to the crowd” and don’t think I have made “snotty little jibes about "iSheep"” I mention it once throughout the whole tread and have apologised.
You mentioned it once; I called you on it once. It's not me that's harping on about it.
Taken in the context of your own statements brandishing whole groups with negative and offensive terms based on one person you know or your own opinions and in fact your whole attitude in tread to other people’s opinions it would seem to me that you are accusing me of “convince yourself that you're somehow superior” is in fact what you are doing. As far as I am concerned that is the behaviour of a bully.
I'm going to have to ask you back that up, or apologize again. Yes: I will argue my corner when I know what I'm talking about, but I will listen when responded to by someone who knows more than I do, and I will absolutely knock down an argument when it doesn't hold up. Grow a thicker skin, get a better argument, or stop whining.
If you don’t like my posts then you are welcome not to respond to them.
QFT. Onto my ignore list you go. I strongly urge you reciprocate.
But please don’t think it’s OK to be antagonistic or swear at people.
Report me then, but don't act like the forum police. I said that IF you didn't want to have a sensible conversation THEN you could fuck off. Hardly the same thing.
Bah.
Jim
