HelpMe said:
1congratulations, were you warned for the post i quoted?because i was warned for my rhetorical question..
2judging yourself is one thing, but i'd like to know on what grounds you judge which tests i've(not) been through?
-SHawN
1) The warnings I receive are between myself and the moderator that is warning me! Just kidding. Actually, I've probably been warned 7 or 8 times in all, and for my money, all but one of them was deserved. I get warned (as I should be) when I personalize an attack on someone during a reply. This always occurs when I am engaged in a debate with someone that attacks myself or others on moral issues. To be honest, I don't even mind the warnings, if they are warranted. I've even written posts that I know will result in a warning - if I feel the other person needs it.
As a consequence of my warnings, I do watch how I phrase replies much better now.
2) I have no idea what tests you have been through, and to be brutally honest, until I learn to respect you, I don't really care. My comment was intended to point out that the older one gets, the more tests of character they will have been subjected to. At the age of 47, I can assure you that I have not been "put to the test" nearly as often as someone that is 65. The truth is, each of us is tested every day, almost unceasingly. The test comes in the form of whether or not you gossip, whether you correct a cashier when she gives you back to much change, how you treat others, etc. For the most part, I feel well about each of those things, but I know that I fall short from time to time (hey, I'm human). Just like my comment about not really caring what tests you have faced - I would be a better person if I did care, but I'm being honest when I say that I don't, due to the fact that you have done nothing to earn my respect. I'm sure you probably feel the same about me, and that's okay, I can live with it. I'm not even offended, if in fact, it is true.
The truth is, there are a few (but not many) people on this earth that I admire greatly, there are a great many that I respect, some that I disrespect, and a few that I find beneath contempt. I constantly try to find ways to move people up that "ladder", but alas, for some, it is not meant to be. In my time on this board, I have only found one or two that are in that last category (and no, you are not in that last group).
Thanks,
TVOR