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***Mister Underhill*** · 01-10-2002, 08:18 PM

Eve, apparently you are interested only in discussion with people who share your opinions. Maybe you would be better off at your booktalk where everyone agrees with you, since sarcastic condescension and name calling aren’t in keeping with the Downs’ usual style, and in any case you seemingly can’t even be bothered to read the replies that you work so hard to provoke here.

If you want to continue posting here, I suggest that you hold to the same standards of respectful discussion that we ask of our other members. You may also want to keep in mind that we are primarily a Tolkien board rather than a forum for discussion of gay history and/or gay literature at large, so if you don’t find tons of like-minded replies to your wide-ranging posts, you shouldn’t feel so put out.

If, on the other hand, your only purpose in posting is simply to bait others, you probably ought to look elsewhere. I’m sure you can find other boards where the vitriol flows more freely and your provocative style will yield much more fecund results. You’d be getting a poor return on your investment here since we try to keep that stuff to a minimum. You may also want to consider the possibility that the rampant homophobia you seem to see everywhere may actually only be a reaction to your discussion style.

I’m going to ask everyone else who cares to reply in this thread to address the issues and follow Mith’s advice above.

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01-10-2002, 08:18 PM	#11
*Mister Underhill* Dread Horseman Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Behind you! Posts: 2,744	Eve, apparently you are interested only in discussion with people who share your opinions. Maybe you would be better off at your booktalk where everyone agrees with you, since sarcastic condescension and name calling aren’t in keeping with the Downs’ usual style, and in any case you seemingly can’t even be bothered to read the replies that you work so hard to provoke here. If you want to continue posting here, I suggest that you hold to the same standards of respectful discussion that we ask of our other members. You may also want to keep in mind that we are primarily a Tolkien board rather than a forum for discussion of gay history and/or gay literature at large, so if you don’t find tons of like-minded replies to your wide-ranging posts, you shouldn’t feel so put out. If, on the other hand, your only purpose in posting is simply to bait others, you probably ought to look elsewhere. I’m sure you can find other boards where the vitriol flows more freely and your provocative style will yield much more fecund results. You’d be getting a poor return on your investment here since we try to keep that stuff to a minimum. You may also want to consider the possibility that the rampant homophobia you seem to see everywhere may actually only be a reaction to your discussion style. I’m going to ask everyone else who cares to reply in this thread to address the issues and follow Mith’s advice above.