On Thursday, October 18, 2012 9:59:54 AM UTC+13, StarFuryG7 wrote:=20   
      
   >On Oct 6, 1:06 pm, deneb...@deepthot.org (Jay Denebeim) wrote:=20   
   >   
   >> Oh and as far as 'through the years goes' you contacted=20   
   >> the moderators exactly twice on August 27th 2007, about=20   
   >> a bounce Amy did of an attempted troll you tried. =A0Now=20   
   >> I haven't moderated since my heart attack in 2001, but=20   
   >> if it had been me doing the moderation you would have=20   
   >> gotten moderated for sure over that exchange.   
   >   
   > Am I really supposed to care that you had a=20   
   > heart attack eleven years ago?=20   
      
   Yes, you are, if you're a decent human being. Whatever verbal disagreements=   
    you have with another poster in an internet newsgroup, you should be able =   
   to put them aside and show empathy for another human being suffering from a=   
    traumatic life event.=20   
      
   "No matter the blood, no matter the skin, no matter the world, no matter th=   
   e star: we are one. No matter the pain, no matter the darkness, no matter t=   
   he loss, no matter the fear: we are one. Here gathered together in common c=   
   ause we agree to recognize this singular truth and this singular rule: that=   
    we must be kind to one another." -- G'Kar=20   
      
   "Babylon 5 was the last of the Babylon stations. There would never be anoth=   
   er. It changed the future and it changed us. It taught us that we have to c=   
   reate the future or others will do it for us. It showed us that we have to =   
   care for one another, because if we don't, who will?" -- Ivanova, SiL=20   
      
   > After all, this is not new for you either --dump,=20   
   > be obnoxious and sarcastic, while trying to play=20   
   > the pity card all at the same time.=20   
      
   Jay wasn't trying to "play the pity card". He mentioned his heart attack in=   
    passing, to explain why he hasn't been moderating since then.=20   
      
   Next time someone you're arguing with references a negative life event, the=   
   re are two socially appropriate responses: either you don't mention it at a=   
   ll, or else (preferably) you say something like "I'm sorry to hear that". T=   
   hen you can go back to arguing your case later in the post. Try it sometime=   
   .=20   
      
   Matthew=20   
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