Simply stating that you are open to education is meaningless. Deeds must follow words. I would recommend that you read through your responses, particularly here on page 2, with an open mind to see if you really come across as open and rational as you think. In particular, let's break down this post:
@ucbaseballman12 wrote:
Okay...where do I even start with this one? I'm definitely not going to waste my time trying to have an intelligent conversation about the game when your comment has nearly nothing to do with it and really seems more like a troll rant.
From re-reading Wonoz' post, everything he appears to be on-topic to the discussion. You appear to simply dismiss it rather than working to understand it.
@ucbaseballman12 wrote:
You start off bashing someone's literacy and your own post is full of mistakes and confusing sentences but thank you Mr. English teacher.
Yes, his post had some spelling/grammar mistakes, but his arguments weren't unintelligible. If you don't understand a part of the argument, ask for clarification. If you do understand the argument, address it as you understand it. Simply dismissing the entire post because of some misspelled words is dodging an argument, not addressing it.
@ucbaseballman12 wrote:
You make a comment about "5 suns +" and games going "15 rounds" that I'm not sure what referring to. But hey, you wrote it with obvious passion so I guess you got something off your chest. Who knows what it's referencing though....?
I believe his point was that whether a combo is cheap or expensive depends very much on when in the game it is being played. Whether this was his point or not, however, why not ask for clarification if you don't understand rather than resorting to dismissive mockery?
@ucbaseballman12 wrote:
Then you drop by to tell us your confusing thoughts about trolls.... I guess a thank you is order for your enlightened viewpoint. Not really sure on that one.
It seems pretty obvious he was saying your post had some troll-post-like qualities, so I have to assume you're being intentionally obtuse here.
@ucbaseballman12 wrote:
And then to top it all of you add some off the wall remark about research and your diary which reads like any generic troll I've heard of.
He was clearly making a broad statement of frustration about how people tend to refer to their experiences as "research", despite said experiences usually lacking the structure and control of actual research. If people wish to argue that this is too nitpicky, so be it, but his meaning certainly wasn't vague! Also, I'm not really sure how a "generic" troll is differentiated from any other troll, especially when the "generic troll" is referring specifically to specific parts of other posts!
@ucbaseballman12 wrote:
Thank you for wasting your time and providing legitimacy to this thread through your total ignorance and stupidity. Please feel free to continue proving my point with more donkey brained rebuttals.
Nothing but insults. How does any of this contribute to the conversation other than to poison the well (logical fallacy; look it up) and try to make you look better in comparison?
Again, please re-read this thread yourself and see if you're really coming across the way you intend. It's ok to have different views, and people often get passionate about their views when debating them. But we should still all make sure we're respectful and not resorting to simply hurling insults at each other.