Okay, have been following this post for about three days, and it got seriously boring after about three pages... seriously boring! I just heard the same "insults are juvenile... no they're not, they're part of the game" over and over again!
First blood to all the people who say that insults are part of the game (within reason e.g. no saying "you fat pork eating nigger tranny," or anything that is REALLY strong)... If you don't want to be insulted ever again, develop Seasonal Adjustment Disorder and stay inside every day of the rest of your life, don't watch tv, don't read, don't sing, don't listen, and get a pipe and slippers in preparation for later life.
There's a very famous Adam Smith quote in economics about people acting in their own self-interest. While the context is different, the idea is the same. When the adrenaline is flowing through you and you're on a streak, what do you care if someone is a bit offended by your comment? You don't. Full stop.
Also, reading these posts I see that the people deciding that insults are juvenile say so in such a way as to be hypocritical...
Finally, though, we've got past all the jock-behaviour, crotch-scratching, spitting, and insults of you pseudo-macho typers, and the argument is starting to get settled into case - counter-case...
My view is that confidence is fine, the occasional insult is brilliant for the spirit of the match, as long as it accompanied by the appropriate congrats or whatever when that person is beaten. In fact the fastest way to get me off a Q2 server is to be arrogant. It really just doesn't give people a chance to concentrate, and that can't be good for the game at hand.
But we're still A MILLION MILES AWAY from the thread at hand.
Anyone remember the original question? That's right, how many females are there here...
My own personal opinion is that there will be a higher proportion of female regulars compared to an all-out games site, simply because of the nature of the reviews etc. But at the same time I haven't seen a post saying "Where are all the males!?!?!?!"
My suggestion: stick it as next week's poll, and put this particular thread off-limits or something, it's kinda starting to damage the back porch community IMO...
Sos for the long post, and apologies in advance if anyone is offended
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IntelMole