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Originally Posted by VanderL
I'm not sure why Nereid can get away with not answering direct questions; two reasons I can think of and both are not pretty. Do we have double standards here?
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I don't think there is anything in the rules for that behaviour (I'll check, but "be nice" would, imo, include answering questions), but let me tell you it is very impolite if not downright dishonest.
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From the now-closed EU thread:
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Since you are back, VanderL, it would be appropriate for you to answer my questions in post #2034.
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Sure, but I'm not happy with the accusations in your posts, so I will decline answering your questions until you show some politeness. |
What were you saying about double standards?
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Also, address the rest of my post.
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Are you prepared to face the fact that EU proponents have not come up with anything resembling a viable alternative to mainstream model?
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Ask nicely and I'll consider it. |
What were you saying about not answering the questions being rude?
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Possibly this is a general reaction of mainstreamers when confronted with evidence against something they believe to be true and more so if they at first assumed the proposal was already proven to be "crackpot". How does one acknowledge not just being mistaken, but having been positively caustic and dismissive without "losing face"? Avoid and ignore is the easy way out.
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Just the behaviour I have observed in many ATM proponents, yourself included. It seems that your are projecting on
Nereid your own behaviour.