I disagree. I think whoweare got bad directions to "Sophist Forum". Cy had some very valid points, especially the part in the first paragraph about not allowing himself to get close to anyone else.
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You can make valid points without being a total a$$hole.
This is a place for advice, not a place to see if you can get the biggest jerk award.
Oh, then I suggest you do some research. Few posters are capable of being a vitriolic and scathing as Cy has been, and certainly nobody who is posting regularly now.
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True. I probably recently read an older post, but it really irritated a lot of people who read and posted on the thread.
I'm gonna find it....
Oh yes...
Cuddlemonster and the "Are all women egocentric???" thread.
He's a contender too, in my opinion.
What? You seriously think Cuddlemonster would be in the running for Biggest Jerk?
Man, you should have seen Zro, or even Zarathu. Or this guy named Hugo Pickle who was around a couple of years ago. Cuddlemonster is nice.
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No, no, no. I misread the posters. I realized it AFTER I posted it.
I meant GrkScorp and his responses to cuddlemonster's and almost everyone elses posts in the egoccentric thread.
Sorry, my mistake.
Oh! Well, he pisses lots of people off, it's true, but he also really focuses on people's issues and gives his advice. I think he definitely makes a contribution. That's what I like about Cybog, too. Yes, he can be just evil as hell, but he stands by his opinions and spends the time and energy to throughly explain himself.
Not lately, obviously. He only posts once in a blue moon.
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Yeah, giving advice is a good thing. I just disagree with bashing people while doing it. C'mon, what good does that do? Besides, I think it can sometimes detract from the valid advice and opinions you're giving.
People are less likely to listen to someone who comes off as a complete jerk.
I think there's a lot to be said for the good cop/ bad cop approach. Sometimes it's more effective than the hand-holding.
Maybe someday you will play bad cop. It's kinda fun, actually.
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I'm not saying don't be blunt and to the point.
I just think it's immature and unnecessary to call someone names like "sociall inept nerd" when trying to sincerely get a good point across. You saw it. Whoweare didn't even remotely see the good point Cy brought up because they were clouded by Cy's immature approach.
There's good cop, there's bad cop, and then there's robber. That's what Cy was, a robber. He robbed all the valid points in his post by being rude. It's a shame.
People like yourself, and even myself at times, can see these points, but we're not emotionally involved in the situation. If you really want to reach the person who created a thread, Cy's way is probably not the way to do it.