[General Battuta]

Recently we've had a spate of fairly interesting discussions. A number of excellent posts have surfaced - people like MP-Ryan, Mustang19, Black Wolf, and even Goatmaster who are willing to stand by their points whether they're winning or losing.

We're also having some problems. A number of posters have decided to use drive-by tactics, dropping inflammatory or ill-substantiated posts, then retreating. I won't name any names, but the guilty parties should know who they are.

Don't do it. At best it'll get you shredded, and deservedly so. If someone poses a question to you, answer it. Engage in a dialog. If you're not ready to discuss a topic, don't bring it up. If you can't substantiate a point, stop raising it in multiple threads, again and again, and then refusing to discuss it - I think the guiltiest party here knows who he is.

Say what you will about HLP debate in the past. It was certainly a hell of a lot more brutal. But at least there was a debate.

Stop the drive-by posting!

[redsniper]

You know, wasn't Lib notorious for this? Didn't he get banned or monkeyed over it? Just sayin', gotta be consistent with enforcing the rules you know?

[Nuclear1]

Yeah, no more driveby posts GENERAL BATTUTA.

Why do you make driveby posts GENERAL BATTUTA.

god why do you hate freedom

[Shivan Hunter]

Drive-by posting only accounts for about 0.172% of bad posts on HLP anyways.

I got this info from FoxNews.com. (There, I cited a totally reputable source and made it look like I had always done so by editing my post! Yippee!)

(Disclaimer don't actually do the above)

[General Battuta]

Yeah, no more driveby posts GENERAL BATTUTA.

Why do you make driveby posts GENERAL BATTUTA.

god why do you hate freedom

Everyone with an N in their name is known to be a giant cock

[General Battuta]

Drive-by posting only accounts for about 0.172% of bad posts on HLP anyways.

CITE 

[Nuclear1]

is that so geNeral battuta?!


edit:  oh goddammit i've been hoodwinked

[redsniper]

Battuta implies that he himself is a giant cock, which is a manifestation of his latent homosexuality. I mean clearly.

[Nuclear1]

lol longrange gunman of the hue #FF0000

[StarSlayer]

* StarSlayer silently cruises by in a hybrid Prius while shooting up the thread with a suppressed MP5K PDW.

[jr2]

In other news, a recent study shows that individuals that engage in so-called "drive-by posting" are five to ten times more likely to have a "real life" outside of online forums, and two to three times more likely to have a lot on their plate.  Although some advocate new legislation prohibiting posting without sitting around for five hours plotting how best to respond and post new supportive statements, others claim that this would be a clear violation of free speech, although it is worth noting that free speech is subject to the governing bodies of the said online forums.

With ABC News, I'm Marlina Hoskins

[General Battuta]

In other news, a recent study shows that individuals that engage in so-called "drive-by posting" are five to ten times more likely to have a "real life" outside of online forums, and two to three times more likely to have a lot on their plate.  Although some advocate new legislation prohibiting posting without sitting around for five hours plotting how best to respond and post new supportive statements, others claim that this would be a clear violation of free speech, although it is worth noting that free speech is subject to the governing bodies of the said online forums.

With ABC News, I'm Marlina Hoskins

Personal attacks, really? That's pretty low.

You know this forum is full of people from all walks of life, doing all sorts of cool and interesting things. Suggesting that they don't have lives isn't very gracious.

If you want to get into debate, extend the courtesy of replying to those who take time out of their day to reply to you. Let's be civil.

[jr2]

You take yourself too seriously.  Have a cookie.

[General Battuta]

You take yourself too seriously.  Have a cookie.

It's like you've never read one of my posts!

[Nuclear1]

Trollface hoisted by his own petard.

[Marcov]

Trollface = not a product of drive-by posting?

[CommanderDJ]

Trollface = not a product of drive-by posting?

Battuta is known for his persistence.

[karajorma]

In other news, a recent study shows that individuals that engage in so-called "drive-by posting" are five to ten times more likely to have a "real life" outside of online forums, and two to three times more likely to have a lot on their plate.

The government recently announced measures designed to help people who have too much on their plate by ensuring they wouldn't be spending as much time posting on online forums. A government spokesman recently stated that people who never have time to do anything other than drive-by-posting could shortly be seeing as much as a 100% reduction in the amount of time they spent posting on the site.

You know, wasn't Lib notorious for this? Didn't he get banned or monkeyed over it? Just sayin', gotta be consistent with enforcing the rules you know?

Lib was very persistent in doing it despite warnings not to. Worse though he would refuse to remain on one topic, constantly changing the subject of his drive-by-postings and thus constantly derailing the thread every time he posted. Eventually this resulted in him simply being banned from posting in Gen Disc.

[Mars]

I don't really have a lot of time to post, so I mostly don't get into the debates unless I think I have something valid to say.

Admittedly, sometimes that comes as a personal anecdote, but I think that the one I posted in the tax debate was quite appropriate.

[karajorma]

Anecdotes are anecdotes. It's when you try to claim that they are proof of something that you're getting into trouble.