"15th Birthday Wishes to Red Hot Pawn"

Originally posted by Rajk999
It is entirely possible to compliment Russ privately. When done publicly it could be interpreted as a$$-licking.

Publicly speaking, I don't care how anyone "interprets" what my motive is for commending an individual's achievement.

If one wants to call it "a$$ licking" that's their prerogative. I could care less.

What I do care about is the lack of virtue on the part of the one that has such a pessimistic view of life that they should judge an individual as motivated by the need to kiss ass simply because that one would congratulate another for a good work.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
1. Yes

2. When it's to the owner of an internet chess site.

3. I don't. Why do you find the need to put words into people's mouths?

Your opinion only.

Try demonstrating by reason and logic how it is inappropriate to congratulate the owner of an internet chess site for his/her achievement.

Explain how it is that I put words in anyone's mouth. You're the one that says it's "behind licking". Are you judging my motive?

Originally posted by divegeester
Perhaps, but I don't see Russ posting about this anywhere, so clearly he doesn't care enough to share it in here and certainly not as a random thread in the spirituality forum. Don't you have other more personally significant anniversaries you want to focus on?

There are communications by many people to many other people on this website of which you and I were totally unaware of yesterday. So don't assume with a long proboscis. Rather live and let live without straining to know what is none of your business. Some communications occur on a need to know basis.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
I'm sure Russ is a very nice guy and gives great value for money.
But he doesn't need his behind licked.

Pitiful words with a crude slang inference from the mouth of a highly intelligent man.

Originally posted by Rajk999
It is entirely possible to compliment Russ privately.

Contacting him privately is easily done and no doubt some have. There is certainly a difference between conveying good wishes to someone and wanting to be seen to be conveying good wishes by others.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Some communications occur on a need to know basis.

Then perhaps they should be in a PM rather than on public forum.😉

Originally posted by josephw

Explain how it is that I put words in anyone's mouth. You're the one that says it's "behind licking". Are you judging my motive?

Your question to me was:
Why do you feel the need to make it a character flaw to say something polite to someone for doing a good thing?

I said no such thing. You misrepresented me.
It is akin to the age old "Have you stopped beating your wife?"

Originally posted by josephw

Explain how it is that I put words in anyone's mouth. You're the one that says it's "behind licking". Are you judging my motive?

Your question to me was:
Why do you feel the need to make it a character flaw to say something polite to someone for doing a good thing?

I said no such thing. You misrepresented me.
It is akin to the age old "Have you stopped beating your wife?"

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Pitiful words with a crude slang inference from the mouth of a highly intelligent man.

Words deserving pity is quite an odd notion.
And there is no inference to be taken from my post - it is explicitly clear.

(btw: I am intelligent but in no way "highly intelligent".)

Originally posted by josephw
Your opinion only.

You ask me a question.

I give you an answer.

And your response is "Your opinion only" 🙄

Whose opinion did you want? (You should have asked them)

Originally posted by robbie carrobie
you have been caught asking question that you already knew the answer to with the sole intent of using it to make something of the fact that children are involved.

But robbie, I don't know what answer roigam is going to give.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
I am intelligent but in no way "highly intelligent".)

Don't worry about it. Just leave that kind of stuff to me.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
Your question to me was:
Why do you feel the need to make it a character flaw to say something polite to someone for doing a good thing?

I said no such thing. You misrepresented me.
It is akin to the age old "Have you stopped beating your wife?"

"I said no such thing. You misrepresented me."

Then what do you mean by "behind licking"? Did you mean it in a good way, like it's a good thing to do?

No you didn't! You meant it in a derogatory way. In a way that's meant to belittle and malign the character of the one you said it about, and you did it without provocation.

Originally posted by FMF
Don't worry about it. Just leave that kind of stuff to me.

I think you should correct your avatar.

It should read, 'Windbag's Scourge'. 😉

Originally posted by josephw
I think you should correct your avatar.

It should read, 'Windbag's Scourge'. 😉

Oh? Why?