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Well we obviously have a difference of opinion on what a mod should be. I'm not gonna waste time supressing my own personality as a result of position. I don't even do that at the job I do get paid for. I fullfill the technical aspects of the role. My personality traits should not even come into play unless it's interupting my ability to complete said technical aspects. This isn't a public relations gig.

Now as for my being "annoyed" yes I used the word. You're getting into symantics though. That was just the only word I could find to express the type of dissaproval at the time. Unless I defined what I meant by that or someone immediately after I said it asked me "Do you mean that his actions cause slight irritation to you through his troublesome, often repeated acts?" and I said yes... then it doesn't apply as evidence. Hell by all technicality I used it completely out of context as the concept of being annoyed is specific to minorly irratating and heavily repeated actions. I still don't know the right word for how i feel about what this person did that compelled me to respond after gettig PM's about it. I felt it was lame. Did it elicit an emotional response? Not really. Just killing time at the office.

By all means though keep reading into words that I'm typing in between AIM convos and while I'm on the phone with clients. smile

edit - and about the a*****e thing... I know I'm one. I'm fine with that. I'm just not an angry or tempermental one. That would be a f-cking a*****e.

You can certainly go by what I post. You're absolutely free to read misinterpret meanings of words that I'm misusing. But basing your leverage in a debate on on specific word usually means you've run out of actual points to make.

As for justification. I'm not justifying s**t. Do you think I actually beleive that my actions are just? I don't. I also don't care if it's just or not.

And I wasn't reading to far into the word. If you're going to single a word out then I'm going to address that word. What did you expect me to do? You call someone on a word the logical response is to define the word and figure out which one of us was stupid for relying on it. It turned out we both were.

In regards to annoyance and being upset... what could possibly get to me about these interactions? What possible harm or threat can anything someone who's face i'm never going to see and who disagrees with me have on me? If I disagree with someone I already think thier opinion isn't valuable. To feel negative emotions aggressively at someone you must first feel negative emotions passively in regards to that person. Someone would have to find some way to hurt my feelings or make me feel threatened first. When it happens and I do get upset or angry... I'll let you know... but I can promise you won't need me to point it out. It'll be obvious by all the insults and direct comments about the person life and character.

Mmm... This looks like fun...

Well I'm obviously not gonna beat you on technicalities. I could try explaining my reasons for throwing such words around despite my "claiming" to not actually be emotionally bothered but you'd just stick to the points. So I think we can honestly say you debate better than I do.