The "Ban Russians" Topics Need to Stop

@bfchessguy said in #40:

So you can suggest though when others are doing it's a different story?!
What do you mean, exactly?
You are free to criticize this topic, just like how I am criticizing the topics that call for the ban of Russians.

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@InkyDarkBird said in #41:

just like how I am criticizing the topics that call for the ban of Russians.

here's what you wrote:

So stop SPAMMING to ask Lichess to ban Russians.

that's not criticizing those topics. that is straight up telling them what to do, without even saying please. there's also quite the difference in asking lichess to do something, like those "ban russians" topics do; versus what you are doing, which is telling other people quite directly, as if you were some sort of, i dunno, mod or something.

@glbert said in #39:

i have said no such thing. i am suggesting to let the mods talk for themselves.
"if the mods wanted these "ban russians" topics to stop, they could create a post telling us so and even STICKY IT, if it were in any way important to them"
That was your assumption.

i can give you plenty of evidence.
So why don't you?

now you are telling me who to call narcissistic? that won't fly. i am calling exactly one person narcissistic. and that person is the person hiding behind the account name narcissisticdarkbird. no wait, it's inkydarkbird. same thing really.
The point of my message was to illustrate how outlandish this claim is.
If you claim that I am narcissistic for believing that others will follow this, then logically, isn't everyone who suggests something narcissistic?
Suggesters believe (or at least hope) that others will follow their suggestions, which is exactly what I am doing here.
I am not a narcissist.

@InkyDarkBird said in #44:

"if the mods wanted these "ban russians" topics to stop, they could create a post telling us so and even STICKY IT, if it were in any way important to them"
That was your assumption.

right. my assumption was that the mods can talk for themselves. but somehow you see that as me ... talking for the mods?

@glbert said in #43:

that's not criticizing those topics. that is straight up telling them what to do, without even saying please.
Suggesters use strong language as well sometimes to emphasize their point.

@glbert said in #45:

right. my assumption was that the mods can talk for themselves. but somehow you see that as me ... talking for the mods?
I interpreted your statement as "if the mods wanted to do something, they should have done it, but clearly they haven't, so it must mean [idea]".

@InkyDarkBird said in #46:

Suggesters use strong language as well sometimes to emphasize their point.

what's your point again? i forgot because of you telling me what to do all the time.

@InkyDarkBird said in #47:

I interpreted your statement as "if the mods wanted to do something, they should have done it, but clearly they haven't, so it must mean [idea]".

that's your interpretation, but absolutely not what i said. so you made an argument relying heavily on a wrong interpretation and called my point invalid because of that? i can see why you need to use a lot of strong language to emphasize your points.

@InkyDarkBird said in #41:

What do you mean, exactly?
You are free to criticize this topic, just like how I am criticizing the topics that call for the ban of Russians.
giving advice of using an alternative I would have waisted my time doing something else.
What do you mean, exactly?
You are free to criticize this topic, just like how I am criticizing the topics that call for the ban of Russians.

Have I knew what would come after giving advice to use an alternative to your CAPS-LOCK I would have wasted my time on something else.

Don't you think this thread has been counterproductive?

@glbert said in #48:

what's your point again? i forgot because of you telling me what to do all the time.
I am saying I am allowed to use strong language and it does not mean that I am being narcissistic.

that's your interpretation, but absolutely not what i said.
Exactly. Just like how you are interpreting my messages as extremely authoritative and narcissistic, when I am simply giving a suggestion.

so you made an argument relying heavily on a wrong interpretation and called my point invalid because of that?
Same with you calling me a narcissist.
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