Originally posted by josephwThe middle third of the alphabet contains 'j', which is the first letter of your rhp name here josephw - and I said that I suspect it is someone who's first letter of their rhp name is not in the middle third of the alphabet.
I don't recall ever up or down voting anyone's posts. Don't see the point or purpose. What am I missing?
You're not missing anything
Originally posted by AgergI didn't mean it like that Agerg. Besides, I'm not the phantom downvoter as I never thumb up or down posts. Maybe it's a way of venting.
The middle third of the alphabet contains 'j', which is the first letter of your rhp name here josephw - and I said that I suspect it is someone who's first letter of their rhp name [b]is not in the middle third of the alphabet.
You're not missing anything[/b]
I genuinely don't see the point in doing it, so that's why I asked am I missing something. Maybe thumbing will increase my debating advantage. 😉
Originally posted by DeepThoughtGotcha! Thanx.
If you click on the "Recommended" button next to "My Private Forums" you'll get a list of posts that have been recommended. In so far as there's a purpose that is it.
I think the purpose of the down-voter is to encourage the fairly flamey atmosphere within the forum. So we can ignore it as it's not an organic part of the debate.
Originally posted by josephwAh, my bad ... I stand corrected :]
I didn't mean it like that Agerg. Besides, I'm not the phantom downvoter as I never thumb up or down posts. Maybe it's a way of venting.
I genuinely don't see the point in doing it, so that's why I asked am I missing something. Maybe thumbing will increase my debating advantage. 😉
Originally posted by FMFI initially thought it was her ... then I was torn between her and grampy (for some reason), then he posted and that settled it.
Why hasn't Suzianne posted on this thread yet? She rarely lets many of my posts past without a scathing ad hominem or a fumbling dollop of almost non-sequitur gainsay. She is the only regular poster I can think of who appears to have the mentality required to be The Phantom Downvoter.
Originally posted by AgergLike SwissGambit, I think Grampy Bobby gets some kind of peculiar pleasure from getting thumbs down (and drawing attention to them) and it forms part of his elaborate own-farts-smelling routines. I believe that, psychologically speaking, part of this carefully cultivated victimhood would be invested in him not serving up many thumbs of the downward persuasion.
I initially thought it was her ... then I was torn between her and grampy (for some reason), then he posted and that settled it.
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Originally posted by FMFTo be honest I can't really fathom Grampy Bobby at all, I know for certain I'll never get a good dialogue out of him - but that said, just to clarify my last post "that settled it" means I no longer doubted my first inkling that it was in fact a particular female that was doing the deed.
Like SwissGambit, I think Grampy Bobby gets some kind of peculiar pleasure from getting thumbs down (and drawing attention to them) and it forms part of his elaborate own-farts-smelling routines. I believe that, psychologically speaking, part of this carefully cultivated victimhood would be invested in him not serving up many thumbs of the downward persuasion.
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Originally posted by FMFThe references to 'phantom' and 'farts' reminded me of this sketch by The Two Ronnies. The one in which an atheist policeman 'wants to have a word' with a YEC about the evidence for evolution as he leaves the opera.
Like SwissGambit, I think Grampy Bobby gets some kind of peculiar pleasure from getting thumbs down (and drawing attention to them) and it forms part of his elaborate own-farts-smelling routines. I believe that, psychologically speaking, part of this carefully cultivated victimhood would be invested in him not serving up many thumbs of the downward persuasion.
I was also feeling left out of the thumbs downs....