[quote=dr2005;704192]I would start off by saying that was a general observation based on two stints on TeenHelp, and that it is based upon a distinction between a good-natured exchange of differing views (debate) and a bandying about of accusations and in some cases insults (argument).[/QUOTES]
I have seen very little of this, would you like to bring forward some examples please.
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Even over the last 18 months (my second stint), I have seen a number of examples of both, hence why I felt it best to nip that one in the bud.
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To verify this I have only your word right now.
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As such, I hope you will appreciate I respectfully disagree with the suggestion that it was a "null and void" comment, based as it was on personal observation and experience. You are right in saying that people do not just randomly post to cause arguments - they have arisen nonetheless.
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It was null and void from the viewpoint of arguments over nothing since you yourself just admitted you don't see that. So really you are changing your statement. That is not what I was debating and simply changing your stance and trying to use it as a correction for a faulty statement makes my original argument no less true.
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From The "over nothing" comment was more to do with said arguments often having very little, if anything, to do with the actual topic being debated at all. I trust that clarifies the statement suitably.
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This can be seen from two points. 1. You should verify as we cannot see what you were thinking when you wrote this.
2. Debates evolve over time and many arguments do stem from the original question. Therefore while some would view the arguments as nothing to do with the debate they may very well have if you have followed the thread.