Terry's Sig.

ntlbell

Just curious as to what the rules are on sigs.

I noticed the below in Terry's sig as he's a user and also a mod I find this to be in very poor taste.

He's basically calling another user a retard via his sig

is it possible to get some clarification on this?

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=30961

Terry

I didn't call anyone a retard.
I said the post was retarded.

ntlbell

Terry wrote: »

I didn't call anyone a retard.
I said the post was retarded.

that's implying the user who posted is a retard no?

Terry

ntlbell wrote: »

that's implying the user who posted is a retard no?

Not my intention, but if that's how you see it, then it seems to me that you have a problem understanding the definition of the word "retarded".

ntlbell

Terry wrote: »

Not my intention, but if that's how you see it, then it seems to me that you have a problem with the definition of the word "retarded".

mentally retarded persons is the dictionary one

do you have a different one?

regob

Terry wrote: »

Not my intention, but if that's how you see it, then it seems to me that you have a problem understanding the definition of the word "retarded".

i agree with ya here terry, thats one bad post

Terry

ntlbell wrote: »

mentally retarded persons is the dictionary one

do you have a different one?

Yes.
Limited in development.
The post is limited in development.

stovelid

The post did seem retarded to me, but others might disagree, however, it doesn't mean the poster is retarded, although he would definitely on my long-term retard assessment list forthwith if I had read it.

Not that he's overly worried. I'm sure

Terry

stovelid wrote: »

The post did seem retarded to me, but others might disagree, however, it doesn't mean the poster is retarded, although he would definitely on my long-term retard assessment list forthwith if I had read it.

Not that he's overly worried. I'm sure

Well I did state on thread that the first person who posted suggested that teachers strike during the Summer holidays would have their post linked to in my sig.
I also stated on thread that it was the most retarded thing I had ever read.

Nevyn

http://www.r-word.org/ :P

Terry

Thaedydal wrote: »

http://www.r-word.org/ :P

That site deserves this:

ntlbell

Cool, I just wanted to make sure.

Red Sleeping Beauty

I fail to see the difference between :

"(I think) you're retarded"
"(I think) what you say is retarded"
"(I think) your post is retarded"

stovelid

Alan Rouge wrote: »

"(I think) your post is retarded"

I sometimes see the odd 'stupid' (imo, of course) post from somebody I generally like. I would count some of mine in that category too.

Admittedly, saying that it's retarded creates ambiguity though.

Terry

Alan Rouge wrote: »

I fail to see the difference between :

"(I think) you're retarded"
"(I think) what you say is retarded"
"(I think) your post is retarded"

The same user could very easily come up with the greatest post ever made.
Therefore calling him retarded is
**** it. I'm drunk and tired. I';ll get back to this in the morning.

henbane

Do I think Thomas Friedman is a retard? No

Do I think every single word Thomas Friedman has written in relation to economic theory is seriously retarded in a special class way? F↓ck yeah!

Do you see the distinction?

ntlbell

henbane wrote: »

Do I think Thomas Friedman is a retard? No

Do I think every single word Thomas Friedman has written in relation to economic theory is seriously retarded in a special class way? F↓ck yeah!

Do you see the distinction?

loud and clear cheif

CHD

Possibly one of the most retarded threads ever.

Overheal

Alan Rouge wrote: »

I fail to see the difference between :

"(I think) you're retarded"
"(I think) what you say is retarded"
"(I think) your post is retarded"

I think the connotation of Retarded being used here - to clarify your quandary - would be

1. to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede. –verb (used without object) 2. to be delayed.

In this case, adding noise to interrupt the signal in the thread by suggesting Teachers strike during the summer instead of exam time - is counter productive to thread; in which, the topics involved were both venting frustration over the situation and looking for meaningful solutions. The suggestion in dispute would be backward to that logic: it only takes about 5 seconds of inner-monologue for an individual to realize that the idea is not feasible, since summer-time leaves no leverage for siptu whatsoever, whereas exam time, which provides them the greatest amount of leverage as opposed to 0.00%.

Hence, anyone posting in the thread already would know that striking to the summer is Not an Option, period. Furthermore, by posting said non-option in-thread you have wasted roughly 30 seconds (60 seconds in this case, as you stop to consider wtf was Guarramok thinking when he wrote this?) of the reader's time, and delayed them from their objective, which is to read meaningful posts, and provide their own meaningful insights.

In conclusion, that post, ergo, was retarded.

This is not to say that Guarramok is retarded. Maybe he just posted in haste and did not stop for that critical moment to realise that he was about to post flamebait. An individual can carry out acts which hinder, impose and delay the objectives of themselves and others, and these acts in and of themselves can be deemed Retarded. If a ninja were to dispense caltrops to retard the progress of his would-be pursuers, would this in turn make the ninja in question a retard? Or would it make him a retarder? Interesting...

To Further my point, I have composed, what amounts to, a very retarded post, since several of you will stop to click the link on Caltrops, or have to google words like connotation, quandary and ergo even though I could have just said these things in simple English that was understood conventionaly. However, I did not - I even added a grammatical error or two to force you to re-read - and now, you have been successfuly delayed. Thank you.

LuckyLloyd

Overheal wrote: »

In conclusion, that post, ergo, was retarded.

Using 'in conclusion' and 'ergo' in the same sentence seems vaguely retarded.

BuffyBot

..and I think we're done. This thread's growth into an endless blackhole of drivel has now been retarded.