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Posted By: wordcrazy FLAMING - 06/17/02 12:54 AM
Keiva has been accused of "flaming". I am not acquainted with a lot of internet lingo, including this one, so I looked the word up today and this is the definition I got from I believe the Utah State Office of Education

Avoid harsh criticism. Harsh criticism is sometimes called flaming. It should be avoided, unless you know that it is acceptable in a particular site. In some sites, however, creative and witty flaming is considered part of the fun.
http://navigator.uen.org/ethics/ethics.html

By this definition, many other people on this board are also flaming, am I right?

The harsh criticisms I have seen on this board lately are not creative and cannot be considered fun.





Posted By: of troy Re: FLAMING - 06/17/02 01:01 AM
Keiva was banned from this board. He threated Anu Garg, the founder, and Jackie, the administrator with legal action if he was not to return. He has lied and encouraged other to lie on his behalf.

It not flaming to tell the truth, even if the truth is harsh. It is not spam to tell the truth.
the truth is, Keiva was banned for rude, nasty behavior. it is not flaming to let new user know this.



Posted By: wordcrazy Re: FLAMING - 06/27/02 02:52 AM
For my enlightenment, I will really appreciate it if someone can tell me if there is an internet term for what wwh and others are doing---repeatedly posting a phrase or a url ad nauseum. I am not criticizing, just curious if a term has been coined for that.

Posted By: of troy Re: FLAMING - 06/27/02 12:18 PM
in psychology, it called "broken record" you just keep repeating what you want, no argueing, no sidebars, no discussion. eventually, the other party realizes, that no matter what they say, the answer is always the same ... in this case, "Go Away Keiva, you are not wanted here"

so called it a broken record or a recurring theme. eventually, even he will get the message.

Posted By: vika Re: FLAMING - 06/27/02 07:38 PM
thank you for informing what "flaming" is exactly; may be you
know what is "Carpal Tunnel"? i am new here


Posted By: Keiva Re: FLAMING - 06/27/02 09:29 PM
in psychology, it called "broken record" you just keep repeating what you want ... eventually, the other party realizes

I believe the psychology terms for such incessant repetition are echolalia, echopraxia and palilalia or paliphrasia -- with slight distinctions among the these terms. They are generally not considered by the psychologists to be means of argumentation.

Rather, they are (except in cases of infantilism) markers of psychological disturbance, particularly of autism or schizophrenia. Thus, per bartleby:
echolalia:
1.
Psychiatry The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia.
2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/83/E0028300.html


Posted By: wwh Re: FLAMING - 06/27/02 10:09 PM
Keiva: You have broken the record for infamy in extorting concessions from Wordsmith.
You are as welcome as a skunk at a lawn party.

Posted By: wow Re: Carpal - 06/28/02 05:14 PM
Dear vika
All the "titles" are simply an indication of how much a person has posted.
A Carpal Tunnel is usually but not always someone who has been here awhile. Or it can be just that someone has posted a lot in order to get the title.
Most of us wish we could get rid of titles as they seem to many to be rather silly and childish ... but they are apparently built into the board software.
I pay no attention to titles but rather concentrate on what is written. Content is what is interesting to me.
Hope that clears it up for you.
If I can be of further help please send me a Private Message (PM) by clicking on bar at top of the page.


Posted By: Chemeng1992 Re: Carpal - 06/28/02 05:57 PM
Perhaps Vika is not familiar with what Carpal Tunnel is and why it would be the name given to one with many, many posts.

DOCTOR Bill? Care to explain?

(if this is true, it's obvious that dear vika does not have much contact with the lawsuit-happy workers of the US that are all too familiar with CT)

Posted By: wwh Re: Carpal - 06/28/02 06:05 PM
"Carpal tunnel" is a slightly outmoded term for repetetive motion injury, implying
that one has perpetrated so many gratuitous posts he has pain in both wrists.
It means a large number of posts of however dubious quality.


Posted By: Keiva Re: Carpal - 06/28/02 06:06 PM
It means a large number of posts of however dubious quality.

Pure and simple counting -- a digital measure.

Posted By: wwh Re: Carpal - 06/28/02 06:21 PM
Dear Keiva: You are able to post in AWADtalk because you were so
contemptible as to bluff Wordsmith into allowing you to post again
after having been banned for good cause.

Posted By: consuelo Re: FLAMING - 06/29/02 12:10 AM
echolalia:
1. Psychiatry The immediate and involuntary repetition of words or phrases just spoken by others, often a symptom of autism or some types of schizophrenia.
2. An infant's repetition of the sounds made by others, a normal occurrence in childhood development.


Emphasis mine

I take exception to you using this term with the stated meanings from Bartlby. Those words emphasized, while they aptly describe echolalia, do not describe the posts that are being discussed here. As per Of Troy's post, these are not involuntary, infantile posts but a form of passive resistance to your continued presense on this board. We do not wish to confuse any new people coming to this board and have attempted to inform them that there is a particularly nasty problem on this board at this time and they should continue, or not, under this advisement.


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