Delayed awaiting flight attendants..who are at McDonalds!
Jul 19, 2007, 9:44 pm
#136
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You clearly shouldn't be directing any disrespectful name calling to anyone just because they disagree with you or don't wish to debate you. Read the TOS of using this website. Calling people suck ups makes you just as infantile as those wishing vile things to happen to you.
Funny you didn't call out the people who attacked me.... If nobody has anything worthwhile to post besides admonishing me, I think this thread is done and deserves to be closed.
Last edited by MileageGoblin; Jul 19, 2007 at 9:49 pm
Jul 20, 2007, 6:42 am
#137
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This thread will remain open for now - and will either die of because it is no longer relevant, or it will be closed if members' posting of ad hominem* requires it. I would hope we are adult enough to keep on topic, disagree civilly and rationally and drop all the ad hominem, including pointed accusations.
Thanks.
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* From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition, 2000 (in part.)
Ad hominem / ad hom·i·nem
Adjective: Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason: Debaters should avoid ad hominem arguments that question their opponents' motives.
The phrase now chiefly describes an argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case: Ad hominem attacks on one's opponent are a tried-and-true strategy for people who have a case that is weak... The expression now also has a looser use in referring to any personal attack, whether or not it is part of an argument, as in It isn't in the best interests of the nation for the press to attack him in this personal, ad hominem way... Ad hominem has also recently acquired a use as a noun denoting personal attacks, as in “Notwithstanding all the ad hominem, Gingrich insists that he and Panetta can work together” (Washington Post). This usage may raise some eyebrows, though it appears to be gaining ground in journalistic style.
It doesn't wash well on FlyerTalk.
This thread will remain open for now - and will either die of because it is no longer relevant, or it will be closed if members' posting of ad hominem* requires it. I would hope we are adult enough to keep on topic, disagree civilly and rationally and drop all the ad hominem, including pointed accusations.
Thanks.
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* From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition, 2000 (in part.)
Ad hominem / ad hom·i·nem
Adjective: Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason: Debaters should avoid ad hominem arguments that question their opponents' motives.
The phrase now chiefly describes an argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case: Ad hominem attacks on one's opponent are a tried-and-true strategy for people who have a case that is weak... The expression now also has a looser use in referring to any personal attack, whether or not it is part of an argument, as in It isn't in the best interests of the nation for the press to attack him in this personal, ad hominem way... Ad hominem has also recently acquired a use as a noun denoting personal attacks, as in “Notwithstanding all the ad hominem, Gingrich insists that he and Panetta can work together” (Washington Post). This usage may raise some eyebrows, though it appears to be gaining ground in journalistic style.
It doesn't wash well on FlyerTalk.
Jul 20, 2007, 9:31 am
#138
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FA's deserve food. Your position has been that, 'yeah they deserve food, but getting that food shouldn't cause any delay or issues to MY flights, regardless of what the circumstances are - they should have planned better', and the overwhelming majority of FTers on this thread has been contrary to your opinion. I know that might be a bummer for you, but it is what it is.
Calling out to close the thread because you're getting widely disagreed with probably doesn't help your cause much
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Jul 20, 2007, 9:33 am
#139
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This thread will remain open for now - and will either die of because it is no longer relevant, or it will be closed if members' posting of ad hominem* requires it. I would hope we are adult enough to keep on topic, disagree civilly and rationally and drop all the ad hominem, including pointed accusations.
Thanks.
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* From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition, 2000 (in part.)
Ad hominem / ad hom·i·nem
Adjective: Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason: Debaters should avoid ad hominem arguments that question their opponents' motives.
The phrase now chiefly describes an argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case: Ad hominem attacks on one's opponent are a tried-and-true strategy for people who have a case that is weak... The expression now also has a looser use in referring to any personal attack, whether or not it is part of an argument, as in It isn't in the best interests of the nation for the press to attack him in this personal, ad hominem way... Ad hominem has also recently acquired a use as a noun denoting personal attacks, as in “Notwithstanding all the ad hominem, Gingrich insists that he and Panetta can work together” (Washington Post). This usage may raise some eyebrows, though it appears to be gaining ground in journalistic style.
It doesn't wash well on FlyerTalk.
This thread will remain open for now - and will either die of because it is no longer relevant, or it will be closed if members' posting of ad hominem* requires it. I would hope we are adult enough to keep on topic, disagree civilly and rationally and drop all the ad hominem, including pointed accusations.
Thanks.
Moderator hat off
* From The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition, 2000 (in part.)
Ad hominem / ad hom·i·nem
Adjective: Appealing to personal considerations rather than to logic or reason: Debaters should avoid ad hominem arguments that question their opponents' motives.
The phrase now chiefly describes an argument based on the failings of an adversary rather than on the merits of the case: Ad hominem attacks on one's opponent are a tried-and-true strategy for people who have a case that is weak... The expression now also has a looser use in referring to any personal attack, whether or not it is part of an argument, as in It isn't in the best interests of the nation for the press to attack him in this personal, ad hominem way... Ad hominem has also recently acquired a use as a noun denoting personal attacks, as in “Notwithstanding all the ad hominem, Gingrich insists that he and Panetta can work together” (Washington Post). This usage may raise some eyebrows, though it appears to be gaining ground in journalistic style.
It doesn't wash well on FlyerTalk.
