On 10/17/06, Alphax (Wikipedia email) alphasigmax@gmail.com wrote:
... and images can be faked. J. Random Website is not a Reliable Source.
I believe the file fits with all know descriptions. We accept a lot of images from J. Random person that could be faked.
If that's an admission of rules lawyering, you're headed for bannination.
I've admited that back when I used to inforce the 3RR I delt with rule lawyers but being better at it. Yes I can rule lawyer if I want to. Often it is a far more effective tactic than simply yelling "IAR IAR". Rule lawyering is just a tool. It can be used for good or ill.
Why do you insist that rule lawyering is "wrong" or "taboo"? It is a way of dealing with people and nothing more. For that matter presentation is a way of dealing with people and nothing more. If you deny yourself a useful tool simply because it reminds you uncomfortably of some of it's users, you have uselessly and pointlessly crippled yourself.
* Chairman Sheng-ji Yang, "Looking Process in the Eye"
(I deny that I have spent too much time playing Alpha Centauri)