Bisbee censorship

Actually, I've already refered to Judge Pompa#@ as a "role player".

That probably should have been "Judge Pompadoodle". The admin is apparently getting a bit testy about what can and cannot be said here, and you certainly wouldn't want to be banned on the same day as the first victim, would you?

just me wrote:

It might be nice for some of you to realize this:

Sephiroth (セフィロス, Sefirosu?) is a fictional character and recurring villain in Square's (now Square Enix) critically acclaimed role-playing game, Final Fantasy VII.

This is in case you decide to take this pompous person seriously.

The fact that my choice of nickname is coming under attack would seem to be indicative of the desperation of my opponents at their inability to gain a foothold on my arguments.

Nevertheless, since "childishness" seems to be the watchword lately, I think a look at the google image search results would be instructive.

Here is the video game character:



Here is the inspiration for my nickname:



The Sephiroth, Sefiros, or Sefirot, depending upon where you're from, is a general term for the divine aspects. They play a central role in the metaphysical side of Jewish theology, finding explication in the Zohar, the Sefer Yetzirah and such hassidic works as Schneur Zalman's Lessons In Tanya. I used to be religious and I enjoyed going to the local Chabad house and catching the odd Tanya lesson from the Rabbi there. Understanding the Sephiroth provides context to the commandments in the Torah as well as God's interactions with mankind and his many biblical titles and appellations. I actually learned to pray in Ashkenazic Hebrew, which would transliterate the word as "Sefiros," because the Hebrew letter ת, which appears at the end of the word takes an 's' sound when a small dot known as a dagesh isn't present. I chose the 'th' spelling for a number of reasons, primarily that the dialect which pronounces ת when it's missing a dagesh as 'th' is Tiberian Hebrew (though Teimani does also), which provides the most broadly used transliteration into English (mostly because English versions of the Christian Bible, notably King James, use that transliteration and Jewish translations have generally followed suit) and also because of a halachic (Jewish legal) ruling that the only authentic (and thus halachically correct) pronunciations were Tiberian and Teimani. All the other dialects operate on a heter (an halachic exception indefinitely excusing one from following standard practice based upon the impracticality, given their situation, of attempting to conform). Because I have had this nickname elsewhere and for some span of years, I have of course encountered the video game villain, who, according to Wikipedia, takes his name from the Jewish theological term to begin with, though that they would give their male character a name that's actually a female plural noun is a little puzzling, even if he does look a bit feminine. While I'm no longer as religiously observant as I once was, I've kept the name for the lack of a desire to think up another one. You've outed me. I'm a Heeb, a Red Sea Pedestrian... </Monty Python> So, now that you know the truth behind the name, if you feel that attempting to discredit me on the basis of my religious background is a productive tactic, be my guest.

Attacked?
Inability to gain a foothold on your arguments?

Man, you are full of yourself aren't you?

And of course EVERYONE knows that Jeff isn't full of himself, he's simply full of what registers on the meter. BS.

Skeptic wrote:

Attacked?

Yes, that's what it's called when you say that someone shouldn't be listened to because of their nickname...that's an attack, a personal one, it's also a fallacy...

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Inability to gain a foothold on your arguments?

...demonstrated by your having resorted to attacking my nickname to discredit me. You even phrase it "In case anybody is taking this guy seriously," as if credibility rises and falls on the basis of a nickname to begin with. If you had anything else, you'd have used it. However, you don't, so the best you can do is point out that my nick is also the name of a video game character. It turns out you couldn't even do that properly, since you didn't take into account the fact that the word has multiple meanings, and I just happen to have chosen it for another reason.

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Man, you are full of yourself aren't you?

And so given the utter blunted impotence of your other strategies, you've resorted, again, to a personal attack. This time saying I'm egotistical, apparently because I didn't let you get away with blatant fallacies. Again, you'll have to do better than that.

I never posted you "shouldn't be listened to because of your nickname".
My posting that you are full of yourself is merely my observation from reading your posts.
You haven't been attacked "judge"
BTW, I'm well aware of the multiple meanings of "Sephiroth".

Skeptic wrote:

BTW, I'm well aware of the multiple meanings of "Sephiroth".

Well, you are NOW!

Skeptic wrote:

I never posted you "shouldn't be listened to because of your nickname".

That is what you implied when you said, "This is in case you decide to take this pompous person seriously."

In other words, "don't take seriously what this pompous person says" = "don't listen to him."

Momma's Boy posted:

That is what you implied when you said, "This is in case you decide to take this pompous person seriously."

In other words, "don't take seriously what this pompous person says" = "don't listen to him."

No Eric, it means don't take him seriously.

Skeptic wrote:

Momma's Boy posted:

That is what you implied when you said, "This is in case you decide to take this pompous person seriously."

In other words, "don't take seriously what this pompous person says" = "don't listen to him."

No Eric, it means don't take him seriously.

Let's face it: if you're making an effort to NOT take someone seriously, you may be hearing him, but you are certainly NOT listening to what he has to say.

And if you are TELLING people, "don't take him seriously," you are TELLING people, "don't listen to him."

(BTW, why do you call me a Momma's Boy? Are you jealous of my close family? did YOUR family disown you because you are an ?)

The Bisbee Avenger wrote:

Skeptic wrote:

Momma's Boy posted:

That is what you implied when you said, "This is in case you decide to take this pompous person seriously."

In other words, "don't take seriously what this pompous person says" = "don't listen to him."

No Eric, it means don't take him seriously.

Let's face it: if you're making an effort to NOT take someone seriously, you may be hearing him, but you are certainly NOT listening to what he has to say.

And if you are TELLING people, "don't take him seriously," you are TELLING people, "don't listen to him."

Hahaha.

Skeptic injects this degree of hair-splitting into the conversation and he accuses me of being full of myself?!