Sloonei wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 3:32 pm
@Zenge You are misreading my energy and intentions. As I have repeatedly said, I am not looking to engage with you on your read or disagreement with falcon. I am not telling you to drop it either. I simply wanted to tell you that the things you are objecting to in falcon's play are not out of character for him. You and he may continue to feel each other out if you think it is necessary. It might be. It might also cause more harm than good if you both get locked in a tunnel.
But, for me, I have already seen about as much as I need from this particular exchange from each of you. I have seen that falcon is playing with his typical energy, which is a slight mark in his favor (simply because playing
without that energy would be a concern). I have also gotten a preliminary glimpse into the kind of player that you are. My kneejerk reaction is that you are somebody who will deliberately explore an individual case or hunch with great vigor when you believe you are onto something. I think the inevitable outcome of you and falcon bumping into each other is exactly what we have seen here. Thus, I will be more interested in seeing how each of you reacts and responds to other things later in the game.
A bit about me: I tend to be a very patient and reserved player early in games. I like to let the game breathe a bit while I poke and prod my way around. That is what I have been doing here. I have avoided getting into "the merits of your case" against Falcon because that is not what is of interest to me at this moment.
Now, as for you using false quotations to put words in my mouth, I was speaking very literally there. Observe:
Zenge wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 2:09 pm
Instead you dismissed my wolf read by saying “you know Falcon better”
These are not words that I said. It would not be inaccurate to say that my intention was to provide insight into falcon's character. But I did not say it in the way you are you suggesting.
Zenge wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 2:09 pm
followed that up with “let’s talk about something else…”
This is also not something that I said. I have explained why I think this is a misreading of my intentions.
Zenge wrote: ↑Wed Apr 19, 2023 2:25 pm
or are you going to “disengage from this nonsense”?
This is the worst offense. I never used the words "disengage" or "nonsense", or even remotely implied either of them.
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I was summarizing your words, and how you were approaching the situation and the thread. It’s true, I didn’t say the words you said exactly as you said them. These were my interpretations.
It’s certainly possible I misinterpreted your tone and intent.
The first one for example, which was the very first time you’d waded into the discussion your exact words were “ I'd say it looks more like a falcon. This is what he does.”.
You didn’t address the merits of what was actually being discussed between Falcon and I. Out of everything that had been discussed, you simply said I'd say it looks more like a falcon. “This is what he does.”
Now I interpreted that as you dismissing everything I said by simply saying “I know Falcon better”.
How is that not a fair interpretation of your words? You refused to engage with the specifics on their merits, and you continue to do so as of this post. Instead of talking about what was being discussed you said “this is just what he does”.
You obviously have to know him better to be able to say, “this is just what he does”. And by not addressing the merits of the discussion directly, and by saying “ I'd say it looks more like a falcon. This is what he does.” you did in fact dismiss the merits of my argument, did you not?
Ergo, I don’t think it’s unreasonable or unfair to summarize your “I'd say it looks more like a falcon. This is what he does.” As dismissing my argument entirely on the simple reason that you know Falcon better.
I could continue with each of these, and discuss why my interpretations of your statements are fair, but I think I’ve made my point.
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