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Exactly, there's obviously going to be new people to the sport and they have as much right to discuss mma as those who've been watching or fighting for years. Sure they aren't going to be as informed about mma as the one's who've been discussing it for years, but that's no reason to say "you don't know what your talking about" and trash them for not getting it right. Don't try and make them look stupid and act tough in front of everyone, try and help them learn more.

A perfect example of it was on the last page where the guy made a mistake between Light Heavyweight and Lightweight and you responded with "get real dude there's no way he could make Light Heavyweight" for whatever reason you did it I don't know I think it was to try and make you look cool and make him look like even more of a fool. Obiviously he couldn't, I mean an idiot could've surmised that he meant lightweight but rather than just correct him you tried to make it out as if he had no clue what he was talking about. I saw something a couple of years ago when I was posting full time and the person mixed up light and light heavy, I didn't treat him like a moron and just made a joke about confusion.

It's a more common than you'd expect, I've seen it done a few times between the 2 where the person meant lightweight instead of light heavyweight or vice versa. I guess the mind just kind of slips somewhere between the start of light and the end of weight. I'm sure you knew what he meant and knew it was just a typo. It doesn't mean he doesn't have a basic understanding of weight classes and thinks Aldo's going to jump 4 weight classes. Don't treat him like an idiot and post things like get real and "lightheavyweight = 205" I mean no crap, the problem was he doesn't really understanding the concept of cutting and shifting weight classes, not that he's unknowledgable about weight classes.

But that's enough of this, you all seem mature enough about this and understand that sometimes how you word things come off as dickish even though you probably didn't mean it.

so you mock and laugh, openly, at people you're conversing with in public?

do i need to point out what's wrong there? serious etiquette issues. you're disrespecting people you're talking to, rather you're intending to or not, and that is up to you to recognize. as others and myself have said, if he was completely incorrect, simply inform him. don't HAH!

honestly, it's not that hard to understand. you're using attacking argument conversation devices for someone who is just ill informed. and i don't believe that's 'how you are', because you're not speaking in that manner now. i'm not trying to keep this going, but don't shy away from the point. it is still relevant.

not too sure what you're implying...but i don't really care how you are in your outside life. just attempt civility, i'm not asking much.

*edit: and the reason this is 'going around' is because in your 3:12 am post you claim that this behavior we've pointed out is 'how you are'...basically insinuating that it will continue. that would make this whole conversation null and void which would just be aggravating. i'm sure you get the point by now though, so if you are, i'm done too.

James can be a handful at times, but he's not some ball busting monster. If you call him out on being a dick, he'll almost always acknowledge it, shrug it off, and carry on.

People around here want to be way too nice over things that shouldn't be taken to heart in the first place. Far more childish things take place on other parts of the board anyhow. The way I see it is this. If the MMA section was dominated by uneducated fans, the core group here would be told to leave if they didn't like it. Well it's the other way around in this case. However, the only people that should leave are those who aren't ready for a bit of debate if they post something with authority.

I think we have a good balance of friendliness and tough criticism here. None of us are flexing e-muscles, or acting like neanderthals over disagreements. Nor are we cursing people out, or hitting the "report to mod" button when we disagree with someone. If you dislike the way people are over here, feel free to only browse. But if you can be mature, not get butt hurt over any little thing, and back up your claims in some way? By all means join the party.

it clearly was a typo. i clearly said "laugh at me for this", it wasn't meant to be taken serious. it's a dream fight for me, i know it's not gonna happen. lol.


time to get off your high horse, dude. i get it, you're knowledgeable.