mikiel wrote:Dave Toast wrote:protilius wrote:So if poetry is all you see, then I suppose I should thank you for considering me elegant enough with words to actually "be" a poet.
Poetry, at least in the sense discussed here, is rather the polar opposite of linguistic elegance.
Protilius,
Just FYI as a newbie here, the cult dogma, propagated by the Founding Three and accepted as Gospel by all followers, is that poetry (actually aesthetics in general) is considered sissy stuff, unworthy of the superior rationality of the masculine perspective.
So what would you call an individual unwilling to consider a valid point being he doesn't like the language its spoken in? Newb or not... I can't help but feel that a few members here are a bit on the shallow side even if polite.
I came to these forums to discuss observations... not be to be blasted with bias opinions and then be told I'm an idiot in so few words.
Your quote totally comes off like you are a member of a cult without explaining who or what "The founding three" are, much less the "followers." Such words reek of unfounded elitism.
Starting to get some creepy vibes here. Although I'm sure what you refer to must be common knowledge to all of "the followers" I may encounter in these forums.
I do have to say, I've only been posting here for several days and I've had "way" to many negative encounters with would be "enlightened individuals." I doubt the credibility I've been seeing here... Enlightenment and judgmental perspectives weren't exactly two concepts I ever saw walking hand and hand.
Genius comes in many forms... If people choose to only accept they're own language as reasonable thought, then I have to say arrogance and ignorance is consistent theme here, and to be honest, I'm not interested in joining that club.
I doubt I'll be returning to this forum... It has been a waist of my time thus far and will likely continue to be.
Enjoy your non-poetic debates, have fun scalding people and patting one another on the back for having an elitist perspective...