Question: Am I right to be annoyed?

[crispini]

So I spent probably 2 hours online today digging out a bunch of interesting links on Patrick Fitzgerald and posting them, and I came up with the interesting tidbit that the guy who appointed him submitted his resignation in the spring, effective this fall. So somebody else took that tidbit, started their own thread, posted that they were doing so in the original thread, but didn't give me a lick of credit for finding it in the new thread. You know, whenever I post something that I find here, I *always* make a point of giving credit, and I'm a little cheesed that this person did not. Am I right in thinking that this is poor form? Should I say something to them?

[Catchawave]

1. Hi sweetiecrispini...I'm annoyed too today....

No reply from the little buggar...but was Keefie called a facist here?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x1633982

Sidebar: You know me, I drop KO'isms on all the threads.

<snort> I hate being ignored too, eX-pecially when I have slam dunk points to make.

As far as form, I cover most of the "animal rights terrorists" threads and ask for a source. Usually nothing, nada, Zzzzz.... in response. Bugs the hell out of me too.

[crispini]

2. I see you got your response!

And I got given some cred in the body of the thread, so I'm happier now. I know, it's small stuff in the long run but that stuff does irritate you, doesn't it? :hi:

[Catchawave]

3. That was a response?

LOL...must have missed his/her point. I don't do well with one-two word responses, I'm sure you noticed !

[crispini]

4. Well, you got it straightened out in the end anyway.

So it's all good. :7

[Berry Cool]

5. Yeah. And I think someone misunderstood Keith

because they didn't get that what he's generally against is ANYONE bandying about the term "Nazi" as a generic term to describe anyone whose behavior they find repugnant or whose politics they don't agree with. And he's right. People DO use it too much, on all sides of the political fence (except, of course, for those sick enough to ADMIRE the Nazis). The world in general needs an equivalent of Godwin's Law--compare someone to Hitler and the argument automatically shuts down.

No, people are not saying that "anything you do is OK so long as you don't murder 6 million people." What they ARE saying is that the term "Nazi" describes a particularly insidious brand of evil that should be remembered for its particularness and should not be used lightly to describe every Tom, Dick and Harry whose politics we don't like or whose behavior we find morally abhorrent. On that, I'm with him 100 percent.

[RevCheesehead]

6. Jon Steward did a nice bit on the over-use of "Hitler." n/t

[RevCheesehead]

7. Let me get this straight....you were "cheesed?"

And you think this is a bad thing? :evilgrin:

[crispini]

8. LOL, Rev.

Sorry, I forgot. Of course, getting "cheesed" is always a GOOD thing! :P

[Berry Cool]

9. Well, the Rev is hoping

that at least Keith thinks so. :evilgrin:

[RevCheesehead]

10. Well, he does keep showing the Big Cheese Roll tape.

Which, as we all know, is his personal shout-out to me! :9