During an argument on AB, would you try to intimidate your opponent and/or outright end the discussion by pointing out that your level is higher than theirs? (i.e. "I'm at level 1,020,359 and you're at 7, so I'm better than you." Or whatever.)
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Michie
ANSWERS: 15
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No, and in over a year of active participation, I've never seen anybody else do that either. Anybody who tried that would immediately be baked and flailed in the comment threads! :)
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I don't think my level 19 is very intimidating.
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I can't see that as being very intimidating. Who cares what level an idiot is at? If they are an idiot, they are an idiot. High rank just makes them a high ranking idiot.
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no, I would never do that because it's really juvenile. and, it really doesn't matter what your level is...it doesn't make anyone "better" than someone else.
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Never. At the first sniffing of an argument i'm off to get lost elsewhere in the AB World. Learnt vital lessons earlier on.
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Good lord no! I don't usually GET into arguments on AB, but on the couple of occasions I did, I followed the "social rules" for courteous argument. Ultimately we could not agree, so I suggested "agreeing to disagree" and having no hard feelings. My "opponent" thought that was fine.
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lol...lol I only a sage ..what would I know :):)
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Levels don't matter. I once got accused of this, and I was just stating that I am good at defending myself... and the other person should learn to back down. Levels schmevels.
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I do not think it is the levels that matter. Just end the argument.Unsubscribe and let it go.
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Do you know what having a high level means? It means that the people who have them have spent a lot of time on the site. It has nothing whatever to do with their ability - it's more a measure of quantity than quality.
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So the greatest mind in the world turns up, and dispenses wisdom in her first answer. But because she has a score of nil, it is not worth reading? Get your mind straight: score largely represents time spent.
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NO WAY. There are alot of people who are smarter than me that have fewer points
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That's a pretty lame argument, really.
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No. I've never seen that happen with the levels. What I have seen, though, is people using the fact that they've been around 2 years vs. others having been around a few months. (Like the newer person couldn't *possibly* have a valid opinion or observation.) That's also really juvenile.
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No !! I do not participate in "Pissing Contests" and try to stay clear of rude confrontational idiots whatever level they may be. It's best to simply ignore them all together! "Never wrestle with a pig—you get dirty and the pig likes it”
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