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It was bound to happen.It's an election year and the political stakes are high. Tempers are short. Feelings are fragile. Panties are bunched.Nowhere is this more apparent than on the pages of Newsvine.
You read that right...
Once upon a time there was a news-community called Newsvine and all the hordes of its citizens were well mannered, respectable, and highly talented individuals who all came together in a sense of camaraderie and unbridled love for one another! There were seldom times of strife o …
Gates and Jobs get set for historic tete-a-tete - MarketWatchFor more than two decades, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs and Microsoft Corp. Chairman Bill Gates have sparred over the issues that were crucial to the development of the technology industry.
How many times have you laid awake at night, thinking to yourself, "I bet I would do great in the AoD. I'd have bloodthirsty throngs cheering my every verbal jab and cerebral parry. I'm just too nice a person. I've got no beefs with anyone.
It's that time again. Time to separate the men from the boys - with a crowbar, if necessary. Leave behind any childish notions of mercy or compassion.
Oh happy day! Yet another duo of quarrelers has volunteered to sacrifice their dignity, pride, yea their very blood for our amusement. This time it's Shawn Gordon vs. wolfger. Shawn's been itchin' to try his hand in the Arena for some time now...
This will probably be the last Arena of Death article in my column. I plan to start an account for AoD only. I was going to wait for group functionality to be developed but AoD has been taking a lot of my time and column space.
(Disclaimer: Arena of Death is not representative of Newsvine in general. Newsvine is an intelligent, polite forum where we try to "get smarter" and respect each others views and opinions, no matter how much we disagree.
What Hath Got Rot??? Drop whatever you're doing, don your togas or post-apacolyptic Road Warrior gear and abandon all pretense of civilization - the very first Arena of Death match is upon us! This match will take place on Monday June 19 from 8AM to Noon PST.
So it's a Deathmatch ye be wantin'....yer uptown girls and fancy liquor ain't good enough fer ye no more...If you haven't yet, I suggest you read THE ARENA OF DEATH before reading this article.FORMAT: AoD matches will proceed in the following manner - A brief introduction present …
While reading a current thread, which I watched slowly and inevitably dissolve into pointless and vindictive bickering between two commenters, I was reminded of the many times this has happened to my threads, as I'm sure it has happened to most of you.
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