(Though I saw through it by assumption, the humor did not go unappreciated as my response may have lead you to believe
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well played.)
I know that it is not yours, or anyone's,
job to explain why, but if you do explain why, then it becomes so apparent and obviously clear that there is not even a chance of misunderstanding that it is something of a matter concerning our anatomy and physics, not how you build the weapon- WHY IT IS ILLEGAL. If you simply say no without reason, then they will assume it's due to how they presented their idea, and try another method. If you instead say "No, it's impossible; it's due to how you use the weapon and it applies much greater force and has an increased safety risk- so don't even try" then it should end immediately.
I suppose it was stupid of me to go ahead and throw out another idea of construction for him- but in part, that was because (once again ...) that I didn't know the reasons WHY.
Also, if you're taking the time to:
Go to the website,
Check the Foamsmithing section,
Enter a topic that you immediately recognize as a problem,
Then go on to write a paragraph-length response ...
You easily could have taken the extra 30 seconds to copy and paste a link into your post.
I have done a lot of reading here and I know that when you take a stance on something that you believe, you continue to defend it because it is your own opinion (and most of the time I agree with you, or at least understand where you're coming from) and I truly respect that. But I don't respect the immediate, senseless aggression and abrasive attitude that you show everyone- especially to new-comers. I'm sure I'm not the only one that when I first visited this site a few years ago, I was almost scared to ask questions because of the near overwhelming sense of hostility whenever someone said something incorrect. I agree with all the typical "KISS" and "If it isn't broken..." reasons; but for all the talk I see about how creativity is encouraged and supported, people have a funny way of showing it. It is well-stated in the quote I included in my last post:
Thurat wrote:If we just go around yelling at people because they want to try something they are not aware is dangerous and incapable of passing by current rules what kind of impression is that going to convey to the new smith and any others who read that thread? To me, that tells them that they shouldn't ask questions, because they are probably wrong. That is why I defended OP. Not because I agree with his idea (I don't), but because anyone who is going to have their idea, original or not, stomped on deserves a better explanation that "Because we say so."
And because I can easily **** assume that this **** argument isn't going to go the **** anywhere past another **** response full of **** expletives aimed right the **** at me, cause I'm so **** stupid, I'm going to stop the **** right here. Is that even legible?
*Came back to edit this afterthought in: Blitz even took the time to PM ME an explanation, and even after a somewhat (regrettably) irritated response by me, he was still incredibly courteous and understanding.
Former fighter of The Lowlands- House of Gorewood.