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0 pointstptacek8y ago0 comments

If votes were all that mattered, there'd be a lot more cat pictures on the front page, too. This is the oldest argument on the site, and it is long-settled.

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coherentpony8y ago· 2 in thread

And this, the 'lowest common denominator' counter-argument, is the oldest counter-argument to the oldest argument.

If your argument that making the oldest argument means that it holds no water, then this logic should apply to the oldest counter-argument, too.

tptacekOP8y ago

I read this a couple times and still don't follow it. Would a bunch of cites to the moderators saying what I just said help clear this up for you?

coherentpony8y ago

You needn't bother; I was being partially facetious.

Although, if you were prepared to do that you might have just done it to begin with. Or better yet, let the moderators deal with the post. The irony of myself getting involved certainly isn't lost on me.

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