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Von Bontee said
Paulsbass, there is NOTHING to talk over regarding this!

Just because a song is popular does NOT make it great!

Period!

!

I agree with this to a certain extent…as in what is the most played song in any given week doesn't mean it is great. HOWEVER, if a song remains very popular for a very long time, I'd say there is a good chance it's a great song. Why else would it remain so popular? Popularity over a long period of time means people like it, regardless of age. There are great songs that aren't popular, but a lot of the most popular songs on that list…well, they're just great songs!

Von Bontee said
Paulsbass, I re-read the entire thread, and I've seen you take offense when people challenge your opinion or question your facts.

If they do so in a nasty way, I take offense at THAT, not at the challenge.

If someone is sooooooooo sure that what I said was soooooooo "obviously wrong" I admit taking a certain pleasure in showing how he was wrong himself.

This may sound "smug" sometimes, and maybe it is, but I'm only reacting here.

Edit: I'Ve re-read the whole thread myself now, and there is NOTHING I can see where I did something wrong.

I DID see how you and a certain other poster kept misunderstanding me vehemently.

If they apologize, you offer a "thank you", then follow it up with something like "There, you see why you were wrong about that. And you're also wrong about this other thing…" That is what I'm seeing.

This is a quite spectacular misinterpretation and mixing up of the facts. I won't go into detail here. I can only repeat: I was only reacting.

You see a picture of me that I am not. You don't know me. And I don't know you, so I couldn't care less about your thoughts about me.

I was trying to be polite and respectful, as well towards George AND Paul and to every user, especially to you!

When some (*cough* certain) people try to put me into a position of a Paul-over-everything fanboy who doesn't accept a single bad word about him – they couldn't be more wrong, and they embarrass themselves.

If you re-read the whole thread you must have read the part where I even made fun of Paul's bending.

Or the three times when I acknowledged George's greatness.

What I don't like and don't accept is being called out by some teenagers who claim all the world's wisdom for themselves.

That's a common mistake in this age-group, and I know excactly how it felt to discover the Beatles and feeling the urge to tell everybody everything about them, as if they didn't know a thing.

Well, I'm 20 years older now, and while I kind of understand their behaviour I don't feel the need to take bs by anyone.

I like calling out the bullshitters myself, and that's what I do. Guilty of even enjoying it a little bit.

But I certainly will get along nicely with everyone who's interested in polite conversation.

I'm (mostly) only reacting.

Btw, about your "rudeness": When I say "Let's talk this over another time" and you answer with "THERE'S NOTHING TO TALK ABOUT!" I consider that quite rude. If you don't there's another thing we disagree about.

I assumed you meant "Off Topic", but I've seen people type OT when they meant "Over (the) Top" before. Just felt the need to clarify.

Sorry, I have NEVER seen people type that, so I didn't know there was any other meaning for OT, which I see all the time.

mr. Sun king coming together said
I am done. Please stop posting, everyone. There's no point left. We are talking about things we shouldn't be, like how rude or unrude someone was, or proper use of Internet slang. My opinions have been stated. I am merely repeating myself for no apparent reason. I can't, in good conscience, let my posts become as personal as they will become if this doesn't end. Paulsbass – I respect your knowledge of the Beatles, and I have learned to value your opinions. We might not always agree, but I propose keeping our disagreements… civil at the very least. I do value your posts, and am still shocked by your dedication in finding those McCartney guitar songs (a few I never knew he played, honestly). However, an dispute is, at it's heart, an argument between two people. I may have been (in fact, I was) too eager to dismiss this thread as worthy of actual debate, and my use of minimal was incorrect. This does go both ways – you aren't blameless. We both need to admit that not everything is meant to be provocative. I don't like getting into forum fights with you – and hope the same is true of you. So, I ask in the name of my sanity, that we please refrain from these forum fights. Please?

Also, you're a Jon Stewart fan? Awesome!! I never expected you to be the one who got that joke, honestly.

Dude, maybe you skipped these postings, but I already asked you several times on several threads to keep a civil tongue, telling you that I was not interested in a fight but wanting to get along with you since I respect you as a Beatles fan, remember?

I appreciate the emergency stop you pulled here, and the appreciation of myself, and of course the same goes the other way.

Let there be peace.