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Sparky2
07-13-2007, 06:12 AM
Idaho Senator to Visit Troops in Iraq

AP - 13 July 2007 - The press secretary for Idaho Senator Skip Fulcrum announced today that the 3rd-term Senator will be flying to Iraq this week to visit the troops, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the infrastructure improvements implemented there by the US Army Corps of Engineers. Senator Fulcrum is the chairman of the Senate Committee on External Affairs. The press secretary denies that the visit to Iraq is designed to deflect attention away from the recent scandal involving the Senator, his under-aged page, a failed Savings & Loan, and a missing intern.

1st Poster: Typical behavior for a politico from his party. Morally-bankrupt blowhard flies to the front lines to have himself photographed shaking hands and kissing babies, and meanwhile back there in Idaho, his constituents have to deal with double-digit unemployment and e-coli infested potato crops.

2nd Poster: Where’s your proof of such allegations? Senator Skip Fulcrum is a real patriot, and I admire his dedication to the troops.

3rd Poster: Here’s what I found by Googling his name:
http://www.warisevil.com/Fulcrum/sexscandal/liveshavedgoat
Ha! Looks like he not only enjoys young pages and interns, but he also likes the goats.

2nd Poster: That was a Photoshopped hack-job, taken from a biased and partisan website!
What kind of bullshit evidence is that?

4th Poster: you’d better mind yer p’s and q’s
the wind blows hardest that which blows the least
yer Shakespeare jest might get caught danglin’
and allegations and allegories aside
where theres smoke theres usually somebody bein’ fired

All: WTF???

5th Poster: Skip Fulcrum is a scum-sucking toady to the corporate cabal of oil-rich gun-toters, and he should get his fucking head blown off by an I.E.D. while he’s over there.

3rd Poster: Fuck you, jackass. I just came on your dead mother’s face. I’m having trouble getting a reach-around though, ‘cause her fingers are kinda stiff.
:upyours:

5th Poster: Nice talk, pip-squeak. Did the Catholic Priest who buggered you as a child teach you that kind of language?

1st Poster: Liars. LIARS!! Steel can’t melt, and buildings can’t fall straight down at the speed of gravity!! You’re all LIARS!!!

6th Poster: This is exactly what I’d expect from you, 3rd Poster. Personal attacks and a refusal to debate the issues.

2nd Poster: Ah, go somewhere and grow-up, Massachusetts-boy. You’re still wet behind the ears.

6th Poster: Oh, so it’s ‘pile on 6th Poster day’ again. How typical. It’s because I’m a transsexual, isn’t it?

5th Poster: Nobody brought up your sexuality, you jerk. You did. And anyway, go fuck yourself!!

6th Poster: No, fuck YOU!! You and everyone else here too!!
:stfu

1st Poster: Fuck all of you too!!

2nd and 3rd Poster: NO, I said fuck you first!!

Warrior1972: I’m a Mensa candidait, i am now a corporatte CEO, and I never ever putt my children in harms way. oh and fuck all of you too!!
:stfu

All: AAaaaggghhh!!!

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Seriously folks. Why does nearly every thread have to go this way?
Can somebody explain the recent rash of ill-tempered and mean-spirited postings and personal attacks?

What the hell is going on around here anymore?

:confused:

Evakian
07-13-2007, 10:27 AM
Yay, I linked to goat porn without getting banned.

DarkFantasy96
07-13-2007, 11:31 AM
LOL... that was quite possibly the funniest thing I've ever read. I like the imitation of Foolsworth.

BorgHunter
07-13-2007, 02:52 PM
I wasn't lampooned! :( (Probably because I don't do the personal attacks.)

Ride4Life
07-13-2007, 05:07 PM
Thanks Sparky. I dont think I've ever had this much trouble lighting a cigarette before

Slevin57
07-13-2007, 05:12 PM
I think the problem is when you have more posts like this, you are either going to look up the facts and present a logical argument in which you usually don't have to throw insults and make political stabs or your just going to make shit up and go with it.

People don't realize there is a vast difference in an argument presented by facts and an argument presented by naive logic. Just because you are smart enough to draw relationships on what should happen in a given situation that doesn't make it the truth.

For instance I thought for a long time that companies were required in the US to provide breaks and or a lunch break. It's common sense and most every employer offers it.

So, when I actually went and looked it up I found that there were absolutely no Federal guidelines for it in the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other law.

Ride4Life
07-13-2007, 05:22 PM
I think the problem is when you have more posts like this, you are either going to look up the facts and present a logical argument in which you usually don't have to throw insults and make political stabs or your just going to make shit up and go with it.

People don't realize there is a vast difference in an argument presented by facts and an argument presented by naive logic. Just because you are smart enough to draw relationships on what should happen in a given situation that doesn't make it the truth.

For instance I thought for a long time that companies were required in the US to provide breaks and or a lunch break. It's common sense and most every employer offers it.

So, when I actually went and looked it up I found that there were absolutely no Federal guidelines for it in the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other law. Not to turn the tide on this thread, but the same goes for vacations, sick days, and holidays

~Sal~
07-13-2007, 10:01 PM
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Seriously folks. Why does nearly every thread have to go this way?
Can somebody explain the recent rash of ill-tempered and mean-spirited postings and personal attacks?

What the hell is going on around here anymore?

:confused:

Weeeeeeeeell, part of the reason is because we are quite "family" like in here. We have quite a bit of knowledge about each other, things that have been shared privately or publicly. We watch each other and draw conclusions be they accurate or inaccurate. We have feelings for each other that run the gamut from love and respect, to loathing and indifference and every combination of and emotion in between.

Combine that with the fact that the average IQ here would be above that of the "norm", along with some boredom, feelings of superiority, feelings of inferiority, (be it accurate or inaccurate) sprinkle in some function and disfunction...

AND voila.... a microcosm of the macrocosm...

OR it could just be PMS :D

Sparky2
07-14-2007, 06:58 AM
Brilliant analysis, Sal.
As usual, you are the wisest among us.
My hat is off to you.


(Wait, I don't have a hat to take off. Just this skimpy white towel. Would that be considered a tribute and a compliment, or would it be percieved as being rude and overly-forward?)

:eek: :(
http://bp0.blogger.com/_zbOIhEbB3TY/RpbId8mJrlI/AAAAAAAAAxw/MXzOigwg5oA/s320/09.jpg

~Sal~
07-14-2007, 08:56 AM
Brilliant analysis, Sal.
As usual, you are the wisest among us.
My hat is off to you.


(Wait, I don't have a hat to take off. Just this skimpy white towel. Would that be considered a tribute and a compliment, or would it be percieved as being rude and overly-forward?)

:eek: :(
http://bp0.blogger.com/_zbOIhEbB3TY/RpbId8mJrlI/AAAAAAAAAxw/MXzOigwg5oA/s320/09.jpg
DROP THAT TOWEL NOW BOY!!! Look at that six pack....look at those muscles, look at that....... never mind.... haaaaaa, wonderful eye candy for a weekend morn..... thanks for the fantasy.... ;)

Vilepagan
07-14-2007, 10:09 AM
Brilliant analysis, Sal.

Agreed. :flowers:


http://bp0.blogger.com/_zbOIhEbB3TY/RpbId8mJrlI/AAAAAAAAAxw/MXzOigwg5oA/s320/09.jpg

Gee...I seem to have quoted the image as well...I wonder how that happened. ;)

Overdose
07-15-2007, 06:52 AM
My advice is to put anyone on ignore who always makes personal attacks towards you. Everything they say is usually wrong anyway and often times causes flame wars. Best to just ignore them. :)

~Sal~
07-15-2007, 08:52 AM
My advice is to put anyone on ignore who always makes personal attacks towards you. Everything they say is usually wrong anyway and often times causes flame wars. Best to just ignore them. :)

Nah, I think doing that means surrendering power. No one has that much power over me that I need to put them on ignore. That is like putting blinders on and limiting your vision. They can blindside you.

Why allow someone else's mouth to limit your vision?

sedan
07-15-2007, 11:44 AM
Nah, I think doing that means surrendering power. No one has that much power over me that I need to put them on ignore. That is like putting blinders on and limiting your vision. They can blindside you.

Why allow someone else's mouth to limit your vision?It's hard sometimes but I also don't ignore anyone.

That's too much like giving in. :)

DarkFantasy96
07-15-2007, 11:54 AM
I don't ignore anyone either. I always give everyone the benefit of the doubt that they shall eventually say something worth reading, and I wouldn't want to miss any opportunity to learn. :)

~Sal~
07-15-2007, 02:36 PM
It's hard sometimes but I also don't ignore anyone.

That's too much like giving in. :)
Well I am glad you finally took me off ignore. :D

~Sal~
07-15-2007, 02:36 PM
I wouldn't want to miss any opportunity to learn. :) exactly

Imp
07-15-2007, 03:37 PM
My advice is to put anyone on ignore who always makes personal attacks towards you. Everything they say is usually wrong anyway and often times causes flame wars. Best to just ignore them. :)
O, ya mean personal attacks like when you call people 'slut'.

Nah, I think doing that means surrendering power. No one has that much power over me that I need to put them on ignore.
Sal's right.

Looks like Nap, Little e and I soooo own your photochopped ass. hahaha


*Drools @ Sparky*

MichelleG.
07-17-2007, 03:03 PM
difference of opinions is always going raise peoples hackles. It's up to each individual how they deal with it.

Overdose
07-20-2007, 05:18 AM
difference of opinions is always going raise peoples hackles. It's up to each individual how they deal with it.
Yeah, but can't you deal with it by putting them on ignore? Because sometimes I feel things just cross the line and you have to put certain people you don't get along with on ignore.

Honestly, there are a few people on this forum that will never, ever, engage in a civil debate with me again. We have too much history of personal attacks. And this baggage clowds everything we say to each other. And I, too, don't plan on being nice to them again because of this history. So instead of setting myself up to be a jerk, I just block these people out of my life so I don't have to be provoked once again.

These people have nothing positive to offer me, and once a person gets to that point, it is just best to ignore them, realize they are wrong (;)) and then move on with your life. :)

Frogger
07-20-2007, 09:49 AM
There is a difference between putting people on ignore and ignoring people. If you put them on ignore you have no idea what they are posting. If you simply ignore them you can read what they post and simply not respond to it.

Putting people on ignore is like poking out one eye. It doesn't bother the other person and all you wind up with is one less eye.

DarkFantasy96
07-20-2007, 01:43 PM
Good point, Frogger.

MrsKimi
07-20-2007, 03:17 PM
Good point, Frogger.

Agreed....besides, I don't want to miss anything!!:smile2:

Overdose
07-20-2007, 06:07 PM
There is a difference between putting people on ignore and ignoring people. If you put them on ignore you have no idea what they are posting. If you simply ignore them you can read what they post and simply not respond to it.
Of course there is a difference.

However, I have no desire to see what they are saying because of what they have said to me in the past. It is sad that I have to do this, but sometimes it is just what you have to do. :)

Putting people on ignore is like poking out one eye. It doesn't bother the other person and all you wind up with is one less eye.
It isn't supposed to bother the other person.

And if my eye is saved from seeing their hurtful and rude posts, so-be-it.

DarkFantasy96
07-20-2007, 06:46 PM
If it isn't supposed to bother the other person, then what possible purpose could it serve to have your ignore list in your signature?

Napsterbater
07-20-2007, 07:38 PM
I myself put OD on ignore, but only after I got very tired of his blithely ignorant and arrogant posts. Every once in awhile, I click to read one of his posts, and immediately regret it.

Overdose
07-20-2007, 07:46 PM
If it isn't supposed to bother the other person, then what possible purpose could it serve to have your ignore list in your signature?
Uhhhhh, so they don't take the time to respond to me because I won't be seeing their posts?????

No point in clogging up the forum with posts that won't do anything.

Jester
07-20-2007, 11:34 PM
It's really easy to just skip over posts you don't want to read. I do it to Foolsworth's posts all the time.

Overdose
07-21-2007, 12:33 AM
It's really easy to just skip over posts you don't want to read. I do it to Foolsworth's posts all the time.
LOL. Why do people care so much about me having people on ignore?

Jeeeesh. You aren't gonna change my mind. :)

Frogger
07-21-2007, 04:22 AM
Overdose,

Your actions don't support your contention that you putting people on ignore isn't supposed to bother them. If you didn't want to bother them you would simply place them on ignore without announcing it to both them and the rest of the posters. You most definetly do want to annoy them. You want to rub the fact that you have them on ignore in their faces and you want to announce to the rest of the posters that you have them on ignore as a way of further rubbing it in their faces.

Just my opinion but I find this behavior rather childlish. It makes you look small and foolish, not them.

Overdose
07-21-2007, 04:33 AM
Your actions don't support your contention that you putting people on ignore isn't supposed to bother them.
They don't like me, so why would they care or be bothered by it??? :@@:

If you didn't want to bother them you would simply place them on ignore without announcing it to both them and the rest of the posters. You most definetly do want to annoy them. You want to rub the fact that you have them on ignore in their faces and you want to announce to the rest of the posters that you have them on ignore as a way of further rubbing it in their faces.
I don't do it to "annoy" or "bother" them. I do it to make a point.

To show that they have crossed the line with their remarks and that I'm not going to put up with it anymore. I don't expect this to "bother" or "annoy" them. I really don't expect it to make them feel anything. They already don't like me, so why would they care if someone they didn't liked put them on ignore?

Sometimes, even if you don't get anything out of it, you do things out of principal, even if it gets no reaction.

Just my opinion but I find this behavior rather childlish. It makes you look small and foolish, not them.
Weren't you just saying how you and Smartmouthwoman were children at heart? You should relate. :)

Frogger
07-21-2007, 04:53 AM
There are people here whom I don't particularly like but placing them on ignore would not hurt them all that much and would make the forum that much smaller for me. Even those whom I can't stand as posters occassionally post something I find worth reading.

It is sort of like going to those 'diamond' mines in upstate New York. You sometimes have to sift through a lot of dross to find your 'diamond' but if you don't do the sifting you will never find it.

Overdose
07-21-2007, 05:21 AM
There are people here whom I don't particularly like but placing them on ignore would not hurt them all that much and would make the forum that much smaller for me. Even those whom I can't stand as posters occassionally post something I find worth reading.
Thats your prerogative, not mine. :)

It is sort of like going to those 'diamond' mines in upstate New York. You sometimes have to sift through a lot of dross to find your 'diamond' but if you don't do the sifting you will never find it.
The diamond is worthless if you loose 50 in the process.

Look at it this way.

In my opinion (and judging by their history), they usually have 50 bad posts and then maybe after those 50 they'll have a good one.

It isn't worth it, in my opinion, to get pissed off, angry and annoyed 50 times -- to once in a blue moon, happen to read a post that makes me "think". Basically, the 50 bad, mean, hurtful posts counteract, by a long shot, the one good post.

That's like paying someone 50 bucks a day, for them to give you 1 buck a day. In the end, it isn't worth it and puts you way behind.

Some people can handle it, I can't. So. If you find yourself feeling really negative, and you see yourself being really mean and hurtful back, somethings gotta change. And part of that is getting the bad and negative and wrong things out of your life.

Phyrex
07-21-2007, 09:06 AM
It's really easy to just skip over posts you don't want to read. I do it to Foolsworth's posts all the time.

Agreed, I don't think I've ever read an entire post by that guy after his first two.

As for the whole OD and ignore thing, I think that putting people on ignore, at least on a message board like this, is a bit stupid. Thats just me, I still want to see what people have to say, even if I don't like what they say.

Overdose
07-21-2007, 05:42 PM
even if I don't like what they say.
There is a difference between not "liking" what someone says, versus getting mad and angry over what someone posts about you. Two totally different things, in my opinion. :)

Evil Homer
07-21-2007, 10:57 PM
I myself put OD on ignore, but only after I got very tired of his blithely ignorant and arrogant posts. Every once in awhile, I click to read one of his posts, and immediately regret it.



More and more I feel that way simply by visiting the forums. le sigh.

Imp
07-22-2007, 08:18 AM
There is a difference between not "liking" what someone says, versus getting mad and angry over what someone posts about you. Two totally different things, in my opinion. :)

Truth hurt, huh?

Vilepagan
07-22-2007, 08:58 AM
Truth hurt, huh?

That would be a good example of why "things are getting this way".

Everyone's entitled to have an opinion on any subject, but it's not always necessary to express every opinion. You and others have made it very clear that you harbor a dislike for OD. We get it. I think a large part of the dissatisfaction people have been expressing about the forums lately is due to the fact that a lot of threads have devolved into people stating their dislikes about other posters. We could do with a lot less of that.

OldPhart
07-22-2007, 11:48 AM
I've got into several heated debates with some here. I value their opinions (although I may be diametrically opposed to them). If one chooses to "attack" or "defend" a person or ideology passionately, then expect to get a passionate rebuttal.

I'm surprised I didn't make OD's ignore list myself. He apparently took offense to a modified movie quote I posted to him (in jest, no less) and reported me. I do not dislike OD, He is just an easy target sometimes. :)

sedan
07-22-2007, 12:06 PM
I'm surprised I didn't make OD's ignore list myself.You made mine!

Ooops! I mean I don't know what you said but it's wrong!!

OldPhart
07-22-2007, 12:10 PM
You made mine!

Ooops! I mean I don't know what you said but it's wrong!!

Rofl!


BTW... That Imagineer is evil I say, just pure EVIL!

;)

Evil Homer
07-22-2007, 12:11 PM
Can't we just be civil to each other? The mods have been very relaxed in allowing us a lot of leeway in our posts, but it seems we, as a group, aren't mature enough to handle it. I know my smartass side gets the better of me sometimes, but at least I'm trying.

Ya know what? Never mind. Let's just ignore EVERYONE. Then we'll all be happy.

Overdose
07-22-2007, 02:07 PM
Ya know what? Never mind. Let's just ignore EVERYONE. Then we'll all be happy.
Yes, that's exactly what I'm advocating. :rolleyes:

There is a difference between disagreeing with someone politically and ignoring them for that, then there is ignoring someone who verbally assaults you on a regular basis.

Vilepagan
07-22-2007, 02:22 PM
You made mine!

Ooops! I mean I don't know what you said but it's wrong!!

Hey! Since I'm on your ignore list, I can say anything I want about you...*laughs evilly*

Imagineer
07-22-2007, 04:11 PM
Rofl!


BTW... That Imagineer is evil I say, just pure EVIL!

;)

I live backwards, so of course I'm evil.

Imagineer
07-22-2007, 04:19 PM
I have not replied seriously to why this is happening until now. I suspect it is not just happening here, but is happening IRL as well. The times remind me of the late 1960's, or more specificly 1968. The country is deeply divided about what course to follow, and feelings are quite strong. We are on the cusp of great changes in the world for good or ill, and everyone is reacting with nervousness and anxiety. Fear is an uncomfortable emotion, and is often expressed as anger to avoid feeling the fear.

MichelleG.
07-22-2007, 04:20 PM
I choose not to put people on ignore because I choose to skip over what I don't want to read.

A wise young gal named Jezebel once told me "opinions are like a$$holes....everyone has one":lolhit:

Imp
07-22-2007, 05:28 PM
That would be a good example of why "things are getting this way".

Everyone's entitled to have an opinion on any subject, but it's not always necessary to express every opinion. You and others have made it very clear that you harbor a dislike for OD. We get it. I think a large part of the dissatisfaction people have been expressing about the forums lately is due to the fact that a lot of threads have devolved into people stating their dislikes about other posters. We could do with a lot less of that.
Ah, I see. My 3 words trump OD's 9 posts here. :rolleyes:

Honest question, Vile.
He put me on ignore because I said he photochopped his pics *which he agreed too*. I don't give a shit if he did, I could care less if he put everyone but 2 people on ignore, but like the others say, what the hell is the sense of putting it in his sig?

But yeah, it's ok if he goes on and on, in this thread and others across the board stating his dislike for others, yet you feel the urge to point at me for 3 words.

You're funny. You make me laugh.

BorgHunter
07-22-2007, 06:26 PM
photochopped
Is your misspelling of "Photoshopped" intentional?

mikezila
07-22-2007, 07:51 PM
Is your misspelling of "Photoshop" intentional?
when you screw up pics that bad, they're not photoshoped, they're photochopped:thumbs:

Phyrex
07-22-2007, 08:56 PM
Aha! It's Photoshoped! I knew it lol. I was wondering what Photochopped was.

Imp
07-22-2007, 10:04 PM
Yes Borg.

Mike's spot on Phyrex

when you screw up pics that bad, they're not photoshoped, they're photochopped:thumbs:

:thumbs:

Vilepagan
07-23-2007, 06:46 AM
Ah, I see. My 3 words trump OD's 9 posts here. :rolleyes:

Your three words were a cheap shot. Read OD's posts here again, and then point out to me where he took a shot at anyone.


Honest question, Vile.
He put me on ignore because I said he photochopped his pics *which he agreed too*. I don't give a shit if he did, I could care less if he put everyone but 2 people on ignore, but like the others say, what the hell is the sense of putting it in his sig?

I see no reason to put anything in your sig that has the main purpose of antagonizing someone else. :)


But yeah, it's ok if he goes on and on, in this thread and others across the board stating his dislike for others, yet you feel the urge to point at me for 3 words.

You exaggerate. He was asked why he has certain people on ignore and he stated the reasons why. He did so without name-calling, being rude, or just sniping at people. Do I think it's a good idea to have a list of the posters he has on ignore in his sig line? No, but I don't think it's the same as your comment, or Napster's, either.


You're funny. You make me laugh.

I'm happy you're amused.

Phyrex
07-23-2007, 07:20 AM
Yes Borg.

Mike's spot on Phyrex



:thumbs:

Gottcha

Napsterbater
07-23-2007, 08:03 AM
I've been doing a lot of thinking lately about what allforums used to be when I got here as opposed to how it is now. Strangely enough, it wasn't much different, we just had a pretty set crew. Nobody observed any of the rules that people want to throw up here from time to time, "Attack the argument, not the person." It seems like it might have been milder and tamer, but it really wasn't. It was just a lot more fun to watch, because most of the posters were pretty creative and had a sense of humor. Everybody was laughing along and having a good time. If anything has changed, it would be the ratio of posters that have said creativity and sense of humor.

Allforums is not a place for debate. Yes, that's primarily what goes on here, but that's not what Allforums is all about. Allforums is a place for entertainment and connecting with people in ways you would never be able to in real life. We form connections even with the people we dislike tremendously, and that connection is valued almost as much as the connections with people we like. Few people like Freethinker much, but I think we'd all agree that there would be a definite hole in the space-time continuum if he were to leave.

I think Vile was spot on when he said that this wasn't a problem moderation could handle. I think we need to stop expecting the moderators to solve our little differences between people. To this end I suggest we 1) remove the ability of posters to report problem posts, and 2) recognize problem posters instead. The ability to report problem posts is only really useful for spam, and spam is easy enough to catch without the tool, and it's being there is an invitation for both abuse and for perpetuating the fiction that the moderators are there to solve your own personal problems.

Second, we need to start recognizing that Allforums really is not a place for everyone, and if we let everyone in here and treat everybody the same, the spirit of the boards can and has already gone downhill. Most posters do not need the moderators to validate their reason for being here, most posters do not need to have their hands held. We need to recognize those that can keep up, and those that need help. Those that need help should be kept on a short leash until they learn that constant complaining over the sniping, snideness, insults, arrogance, and other instruments of amusement does not fly. Those are the things that keep allforums vital, and those are the things that keep us coming back.

Deliberately attempting to rile someone has never been looked down upon until fairly recently. We need to return to our tried and true method of saying "Quitcherbitchin'" to people complaining about such behavior instead of taking them seriously.

Frogger
07-23-2007, 08:15 AM
Imp posts three words, three words that more than a few posters agree with and Vilepagan jumps on them and Imp as an example of what is wrong with Allforums.

I think Vile's response to Imp is a better example of what is wrong with Allforums. People tend to ignore imflammatory posts by people they like and jump on similar posts by people they don't like.

Overdose invited Imp's response by posting her name in his sig line. Rather than jumping on Imp, Vilepagan should have requested Overdose remove what was obviously a sig line that offended other posters. He has been quick enough to PM me asking me to remove something he thought might offend another poster.

~Sal~
07-23-2007, 08:16 AM
Nice post Nap. I think it is dead on.

There are a few around here that bug me but when and if they attack who the hell cares? If I can't shut my mouth and limit my own response then the problem is mine, not theirs. And come to think of it it is my problem regardless since those particular individuals bring out the worst in me. For me, they are best not responded to. That is not their fault and how I choose to respond to them is entirely up to me regardless of what they say or how they bait me.

I hate this complaining crap. The individual always sounds whiney.

I think if someone attacks you, either defend, attack back or STFU.

~Sal~
07-23-2007, 08:18 AM
Vilepagan should have requested Overdose remove what was obviously a sig line that offended other posters.

No Frogger. We need less intervention not more.

smartmouthwoman
07-23-2007, 08:52 AM
Not to change the subject, but I have a question and this seems to be a good place to ask it.

What the hell was happening around here on May 10, 2004 at 2:57 p.m. when 856 visitors showed up.

Was Sal dancing nekkid on the bar, or what?

;)
SMW

Frogger
07-23-2007, 08:52 AM
A private request to an individual is not intervention.

I posted something Vilepagan thought might be personally provocative and he privatel asked me if I would remove it. I gave him permission to do so. I could just as easily have said no, I don't want it removed. The matter was handled quietly between the two of us and had I not chosen to reveal it no one would have known that the request had been made.

Publically castigating Imp was an example of what not to do. By coming down on the side of Overdose and against Imp, Vilepagan injected himself into the situation. He publically took sides when he could have more effectively taken care of things behind the scenes. There was no reason to try to publically embarrass Imp.

~Sal~
07-23-2007, 09:07 AM
Not to change the subject, but I have a question and this seems to be a good place to ask it.

What the hell was happening around here on May 10, 2004 at 2:57 p.m. when 856 visitors showed up.

Was Sal dancing nekkid on the bar, or what?

;)
SMW

Yeah, I have great boobs for a 50 year old... oh wait, I was younger then and more nubile...

:thinks a moment: hope they weren't just here to laugh...

~Sal~
07-23-2007, 09:08 AM
A private request to an individual is not intervention.

I posted something Vilepagan thought might be personally provocative and he privatel asked me if I would remove it. I gave him permission to do so. I could just as easily have said no, I don't want it removed. The matter was handled quietly between the two of us and had I not chosen to reveal it no one would have known that the request had been made.

Publically castigating Imp was an example of what not to do. By coming down on the side of Overdose and against Imp, Vilepagan injected himself into the situation. He publically took sides when he could have more effectively taken care of things behind the scenes. There was no reason to try to publically embarrass Imp.

Okay sorry Frogger, I misunderstood the direction of your post....:(

Imp
07-23-2007, 10:44 AM
Your three words were a cheap shot. Read OD's posts here again, and then point out to me where he took a shot at anyone.

Actually, No, Vile, it wasn't a cheap shot. It was a case and point showing OD his hypocrisy.

He stated 'there is a difference in disliking someone, and disliking what they post'.
He's right.
But on the other hand, he has me on ignore because of me calling him out about his photoshopping his pics. He admitted it, he did chop his pics, then put me on ignore.
He dislike what I posted.


I don't dislike OD, I don't know him. I do however dislike some of the shit he posts but I wouldn't put him on ignore. and even if I did, I wouldn't be immature and post it in my sig.
Who the hell cares who has who on ignore?
But whatever you do, don't point out to him how he is trying to antagonize some folk, keep pointing at me.



I see no reason to put anything in your sig that has the main purpose of antagonizing someone else. :)
Dammit! and I just updated my sig too. :)


You exaggerate. He was asked why he has certain people on ignore and he stated the reasons why. He did so without name-calling, being rude, or just sniping at people. Do I think it's a good idea to have a list of the posters he has on ignore in his sig line? No, but I don't think it's the same as your comment, or Napster's, either.

No I don't. Have you read the boards? I've hardly posted in this thread and you seem to jump on the few I have.
He's name called and been rude to folk and sniped at them too, he's not as pure as the driven snow, you know.

I'm happy you're amused.

I am. Some of you folk get worked up over the silliest shit. I'd truly hate to see how some of ya'll function in real life.

~Sal~
07-23-2007, 10:56 AM
I am. Some of you folk get worked up over the silliest shit. I'd truly hate to see how some of ya'll function in real life.

no shit huh...like just try to get through a real life day without some kind of conflict with someone...

when I was a kid and ran home to tell mummy she shoved my ass back out the door and told me to "fix it" myself...

glad she did I guess....


:sticks out tongue at Imp as I fly out the door hoping to instigate something...: :D

smartmouthwoman
07-23-2007, 11:07 AM
I'm thinking Vile is the one who needs to lighten up a little. His MOD duties seem to be making a sourpuss outta him. Heck, I haven't seen a good blood-letting around here since Warrior took off.

;)
SMW

Evil Homer
07-23-2007, 12:33 PM
It's about control. If you're such a slave to your own petty whims, well, then not much can be done. However, if you possess the fortitude to take the higher ground, then your character (not to mention your reputation) is better for it.

To keep this guidline simple: What Would Jesus Post? :P

Just my 3 cents.

MichelleG.
07-23-2007, 01:46 PM
I am. Some of you folk get worked up over the silliest shit. I'd truly hate to see how some of ya'll function in real life.

I pretty much am who I am in real life like I am on here:drinktoth

Vilepagan
07-23-2007, 03:05 PM
I am. Some of you folk get worked up over the silliest shit. I'd truly hate to see how some of ya'll function in real life.

You seem more worked up than anyone on this subject. Just out of curiosity, if OD's sig line is inappropriate in your opinion, isn't yours just as bad?

Imp
07-23-2007, 04:31 PM
You seem more worked up than anyone on this subject. Just out of curiosity, if OD's sig line is inappropriate in your opinion, isn't yours just as bad?

Hahaha, hardly. You asked me a question and I answered.That don't make me worked up sweat pea.

Yup,
I blame my inner child. :)

Vilepagan
07-23-2007, 05:42 PM
Hahaha, hardly. You asked me a question and I answered.That don't make me worked up sweat pea.

I was referring to your complaint about OD's sig line, and I asked no question other than the one about your sig line.

BTW, I'm really hoping that you meant to type "sweet pea", since I don't know how insulted I should be if "sweat pea" was intentional. ;)


Yup,
I blame my inner child. :)

In that case, so do I. :)

TurdFerguson
07-23-2007, 06:31 PM
Yeah, I have great boobs for a 50 year old...
Prove it...Pictures Please!!!:drinktoth

:D

~Sal~
07-23-2007, 06:39 PM
Prove it...Pictures Please!!!:drinktoth

:D
Well I don't know if you're discerning enough...after all you said even a biker girl hung down to there would be worth a peek... and this duck breast ... hm, I'll think about it....

Imp
07-23-2007, 09:54 PM
I was referring to your complaint about OD's sig line, and I asked no question other than the one about your sig line.

BTW, I'm really hoping that you meant to type "sweet pea", since I don't know how insulted I should be if "sweat pea" was intentional. ;)



In that case, so do I. :)

Whatever Vile. Life's to short to bicker over silly shit. You came after me over my 3 words and didn't say shit to OD. I removed my part of the sig that seems to bother you. I don't care about who he has on ignore, I really couldn't give shit. But for you to say I am causing a problem because I asked an honest question, well, that's assnine, sweet pea. *there I spelt it right this time.;)

Don't make me put your ass on ignore. :D

Napsterbater
07-23-2007, 10:03 PM
You cannot put a moderator on ignore, the software won't let you.

Imp
07-23-2007, 10:08 PM
You cannot put a moderator on ignore, the software won't let you.

Dammit!:rant:

See what you started Sparky, my love?!??!!!!

Sparky2
07-24-2007, 03:59 AM
That's me, Mr. Instigator.

:rolleyes:

Darth Be'lal
08-04-2007, 10:26 PM
It's really easy to just skip over posts you don't want to read. I do it to Foolsworth's posts all the time.

I find trying to decipher foolsworth's "prose" to be more trouble than it's worth. It's not poetry, nor is it song, why can't he just post "normal?" Dammit.