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Old 11-01-2011, 09:54 AM   #1
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Bye Pam

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Nexopia was a weak site. We pretty much dominated that site to.
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The meaning of that last item is of course open to interpretation. But basically, if you are a troll, attention whore, moron, spammer, single-issue hammer, or otherwise want to hurt or "test" this community, you WILL be removed and banned.
As we are clearly a game to the Pams, by their admission, they are now banned.
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Old 11-01-2011, 10:01 AM   #2
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Thank you.
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Old 11-01-2011, 10:03 AM   #3
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It was the right thing.
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Old 11-01-2011, 10:05 AM   #4
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And that is why he is the boss and we are the underlings.
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Old 11-01-2011, 10:09 AM   #5
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It's like this: if someone truly wants to be a member of the community, we will tolerate their foibles, in the spirit of fellowship. I know you tolerate mine. But if someone wants to play games or test us for their own (sociopathic) reasons, we cannot tolerate that, as it kills that spirit.
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Old 11-01-2011, 10:14 AM   #6
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I had it on ignore.
It posted a genuine reaction to my Grandad's death, so I felt I couldn't rage against it.
But it was wrong from the outset.

It must have been a troll, surely.
I hope so anyway.
Someone is getting a lickle twisted laugh from this.
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Old 11-01-2011, 10:21 AM   #7
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I support your decision UT.

I like your characterization of plural Pams. I think that's fitting. Whether they were one physical person or more, whether they were intentional multiples or more, it's possible to treat them and their posts, their foibles individually. That was how I coped, dealing rationally with the rational posts, and trying to let the shit slide by without picking it up and flinging it back. Ew, nasty.

There were many different effective strategies available to deal with the kerfuffle ignited and fueled by the Pams, this is one, wolf suggested another earlier, Sundae had applied another. This one is fine. Thanks again for your generous gift of the cellar to all of us, and thanks for taking care of it.
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Old 11-01-2011, 11:13 AM   #8
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Thanks UT. I posted in the other thread before seeing this one.
The Cellar is a great place and you really push the boundaries of acceptance.
Good on you.
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Old 11-01-2011, 11:58 AM   #9
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I felt sorry for the Pam's - obviously serious mental issues going on with her. Deep down she can't be a very happy person. That said, she had no business on the Cellar. She just irritated everyone to no benefit - least of all her own.
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Old 11-01-2011, 11:58 AM   #10
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OH hell, I have to say it.

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There were many different effective strategies available to deal with the kerfuffle ignited and fueled by the Pams, this is one, wolf suggested another earlier, Sundae had applied another. This one is fine. Thanks again for your generous gift of the cellar to all of us, and thanks for taking care of it.
No, the only effective strategy was to ignore the fucking troll. Every response from "Oh, trolls are people too this might really be a troubled little girl who really needs our love and compassion" to "fuck you pam bitch liar fool" to phone numbers to jumping up and pointing out every fucking obvious flaw in this troll's story: every single one of you fanned this fire. (Not the mods or UT or those who did what I did...stayed the fuck out of it.)

You gave the troll the best troll juice money can buy.



Next time, y'all, just SHUT THE FUCK UP! No more namby pamby love the world posts, no more yelling "attention whore" posts no more no more no more.

Jesus H Cripes on a Ritz. If I can stay out of it I'm sure the more perfect of the Dwellars can. How much more obvious could this have been?

Of course, last time I pointed out trolldom I got my ass kicked. For being mean.

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Old 11-01-2011, 12:06 PM   #11
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You meanie!
I kick yo ass!
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Old 11-01-2011, 12:06 PM   #12
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let me try to explain it another way.

there are several ways to deal effectively with the situation. You, infinite monkey, name one, ignoring it. UT names another, banning. This shows two, not "only one", ways to deal effectively with the situation.
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Old 11-01-2011, 12:07 PM   #13
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"if a monster come in heah, I kick HIS ask"

Remember that little girl vid? Gawd I loved that! That's what you reminded me of.
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Old 11-01-2011, 12:09 PM   #14
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let me try to explain it another way.

there are several ways to deal effectively with the situation. You, infinite monkey, name one, ignoring it. UT names another, banning. This shows two, not "only one", ways to deal effectively with the situation.
You dealt with it three or four different ways, seemingly changing direction as the popular opinion changed.

It takes a VILLAGE to ignore the troll. The ONLY thing that keeps the troll going is the attention. ANY kind of attention. So you feed it and feed it and feed it...for what...HUNDREDS of posts?

What about this are you not getting?
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Old 11-01-2011, 12:12 PM   #15
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banning is one

ignoring is one

one and one is two, not one.

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