My politics are at the core of who I am. The basic tenets of socialism are things I believe passionately in. It is more than a set of logical assumptions (though I think it is that too), it's a deeply held emotional conviction. Class politics frames who I am. It is a core part of my self-identity.

I don't vanish from a community because some of its members insult, demean or mock those beliefs and values.

I hate when people just vanish from a board. People who've made themselves a part of the community, I mean, not people who've posted three times and then not come back. I understand it happens, and I have done so accidentally myself (when my computer died, or i lost my internet for a while). Sometimes people just drift off and don't come back. But when someone actually purposefully leaves, intending not to return, I think the polite thing to do is let people know.

Not that it matters at the end o fthe day :P Whiskies come and whiskies go.

Where's Beestie?

here he is!

I don't see him. Is he hiding?

And yesman...what happened to him?

how's 'bout smooothmoniker?

I've been wondering about yesman as well.

Yeah, I hate all these people that actually have lives.

lives? what's that?:eyebrow:

Yesman tells me he rations his time on this forum. I do that a bit myself.

Ali??

Wheres Ali gone?

Well, it looks as though Shawnee123 might be gone forever. She was having a squabble with Labrat, which happens in the Cellar. Then jinx had to gang up on Shawnee, which also happens in the Cellar. Apparantly, jinx thinks that Labrat isn't capable of taking care of herself. And now, Shawnee is gone, and the Cellar is worse off for it.

I hold jinx responsible.

so do i! let's get her!


burn her!

build a bridge out of her!

awwww. did two people say mean things to someone? fuck off, man, this is the cellar and supposedly we are adults.

Um...is LJ really banned or did he just give himself that user-title in a post- modern, euro-hip kind of way?

The latter.

A cynic might suggest that spexxvet is trying to ensure we'll remember to ask after him once he's flounced off. After all, surely he can't be fighting Shawnee's battles while berating another dwellar for doing that same thing, so there must be an ulterior motive to the post? Hmmmm?

Let's hope that, as he leaves, he doesn't get whacked by Shawnee yoyoing her way back in. That would just be too much. :D

Ok, when you say 'the latter' you mean...he was really banned? I can never get that former/latter stuff straight....just say it in plaintalk, girlie. :)

no, the user title option.

Oh, ok. He's being post modern and euro hip, right! Got it!

Or he has a crystal ball.

no no...i was really banned.....i still am, srsly!

How can I - singular - gang up on anyone? A cynic might suggest that monster is retarded.

Don't worry, I'm sure Jinx has a screenshot of some immortal post of Monster's that she'll bring out at the appropriate moment showing the depths of Monster's supposed stupidity. Or mine. Or yours.

What does this have to do with missing poster's, anyhow? Does Jinx zap them with her screenshots, and they're never seen again?:rattat:

what would that cynic say about you? sub-retarded?

That's right - mere six levels above you. Since Labrat was already in the conflict, skanx made it a gang-up. Let me know if I can explain anything else to you.

Nah. I know people sometimes get ganged up on in here, but unless an account has been banned the only person responsible for a dwellar leaving is the dwellar concerned.

This sort of stuff really pisses me off. Don't get me wrong, I have in my time stormed off a forum (gaming related: ain't no flamefest like a pvpers' flamefest on a guild forum) and then often as not reappeared slightly sheepishly a week or so later. So, don't anyone take this as an attack on Shawnee. Many of us have done it, others will likely do so in the future. What pisses me off about it though, is that the person storming out is clearly, at that point, giving more weight and importance to the small number of people pissing them off, than to the much larger number of people who thought they were getting along.

It's completely understandable. I know there have been times I have stayed away from the Cellar a few days, or logged off fuming with thoughts of a goodbye post rattling around my head, and I was clearly giving more weight to the people who were pissing me off at that point, than I was to people I consider friends. ..... Feels fucking annoying when I am on this side of the situation though.

I must be, I can't see the bit where I said you were ganging up on anyone. Nor do I see the bit where I called you names and invited retaliation. I do realise that I did not post the definition of cynic to help you to respond in a meaningful fashion. Mybad. But I did wish you safe from harm as you left. So yup. Retarded it is. Ohh Daisies. I love daisies. Say, Spex, darling, you wanna go out with me sometime?

Hey is Shawnee really gone?

Sure looks that way. Too bad.

Maybe she'll come back someday...soon, hopefully.

I heard from NBN last night (!)

Last reported position: Providence RI, sailing a large yacht to Galveston TX. Seems the transmission gave out and he wanted whatever info I have on trucking a big boat.

16 foot beam?? That's gonna need oversize permits and escorts the whole way!

Brian

jaysus! that's a LOT of boat!

Wolf is back!
:celebrat:
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Yes, I am. The short version ... momWolf was hospitalized for deep vein thrombosis, two weeks later for a heart attack. I have to move, which means packing 14 years worth of collected dodads and books and arrange for moving sometime after Oct 15, which is the start date of my new lease. I'm hoping to pull things together and be in the new place by sometime in mid November. wolfSibling claims that she will be able to take some time off to come down to help with that.

Welcome back!
Do I detect a note of skepticism?

Yep....she's back because I was wondering where she was this morning.....not becasuse I missed her exactly.......
....because I was scared.....

Welcome back Wolf!

Hope things settle down for you soon wolf...is Mummsy doing ok?

Hope mom is doing ok....
How are you moving wolf? Little bit at a time? Lemme know if I can help, between the jeep and the trailer I can carry a surprising amount of shit around...

she's got a strong lackey, too.

I'm here.

I was at my Dad's place over the weekend, and before that I was enjoying a peacefull week with my husband sans kids after a lovely little get away for our first wedding anniversary. :)

I'm back now, and I've already managed to piss Bruce off again. That's gotta be some kind of record. lol

yeah, there's something good to feel cool about.:rolleyes:

I don't feel cool about it. I do find it amuzing that he carries on like such an old grump most of the time, which is better than being offended every time he calls me names because he doesn't like what I have to say.

name calling is an art. most people don't get that.

Maybe it is. I think some people are better at it than others though.

I miss Nothing But Net.

And what's-his-name. The pilot who lived near NBN.

plthijinx

Jaguar and JayMcGee? anyone know?

I wish Catwoman would come back. She was great.

JayMcGee probably felt like he wasn't wanted here. Some people were pretty tough on him. I'd say he decided not to bother with this place anymore.

I wish he'd come back though. I thought he was pretty funny sometimes.

Ack. That sucks. I really liked Jay.

as i recall, he was an american bashing, cardigan wearing, part time semi troll. but an ok guy as those things go.

Well, I never thought he was troll like, and he was a self proclaimed cardi wearer, so I don't know what that's got to do with anything.

I don't recall the troll biz or the American bashing, but then I'm a Brit who wears cardis too, so......

as i said...he didn't really bother me. over 1000 posts, so he couldnt have been all bad. at least he admitted it when he was trolling.

He did occassionally go off on an anti-american trolling session....but most ofthe time he was cool :P

I need to show you guys my assortment of cardigans....really...some people can make cardigans look hot. (not me per se)

Shawnee should get over her hurt feelings and come back. This place is 35 percent less funny now.

And a 100 per cent less shawnee-ey

I used to love Jag's posts, especially when he was still in HS in Australia. He's probably very busy being a capitalist now. The fucker bumped me off his free web server last year...now I have to pay for web hosting. ;)

DEUCE.