Self Policing Militia Summons

[lumberjim]

I know, right?

I'm sorry. I was going to refute points in V's post, but decided to go for the easy laugh instead.

I will just say what I mean....to Mr BigV:

I know you don't like Redux's ideas and his posts. You've said so clearly and repeatedly

I never argued politics or ideas with redux. I dont read his/her posts. I dont want to know all about him/her.

that's what ive said repeatedly. clearly, you dont read enough of the cellar to know what's going on to give a qualified critique of how we're handling this conflict. So, go back to PD and take your little bird with you, okay?

[Flint]

Originally Posted by wolf

How's about just not using that word? Or some of the other ones? What is really being added by using profanity?

I try to type in a natural manner of speech. If, in real life, I would say to someone "What the ƒuck are you talking about?!" then I would type that same thing to that same person, online. What is being added, not exclusively by the profanity, but by a variety of editorial decisions, is a conversational quality to the post.

Originally Posted by wolf

If your argument is a load of crap, it's a load of crap. Cursing someone out isn't going to make it better.

Please elaborate. Do you find a specific "argument" of mine to be a "load of crap" or are you saying that it MUST be a "load of crap" BECAUSE it included profanity? Are you of the mistaken impression that I have implied somewhere the belief that the inclusion of profanity is a guarantee towards quality of content (i.e. what is "being added" mentioned above)? Where is the phantom argument that you are refuting here?

Oh, and, by use of the word "crap" is your own post, is the post itself not completely invalidated (by your own logic)?

[jinx]

There's a cellar cookie about this...

[monster]

you need to post the recipe for that in the appropriate ƒorum

[Sundae]

I bet it has nuts in it.

[monster]

youbetcha! I can see the nuts from my front porch

Originally Posted by skysidhe

...Red, I still want to hear about the new restaurant though. I won't scrutinize the menu too much.

Sky...I responded in the appropriate forum.

[Flint]

Nobody HAS to do anything... Nobody HAS to post info about their personal life, of course nobody HAS to take their other posts seriously if they don't. The consequences of whatever choices people make are decided democratically (we vote with our feet). This thread, and the discussion it generated, IS the "policing" of this board--it is the "airing of greivances" from Costanza's Festivus.

Speaking for myself, I am only interested in boards that are NOT MODERATED FOR CONTENT.

[Cicero]

I myself Flint, prefer the open airing of grievances to hush-hush backbiting. For instance, if you are getting disgusted by your friend's food in their beard, you should mention it, rather than giving up your meal yourself.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by lookout123

I don't remember a time where redux or spexx were active that the shit wasn't consistantly flying in all directions.

Then you have a poor memory.

Originally Posted by monster

it's the only way in your case. We're all sick of you bringing shit from one forum and wiping it all over the board.

Posts are not made in a vacuum. If someone says, in one thread, that VA benefits should be cut, then in another thread sympathizes with Buster’s bad experience in the VA hospital, that person should be called on it. Or if someone trashes Shaw in one thread, then asks Shaw not to leave in another, that person needs to be called on it.

Originally Posted by classicman

I chose to put the individuals on ignore several days ago. I haven't read a post nor typed a word to either of them since. I plan on continuing. If I do I request that I be banned, temporarily or permanently, mods'/UT's choice.
That good enough?

Originally Posted by classicman

I've censored myself the best I can by putting them all on ignore.
For which I was again ridiculed. here. I also offered an option here. Aside from lookout, I was ignored.

Obviously, your link shows that you read my post. I hope you’ll do the honorable thing. I’m kidding.

Classic gets wrapped up in the name calling, as I do, and as others do. At least some of Classic posts seem to genuinely seek to initiate a discussion apparently so that he can have a better informed opinion on a subject. He adds much more substance than merc.

Originally Posted by lumberjim

here's a theory....

the merc has an irritating rating of 135, but that is mitigated by his willingness to be a real person who we can get to know.....for a -50 irritating effect, netting him a rating of 85 irritating points.

redux has an irritating rating of 85.

equivalent.

Originally Posted by Undertoad

Merc, your advantage in political threads is that you're more of a real person in non-political threads. You're a real person, compared to Redux, because none of us get a sense of who he is in real life.

I don’t think someone should get a pass for saying “you have a cute kitten” or “I’m really sorry about ur finger”. That doesn’t solve the problem in the politics and current events forums. If you want to solve the problem, come down equally on ALL offenders.

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I don't care about you at all, for example. I actually care more about spexxvet, and I can't STAND that sonofabitch.

Aww… I feel the same way about you, my little douchebag.

Originally Posted by lumberjim

I think that the ban hammer is a failure of the community to enfold and encourage the acceptance of all of our unique and individual brothers and sisters to this family.

Even me, Jimmy?

Originally Posted by Undertoad

In the tavern analogy, he sits and waits for the other tables to have a conversation that he can respond to, and once he hears a keyword, he jumps in, sits at that table, puts in his two cents, and then quietly leaves when the topic changes.

In another tavern, Merc sits at a table with his friends. He hears a keyword at a different table, and walks over to that table and tells the person speaking that he is an asshole for thinking like that, and then goes back to the table with his friends. Is that better? Maybe to his friends it is, but not to anybody else. And many times, the two tables will start yelling at each other, disrupting the whole tavern.

Originally Posted by monster

ooh look, everyone, Tikiman is here! The caped crusader once again arrives with a flaming torch to save the day, righting all wrongs and putting everyone back in their place. Hurrah!

Take it to the politics forum, huh? Maybe the “teams” mentioned earlier are not just political “teams”.

Originally Posted by Sundae Girl

If we are a community, really a community, we should be able to bring pressure to bear without resorting to strong-arm moderation.

Like I suggested:

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Here's an idea, Jim. You're well respected here. When someone posts a dismissive or insulting post, tell them to stop. Remember how obedient Classic was, when you told him to stop kicking the retarded kid? I'll bet Merc will listen to you, too. I don't want to sound like "they started it", but I will bet you that if you get merc and classic to stop, redux and I will have no reason to be asshats.

Jim is the perfect person to do this. He cared enough to start this thread, after all.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by Cicero

I myself Flint, prefer the open airing of grievances to hush-hush backbiting. ..

That's what chat is for.

[skysidhe]

Originally Posted by Spexxvet

That's what chat is for.

ha, ..na really?


kind of both in the same..the backbiting and airing of grievances during chat sessions.

[jinx]

Originally Posted by skysidhe

ha, ..na really?
.

No. Not true.

[monster]

Catharsis, such a wonderful thing.

[Spexxvet]

Originally Posted by skysidhe

ha, ..na really?
.

yes