Self Policing Militia Summons

[TheMercenary]

I am obviously missing something.

[TheMercenary]

Big V, Why does it appear that you are trying so hard to regain favor with the regular posters after being gone and absent for so long? Why don't you just rejoin the conversation in any thread?

[BigV]

Hi mercy. Did you have a particular thread in mind? Is my absence conspicuous in some place?

As for your perception that I'm trying hard to regain the favor... what? huh? do you object in some way to me making favorable supportive posts?

That's a couple of pretty unusual questions you've posed for me. I'd welcome some clarification, if you please.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by BigV

Hi mercy. Did you have a particular thread in mind? Is my absence conspicuous in some place?

As for your perception that I'm trying hard to regain the favor... what? huh? do you object in some way to me making favorable supportive posts?

That's a couple of pretty unusual questions you've posed for me. I'd welcome some clarification, if you please.

Thank you for your respectful and kind reply. It seems to me that after your long absence of posting that you immediately assumed a position of right and wrong concerning my posting style, mostly of which I assumed was a negative perception. If I have been mistaken please let me know and I shall retract any views which seem to be contrary to that position.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Thank you for your respectful and kind reply. It seems to me that after your long absence of posting that you immediately assumed a position of right and wrong concerning my posting style, mostly of which I assumed was a negative perception. If I have been mistaken please let me know and I shall retract any views which seem to be contrary to that position.

My pleasure.

I haven't had a long absence of posting. I have had a great reduction of post volume, but never really an absence. We probably just haven't crossed paths during that period.

I *think* what you're getting at is what is my opinion of your posting style. You say you think I've assumed a position of right or wrong on your posting style. While I do have an *opinion*, my opinion can't be right or wrong about your style, mercy. It's just my opinion.

I'll dare one step further. I *think* you think I have a negative perception about your posting style. I do. When it comes to political matters, your posting style leaves me with a strongly negative perception. I'm not taking issue with your viewpoints, I'm not arguing the facts here. When it comes to posting style, on most matters political, to me, your posting style is little more than noise, and it is often loud and unpleasant. Hence the negative perception.

In the other areas where I've had the pleasure of reading your posts, this voice is absent. We've known each other for a long time and I like you, we get along. I expect that will continue for the foreseeable future.

Yours, respectfully.

[TheMercenary]

Originally Posted by BigV

I'll dare one step further. I *think* you think I have a negative perception about your posting style. I do. When it comes to political matters, your posting style leaves me with a strongly negative perception. I'm not taking issue with your viewpoints, I'm not arguing the facts here. When it comes to posting style, on most matters political, to me, your posting style is little more than noise, and it is often loud and unpleasant. Hence the negative perception.

Well... rather than make this out to be me pointing at the numerous other regular posters whom participate in this site and also have extremely negative posting styles, I accept your opinion but of course I disagree.

In the other areas where I've had the pleasure of reading your posts, this voice is absent. We've known each other for a long time and I like you, we get along. I expect that will continue for the foreseeable future.

Yours, respectfully.

Thanks.

[Flint]

I had a strong negative reaction to The Mercenary when he first arrived, but somehow this faded with time and I grew to like him, as a person. Much like MOST of you had a VERY STRONG negative reaction to ME when I first arrived, and I can't say for sure that you all like me now, but you certainly have learned to live with me--and I DON'T make it easy.

These kinds of situations are supposed to work themselves out. There is probably some adjustment and compromise on all sides (although I would never admit to such) and eventually a new "normal" is achieved by everyone.

I don't know about help, hinder, or ignore...but I do enjoy a good "make fun of" while it is happening.

[LJ]

Would it help if I stalked and tormented the shit out of the both of them until their minds collapsed?

[classicman]

I really thought I was the problem, I was wrong - again.

[Griff]

Originally Posted by LJ

Would it help if I stalked and tormented the shit out of the both of them until their minds collapsed?

Why yes, yes it would. It would be ineffective in the end but enjoyable.

Originally Posted by classicman

I really thought I was the problem, I was wrong - again.

I don't know how others see it, but I see you as inadvertently giving cover to redux by leaving openings when repeating things which you haven't checked the facts on, providing him/her the excuse needed to take a big crap on a thread. You're being used this way because your habit here has always been to go to fellow Dwellars for fact checking. The rules have apparently been changed, we can only come to political threads with answers not questions, hence the dominance of the tea-bag answer and the democrat answer. You are still a fellow dwellar not a problem as far as I am concerned.

[jinx]

Originally Posted by classicman

I really thought I was the problem, I was wrong - again.

I see you as huge part of the problem because you njoy the fruitless petty arguments so much. It wasn't redux that chased tw around for YEARS prior to the gonorrhea dripping whore incedent. This is all just more of the same crap.

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by jinx

I see you as huge part of the problem because you njoy the fruitless petty arguments so much. It wasn't redux that chased tw around for YEARS prior to the gonorrhea dripping whore incedent. This is all just more of the same crap.

Thank you. I had almost forgotten but the memory of it was surfacing. I was trying to remember who that was without asking. Thanks! Now I know why, it's one of those you are consciously trying to forget. That pisses me off all over again. No worries, the anger will be temporary.

I personally know not to enter the politics unless I want to be served undue personal attacks. Maybe we are due for an overhaul.

I remember the last time I posted, I was diverted from the topic and told to go cry? No one in their right mind would waste their time with debates strewn off course with the personal attacks littering the politics threads. This really is just an indicator, if you would like legitimate political discussion the cellar is not the place for it, currently. Maybe a few of us are requesting a long overdue change.

[signfeld]

[classicman]

thanks Griff. Yup its a new game and I'm choosing not to play.

Gotcha jinx. Your probably in the majority with that opinion as well.
I've put them all on ignore. I haven't responded to anything since then.

[jinx]

Thank you C, please try to keep it up.