# Am I not welcome here? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 29, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149 "2015-05-29T21:50:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/161 "2015-05-30T20:08:27Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Wow. I remember that. > > **TLDRIDKLOLFTW** was a name change near the end, too, IIRC. What was his original moniker? Doh, I see from the people who were quoting him it was **VCO3.** ---
**Author:** ![protoboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/fbc32d/32.png) [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/162 "2015-05-30T20:22:32Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > Horse shit. I’ve exercised extreme self-restraint because to post is pointless, as demonstrated in this thread and others. I’ve watched the broad-brushing pissing and moaning expand from Portland to the PNW (which includes me) to the West Coast, and now the entire country. I expect to see a post about, “Are people who live on the moon nice?” in a few months because he’s going to run out of earth. > > I’ve refrained from saying that in a lot of cases, you get what you give (I make friends easily here in the “nasty” PNW). > > I’ve refrained from saying that if he (or she?) could’ve made money to move with a part-time job or a small online business in all the time he spent bitching. > > I’ve refrained from saying GO TO COLLEGE (he’s only 25!) to improve his situation. > > What’s the point? Another everyone’s-so-mean-to-poor-widdle-me thread will just pop up in a few weeks. This is the fifth or sixth one I’ve seen. I don’t have much patience for people who blame everyone and everything else for their own crap. I tried going to college, it wasn’t for me. I’m self-employed now, but I haven’t really made much money yet. I guess I should let people know that Straight Dope is my “bitching haven” along with City-Data, I’m not a crybaby at all in real life. But since non-positivity is frowned upon here I will no longer express upset when I post here. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Grotonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/163 "2015-05-30T20:57:21Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > I guess you really can’t claim the majority thinks X if there is no evidence of people stating X, so you can only claim the Silent Majority thinks X – that way, you can say any-fuckin’-X you please without back-up or evidence. > > It’s diabolical, and fascinating in what it reveals about a person’s delusions… Ah, yes, delusions…something you’re an expert in. Tell me again how if someone directs a comment at you it MUST mean they think of you non-stop. Is that what you think rational people believe? And how if a perfect son only acts passive-aggressively ON MOTHER’S DAY, it cannot have ANYTHING to do with his two mothers. Nope, no way, no possibility, can’t be that; must just be his age: Mother’s Day can’t be connected to his actual mothers–that would be homophobic. Oh, and tell us all again how you’re shocked (SHOCKED!) that your IMHO thread ended up in The Pit. “Oh, woe is me! How could this have happened?! What is going on?!” Here’s a hint, baby doll; you broke the rules, you called names, you junior-modded, and you hurled insults. That’s how you ended up in The Pit, you dumb ass. But yeah, you’re perfectly competent to diagnose delusions in others. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/164 "2015-05-30T20:59:58Z")
> [@protoboard](#): > > I guess I should let people know that Straight Dope is my “bitching haven” along with City-Data, I’m not a crybaby at all in real life. But since non-positivity is frowned upon here I will no longer express upset when I post here. 🙂 Thanks, I guess. I still think you’re a tool though. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/165 "2015-05-30T21:04:04Z")
> [@Teuton](#): > > Thanks, I guess. I still think you’re a tool though. No kidding. I think he’s pretty much announcing that. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/166 "2015-05-30T21:06:54Z")
> [@Grotonian](#): > > Ah, yes, delusions…something you’re an expert in. Tell me again how if someone directs a comment at you it MUST mean they think of you non-stop. Is that what you think rational people believe? And how if a perfect son only acts passive-aggressively ON MOTHER’S DAY, it cannot have ANYTHING to do with his two mothers. Nope, no way, no possibility, can’t be that; must just be his age: Mother’s Day can’t be connected to his actual mothers–that would be homophobic. > > Oh, and tell us all again how you’re shocked (SHOCKED!) that your IMHO thread ended up in The Pit. “Oh, woe is me! How could this have happened?! What is going on?!” Here’s a hint, baby doll; you broke the rules, you called names, you junior-modded, and you hurled insults. That’s how you ended up in The Pit, you dumb ass. > > But yeah, you’re perfectly competent to diagnose delusions in others. Please don’t call me Baby Doll. It’s sexist. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/167 "2015-05-30T21:18:01Z")
> [@Grotonian](#): > > Ah, yes, delusions…something you’re an expert in. Tell me again how if someone directs a comment at you it MUST mean they think of you non-stop. Is that what you think rational people believe? And how if a perfect son only acts passive-aggressively ON MOTHER’S DAY, it cannot have ANYTHING to do with his two mothers. Nope, no way, no possibility, can’t be that; must just be his age: Mother’s Day can’t be connected to his actual mothers–that would be homophobic. > > Oh, and tell us all again how you’re shocked (SHOCKED!) that your IMHO thread ended up in The Pit. “Oh, woe is me! How could this have happened?! What is going on?!” Here’s a hint, baby doll; you broke the rules, you called names, you junior-modded, and you hurled insults. That’s how you ended up in The Pit, you dumb ass. > > But yeah, you’re perfectly competent to diagnose delusions in others. Baby doll? That really put Tapu in her place.:rolleyes: (Next time, try buttercup.) ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/168 "2015-05-30T21:19:45Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Please don’t call me Baby Doll. It’s sexist. 🆒 How about Sweetie Pie? Can we call you Sweetie Pie? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/169 "2015-05-30T21:20:10Z")
Isn’t it great? He’s such a sputterer. Good it’s online, I don’t want the flecks on me. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/170 "2015-05-30T21:21:31Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > How about Sweetie Pie? Can we call you Sweetie Pie? 🙂 Sweetie Pie is pretty good, Buttercup, yes. These would all hit me really hard. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/171 "2015-05-30T21:21:57Z")
> [@Emiliana](#): > > Baby doll? That really put Tapu in her place.:rolleyes: > > (Next time, try buttercup.) Be more compassionate. It’s the weekend, they don’t always get their meds to the inmates on time on weekends. ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/172 "2015-05-30T21:25:16Z")
Question: Is this incidental pitting of me by the book since we’re in the pit thread? What are others opinions on Grotonian’s frantic attacks on me? Is it okay for this to go on? I really don’t care to distract from Protoboard’s thread. I suggested personal counseling. Are there many that think that was an outrageous contribution? ---
**Author:** ![tapu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/173 "2015-05-30T21:28:26Z")
I would like for the mods to monitor the use of quotation marks in Grotonian’s posts, indicating that his remarks about me are verbatim words of my own. They are not, and they vastly misrepresent me. Actually, I would like for any word from the mods so I understand what I can or can’t expect or object to. I’ve reported posts, and asked questions. Albeit, just today, so I apologize to the mods if I’m expecting to hear anything too soon. ---
**Author:** ![Emiliana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@Emiliana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emiliana)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/174 "2015-05-30T21:30:59Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Question: Is this incidental pitting of me by the book since we’re in the pit thread? What are others opinions on Grotonian’s frantic attacks on me? Is it okay for this to go on? > > I really don’t care to distract from Protoboard’s thread. I suggested personal counseling. Are there many that think that was an outrageous contribution? Well, his user name refers to Groton Middle School. Boys that age are, by definition, immature, and many have quite the nasty streak. He may, perhaps, grow out of it in time. I suspect his mother doesn’t know what he’s up to on the internet. Protoboard is a slightly older version of Grotonian. Since he clearly hasn’t grown out it yet, counseling could be quite productive in sorting out how his insecurities contribute to his aggression and his tediousness. I wouldn’t worry about it in any case. We have our own children to raise. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/175 "2015-05-30T21:32:18Z")
I think those quotes were his feeble attempt to mock you, not quote you. It backfired and he is the one who looks like the idiot. IMHO. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/176 "2015-05-30T21:33:59Z")
I’m not sure a troll needs counseling. A life might help. But let’s be realistic. ---
**Author:** ![Grotonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/177 "2015-05-30T21:35:08Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > Question: Is this incidental pitting of me by the book since we’re in the pit thread? What are others opinions on Grotonian’s frantic attacks on me? Is it okay for this to go on? > > I really don’t care to distract from Protoboard’s thread. I suggested personal counseling. Are there many that think that was an outrageous contribution? Waaah, waaah, waaah! Someone help me! Where’s **Left Hand of Dorkness**? I want to participate in the Pit but don’t anyone respond in a way that hurts my feelings! I want to call him delusional but HE CAN’T SAY IT BACK! CUZ THEN IT’S MEAN!!! Damn, Babydoll, get over your delusions. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/178 "2015-05-30T21:37:30Z")
> [@Grotonian](#): > > Waaah, waaah, waaah! Someone help me! Where’s **Left Hand of Dorkness**? I want to participate in the Pit but don’t anyone respond in a way that hurts my feelings! I want to call him delusional but HE CAN’T SAY IT BACK! CUZ THEN IT’S MEAN!!! > > Damn, Babydoll, get over your delusions. Hey! Never type angry. ---
**Author:** ![Grotonian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c2a13f/32.png) [@Grotonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grotonian)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/179 "2015-05-30T21:43:05Z")
> [@tapu](#): > > I would like for the mods to monitor the use of quotation marks in Grotonian’s posts, indicating that his remarks about me are verbatim words of my own. They are not, and they vastly misrepresent me. > > Actually, I would like for any word from the mods so I understand what I can or can’t expect or object to. I’ve reported posts, and asked questions. Albeit, just today, so I apologize to the mods if I’m expecting to hear anything too soon. Damn, you’re dumb. The quote boxes are not to be manipulated; quotation marks are punctuation that can mean a lot of things. Go cry some more, and then consider your advice to **Protoboard** that he get counseling for crying too much. By the way, I haven’t asked the mods to monitor your idiotic posts because I’m not a whiny little bitch like you. But hey, why don’t you install some software to hide this thread if it’s too painful? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149/180 "2015-05-30T21:43:05Z")
**Grotonian** , you can’t properly express rage with just the cap lock, you need to add some color to the text too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-not-welcome-here/721149.md?page=10)