I was advised to come here to make nice and kiss ass. A few specific questions, 1. Who’s the most respected poster? 2. Who’s the least? 3. Why are none of the Great Debates great? (Where’s theism/atheism? Where’s free will/predestination? Where’s politics/anarchy?) 4. Why does everybody in the BBQ Pit have pissy attitudes? 5. Why is a new person asked to introduce hizzelf in an area that’s called Mindless and Pointless? 6. How do you know when you’re on the shit list? And 7. What is feltching?
Hi, S.M., I’m Eve. To answer your questions—
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and 2) we are all most and least respected at various times, depending on what mood we’re in and what question we’re answering.
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All the Great Debates subjects you mentioned have indeed been covered in the past. Do a search, you’ll find 'em. Or, bring 'em up again for yourself if you want!
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The BBQ Pit is FOR pissy attitudes.
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No one is “asked” to introduce himself, here or anywhere. Just jump right in! We’ll get to know you.
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Oh, you’ll know when you’re on the shit list. There will be not the shadow of a doubt in your mind about THAT.
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I am very proud of the fact that I have thus far avoided learning what feltching is. I intend to keep my record unblemished.
Rule #1: Don’t ask what feltching is. Those who know, wish they didn’t. You’re WAY better off never knowing, trust me.
I’m the best. And the worst. How existential.
A little persistance goes a long way. Announcing:
“I go on guilt trips a couple of time a year. Mom books them for me.” A custom made Wally .sig!
Since I directed you here, I’ll take a stab at these.
- Well, I am, of course. Don’t believe what others may tell you. Everyone probably has a different opinion on that anyways.
- Currently Mr. Socko seems to be the troll du jour.
- Use the search feature. Many of them have been done. Usually we debate finer points of these, just to keep things cohesive. There are many creationism/evolutionism debates.
- The BBQ Pit is the forum where you can do that sort of thing. The idea is that if people have a place to do that sort of thing, it’ll keep the conversation elsewhere more civil.
- MPSIMS is pretty much just random chat. So if you want to say hi to everyone, it’s a good place to do so.
- There’s no shit list. But if there’s a thread with your name on it in the Pit, it’s a good sign somebody doesn’t like you.
- Use the search feature. You’ll find a description, and none of us will have to suffer through it. It’s a disgusting sexual practice, which is a good enough description for you not to really miss anything.
Hope this helps.
Howdy, Eve. AAMOF, I was told to introduce myself here by some guy named Watershed, or something, in About This Message Board. Thanks for the answers, although some of them, for their sheer finesse, would put Zen masters to shame.
SwimmingRiddles, whyzzat? Is it gross or just stupid?
And that was what is called a simul-post. A three-way, no less. Never mind that my post was eight minutes late (another hint: use the refresh button if posts don’t show up when they should).
It’s gross. Really gross, and I revel in gross things. I repeat, you do NOT want to know.
A little persistance goes a long way. Announcing:
“I go on guilt trips a couple of time a year. Mom books them for me.” A custom made Wally .sig!
Okay, waterj2. Sorry about messin’ up yer name. (Hard to believe waterj was taken… Come to think of it, hard to believe Smart Ass wasn’t…)
waterj wasn’t taken here, but it was where I go to school, which just assigns email address by name. I just use it everywhere because, despite all my uniqueness, I have never really acquired a lasting nickname.
Feltching is discussed in this thread. But I’d reccomend against checking it out.
Nice web site, there, Jeremy! I would link you to mine, but there are several reasons I don’t. 1. I’m too shy. 2. I don’t have one. 3. If I did, it would probably look stupid. Yours looks cool, though. Really nice graphics. Not too sure about the Navy ROTC thing, though. Aren’t there a lot of gays in that? Not that there’s anything wrong with it. Just an observation, not an editorial. If you’re gay, no sweat. I think I’ll shut up now while I’m behind. I think I should maybe lurk a little more.
(This is a lot different from my old message board.)
Oh, God, I looked! I cliked the link! Oh, God! Oh, God! Make it stop!!!
Why thank you. You know, I haven’t seen any debates about gays in the military. Maybe someone will “ask the gay guy” (it’s a thread over in GD, should be on the first page). And no, the Navy isn’t the hotbed of homosexuality that the Village People would have you believe. Not that I’d be able to say otherwise, but I’m not gay myself. You seem like you’re getting the hang of this rather quickly. Happy to have you aboard.
Hmm, looks like the Smart Ass will fit in just fine here, eh boys?
[evil chuckle] heh heh heh [/evil chuckle] Welcome aboard.
I sold my soul to Satan for a dollar. I got it in the mail.
Great, we’ve blinded another one. How many is that? Is anyone keeping score?
“My mind reels with sarcastic replies!” - Snoopy
You claim to be a Smart Ass and don’t know what felching is about? Geez, all the Asses in the know know about that.
(Actually, I’m just being snide because I’m realizing how much I wish I had taken Smart Ass or some variant as a screen name. Ah, well.)
To answer your questions:
1 & 2.) Depends upon the forum and upon the question. I, for example, am the most reliable source on this message board when it comes to the topic of the history of the state of Maryland, circa 1640-1700. Too bad no one actually asks any questions about that.
Writing a list of who to know and who not to would be too tedious (besides, I’d get my ass kicked by people I inadvertently left off the ‘who too know’ list, and for not putting certain people on the ‘who not to know’ list. Just hang out, take everyone at face value, and assemble your own list of who’s ‘funny and cool’ and who’s ‘nuttier than a bag of peanuts in an oak tree.’
3.) Ennui, perhaps? Actually, mostly because those debates have been done already. They cycle in and out, so you’ll probably see a whole new string of them in the next month or so. But feel free to look back through the old files (try setting the view to more than ‘last 20 days’) for some truly Great Debates.
4.) To keep those pissy attitudes out of every other forum. Look, we all get pissy here and there. Best to keep it in an area specifically designed for the pissy rather than pissing all over an otherwise good GQ topic. Oh, and the Pit is also for discussion of the MB’s operations, and for some reason, that subject makes a lot of people really pissy.
5.) I have no idea. It’s a good idea, though- introducing yourself isn’t a General Question, isn’t much of a Great Debate, is more about you than About This Message Board, I don’t think you’ve been talked about in Cecil’s Columns, and you don’t want to think about what would happen if you introduced yourself in the Pit. So that leaves MPSIMS.
6.) You’ll know it. If you’d like to see shit-list-in-action, though, follow Federalist around. I think he’s going to be on everyone’s shit-list before the week is done.
7.) Hey, you asked. Don’t blame us.
Enjoy, and glad to have you aboard. No pun intended.
JMCJ
Give to Radiskull!
Come on, John; you’re not even tryin’. I’m sure Dumb ass is still available. If you don’t like that I think you could use Brilliant Burro, or Judicial Jennet.