I see you called Gatopescado a fuckwad behind his back and didn’t get warned for that. Are you sure you want to play this game? I believe Tom was saying you insulted other posters by “wondering” if hunters are bed-wetters when you know there are hunters posting in that thread. And incidentally, I believe the MacDonald criteria for identifying serial killers has been discredited.
I believe the countdown is a reference to the possible closure of your thread, not your banning.
No, you’re a fool for complaining about being called on the offenses you’ve committed thus far.
Not a fool, but mistaken. This board is pretty heavily moderated.
The idea of going away for the weekend and coming back with some perspective is a great idea. My advice (which I don’t always take): when you think of a clever zinger in Great Debates, type it out, read it, smile smugly at how funny and clever you are, and then erase it. Don’t leave it in the post.
Also, don’t don’t don’t make the argument personal. Again, I don’t always follow this, but I try to. Sometimes it’s extremely tempting to make things personal, when they person you’re arguing with is such a disingenuous twit (according to your own reckoning); but even then, you oughtta resist making it personal.
Daniel
How about a link, for context purposes?
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Now that’s the sort of response I was hoping for.**
Even though my suggestion was made with my tongue firmly in my cheek.
Which gets right back to the what-to-do-with-a-clever-zinger thing.
Daniel
p.s. Thanks to those of you who have offered constructive advice to make my time on here more well spent! I appreciate your consideration.
Give me a fucking break. Are you pretending not to know about a post you made yourself 24 hours ago?
Tom may not have gotten it because it was referring to an MPSIMS thread, but it’s clear who you meant about “the fuckwad who finds it fun to club bunnies with a 9 iron!”
If you are posting sincerely, you are correct to take a break and think about it.
Ivan, your posts in the thread about Lunar landings made me think you’re either very young, or a little slow, but probably an okay guy. Now I find you’re a whiny bitch. You’re making me sad.
If I may, ivan’s shtick is to state a premise, then repeatedly (if not interminably) restate the premise. Every post of his in the big game hunter thread was just a variant on “big game hunters are bad”. Every post of his in this thread is “I’m only kidding, you jerk!” I don’t see an actual debate or even a plausible attempt at debate in either.
I’m Spartacus!
Actually, I am. I reported your insult to all hunters to the Mods before you posted your half-hearted “apology.” Why report it rather than confront you with it? Because 1) it’s what we are supposed to do around here, and 2) because I’m on vacation and have better things to do than devote much time to the likes of you.
Well…
I was considering becoming a mod, but have, on the basis of this thread abandonded the idea.
I mean it would be a great job, the gold plated lear jet with the Kundalinically adept flight attendants, the gourmet meals and of course the intimate connections to the secret and public world leaders. Don’t even mention the money and the hot tub filled with olive oil and supermodels on illegal aphrodisiacs.
But the idea of being e-mailed by every whinging bozo that gets their feelings hurt because not every one agrees that bisexual ocelots should be painted pink and taught to fart the local national anthem agrees with them… WELL its just not worth it!
In all seriousness I enjoy this board because of the richness of viewpoint it offers. On almost any subject you get the bisexual ocelot crowd, and you also get some great recipes for strawberry jam. And just about evereything in between. And that’s just on a thread about the history of fire hydrants.
Not ONCE have I had my tongue in cheek in this post. Nope. Never.
FML
Plenty of members have recovered from rough starts. There’s no reason you can’t either.
You aren’t doing well so far. Your behavior does not seem like an honest attempt to learn.
Focus more on the first part. You’ll get further.
This is pathetic.
No, it’s what’s requested by the PTB. Report posts to the mods instead of engaging in flaming.
Why? It obviously had the desired effect. Watching ivan yelp around like a puppy who just got his nose smacked is funny enough for the price of admission.
I can’t recall any specifics off the top of my head, but I seem to recall Ivan making some decent posts. No, I don’t agree with his tone here and in other threads, but let’s not burn him at the stake just yet. Now, if he continues to add wood to the fire here, burn away, but right now I think all we’ve got is some kindling.
Ivan, when come back, be cool again. Then you’ll have no problems here!
And bring pie. That is the most important bit.
This is arrogant bullshit.