New Rules

The BBQ Pit
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I am not expecting everyone to jump in and follow them, nor am I suggesting that the board administrators jump in and make them board policy.
[ul]
[li]If you have less than 20 posts, I will ignore you.[/li][li]If you have between 21 and 30 posts and a name and/or sig file which I deem as “stupid,” I will ignore you.[/li][li]If you have between 31 and 50 posts and most of them are in The Pit, I will ignore you.[/li][li]If you have 100 posts or less and either do not have an e-mail address or have a free address, I will ignore you.[/li][/ul]
I can hear someone whining about how I am being a post-count snob. Bullshit. I am doing nothing more or less than what I should have done in the first place: Distrust people until they built that trust up. All this time I was trusting people until they did something to lose that. What a fool I was!

I could also hear someone whining about how I would have been ignored for a while myself. Yep, I suppose I might have - for the first 30 posts (in fact, I was accused of being a troll back then, and I’ll even grant you my unorthodox moniker might be seen as “stupid” to some.) And then, when I got that trust, I would not have been.

I can hear someone questioning me as to what I might do towards someone after this 100-post threshold. The answer: Case-by-case basis, the same way I treat every post here by anyone else.

I can even hear someone whining (there are always fucking whiners about everything) that Brat had considerably more than 100 posts, and my rules would have done nothing to prevent dealing with him.

Well, no plan is perfect. But I still feel this is what I must do, as it is either that or leave the board, letting the sock puppets and trolls defeat me.

And that will never happen…

Yer pal,
Satan

I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR:
Three months, one day, 17 hours, 28 minutes and 49 seconds.
3709 cigarettes not smoked, saving $463.64.
Life saved: 1 week, 5 days, 21 hours, 5 minutes.

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Since you’re going to ignore this anyway Satan, I might as well say right off the bat, your policy bites the big one. I was tempted to simply post enough drivel to get my post count up. However, I don’t think I’m in good enough with Lynn to get away with it.

Less than 20 posts… hmm, no matter how articulate, you ignore them. Seems like a waste. Not to mention pissing off someone that might be able to contribute something.

21-30 But stupid name or sig. Well that’s a judgement call. Luckily you have lots of posts, so I don’t have to ignore you.

31-50 But almost all in the pit. Problem is that I’ve found more interesting conversation in the Pit than elsewhere. Guess I could post “yea, me too” in another forum everytime I post here.

And then free email accounts. Fortunately you have memorized all the domains that offer free email addresses. Sometimes I use a free email address simply because I don’t want to take a chance on it being used for spam. I have several email addresses that are forwarded to my home address. If one get overwhelmed by spam, I can simply delete it.

So if I only post in the pit, and don’t have a stupid name or sig, you’ll ignore me until I have 21 posts, but ignore me after 31 until I hit 50. ok…

If my name or sig is stupid, you’ll ignore me until 31 posts, unless I only post in the Pit, in which case I’m ignored until 51, unless I’m using imajerk@hotmail.com.

Ok, I think I’ve got it now. Very interesting. Might just have to run it through a truth table to make sure though.

Personnally I think I’ll just take it case by case. One stupid post, maybe was just a bad day. Two? Well, could just be a bad streak. Three? I think I might just have to only give you a glance next time. I’ll probably never ignore you altogether. Because even if your post is stupid, maybe the reply is not.

Too bad you’re ignoring this, you might just have had a witty reply.

Sig under construction. Suggestions encouraged. :slight_smile:

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Satan, I’m surprsed to see that you’ve formalized this so rigidly. Myself, I’d just have posted: “If you give me reason to think you’re a jerk, dork, or idiot, I will ignore you after an optional flame.”

But that’s just me.

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Satan, although I wouldn’t go to such lengths, I do empathize, just in a completely different way. I seem to be a magnet for ignorant straight guys who come to me (usually in a slightly drunken state) and say, “So, like, what’s it like to be gay?” Suddenly I’ve become the professor for Everything Gay 101. Now, in my younger days I loved these conversations, but you know what? I don’t anymore. I’m just tired of having to deal with it. As my friend Steven says, “I don’t have time to be your personal educational experience.” I mean, depending on my mood, I still might sit and chat with someone, but I’ve noticed more and more I just let someone else do it, and I just walk away. (Not here, though - it’s easier online, since I can do it at my own pace and on my own terms.)

{sigh}

Esprix

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Why are you so uptight about it, icefalcon? It’s his personal policy, who the fuck cares? Is Satan’s opinion that important to you? Or are you just upset at the thought of being ignored by someone?

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I hope when the drugs wear off you realize how incredibly pompous you sound.
I will continue to gauge people my the QUALITY of the posts, not the quantity.

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ditto

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DO as you do, be as you are…whatever.

After seeing the shit posted the last couple of days, who can blame you. FOlks playing on too many emotions in the name of getting attention.

Me, I’m ignored everyday, but then again most of the crap I post in completelly irrelevant and stupid…

I figure the day I post something intelligent and worthwhile I’ll be engaged in discussion…

till then, I’m just gonna carry on and entertain myself as I love to do.

(ps…you inspored me to come out of annonimity and turn on my info…what the hall do I care)

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Oh get off it, kellibelli.

You said that “I wont be posting my sympathies anymore,” remember? We both been burned by giving a fuck, we both make some rules to avoid it in the future. What’s the fucking difference?

If you get right down to it, what sounds weaker: Me waiting until someone has established themselves before I reply to them, or you systematically refusing to offer sympathy or empathy to anyone?

Now, I ain’t making a judgment call against your decision to avoid being burned again, why so hostile towards mine?

Yer pal,
Satan

I HAVE BEEN SMOKE-FREE FOR:
Three months, one day, 19 hours, 22 minutes and 11 seconds.
3712 cigarettes not smoked, saving $464.03.
Life saved: 1 week, 5 days, 21 hours, 20 minutes.

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The kinder, gentler Diane has to agree with Kelli.

Who the fuck cares about post count or screen names? I for one wish they would remove the entire post counter.

If you post something offensive or stupid, I will ignore or slam you depending on my mood and whether or not I feel you are worth my time. If you post something that impresses me or I relate to, I will respond. I don’t care if you have 1 or 10000 posts behind your name.

With the exception of a blatantly offensive screen name, I don’t care what you call yourself. I will make my own personal judgement by how you present yourself with you actions on the board.

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Well holy shit.

First off, Satan, you can do whatever the fuck you want to do. But the fact is, you ARE being a post count snob, no matter how much I whine. You’ve allowed (so far - and I urge you to reconsider some of your points) no room for lurkers, very seldom but quality posters, as well as the fact that a free e-mail address has nothing to do with this (and who the hell checks to see what people’s e-mail is every time they read a post?!?).

“Distrust people until they build that trust up”. What the fuck does that mean?!? I haven’t placed on iota of trust in a damn one of you. What I have done, however, is place a great deal of respect on every one of you, until that respect has been ruined by ignorance and complete pettiness. You haven’t become completely petty, as your actions seem to be riding on some experience of yours (I’ve been gone for a while).

But the fact remains, regardless of whether or not what experience you’ve encountered, you are (if you follow these rules) disrespecting anyone without the ‘credentials’ you’re looking for. But if you like to think that you’re a constant target here, and apparantly only a target by people with less than 30 posts, then go ahead. You won’t hear more from me unless you want my opinion. Which I doubt.

[hijack]Esprix, while I sympathize for your encounters with people in real life wanting to ask questions regarding being gay, I can’t sympathize for here on-line. I think it may have something to do with the fact that people are going to ask you questions about being gay when you have a sig line that directs people to two different threads where they can ask you about being gay. Drop the sig, and you’ll lose a great deal of this crap (I would imagine). [/hijack]

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Satan, congratulations on quitting smoking! I think you are witty, intelligent, and just swell. I enjoy reading your posts every time! Thank you for publishing clear, coherent rules on admissions to hell - I sure wish God, um, er, GaWD would be so clear-cut about things. Those ten commandments leave too much wiggle room. Not YOUR rules, though!

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Uptight? I’m not uptight. I thought his policy sucked, and I said so. I don’t give a rat’s ass if he ignores me or not. I just thought that such a blanket policy was inpractical. I’d rather read several posts that wasted my time rather then miss the one that has real meaning. My question then is: Why are you so upset that I questioned his policy? I simply stated my opinion, then proceeded to show how silly it looked. Other than that, this is the Pit. Who the fuck are you to require I justify my opinion?

Stupid people shouldn’t breed. If this offends you, it must apply.

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You old timers all have run out of things to say long ago.
If you didn’t have your tedius troll wars to crab about I suppose we’d have to hear about your lumbago.

NOBODY wants to hear you respond to people you think are troll, EVER.

Please ignore the new blood. Stay on your safe old ground, repeating your dumb old complaints. No loss at all for everyone else.

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I agree with the man who said, “I haven’t placed one iota of trust in a damn one of you.” But this board is damn entertaining and it keeps me coming back for more. So, who gives a crap about post counts or if some fool blows a lot of smoke about a car wreck? I’m glad Brat’s okay, that’s all!

If a poster writes good stuff, it gets my attention, simple as that. And many of us with low post counts are among the most readable, so ignore us if you want!

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Thanks Diane :slight_smile:

Satan, dearest, the difference is that I am not rejecting people based on the number of posts. You yourself acknowledged that Bratman had plenty of posts.

As SOON as I read a post of booboowingnut, I KNEW she was a nut. A thousand posts would still have made me think she was a nut. As for Bratman, I had the same vibe when I read his replies to her.

Dont discount a poster based on numbers. You might miss something very special.

(gosh I am maudlin tonight - must be hormonal)

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Fuck it, I’ll be the fool. I’ll always assume that someone warrants some trust until I see a reason not to. I have my own rules as to when to ignore posters. Here they are:

If you are Mark Serlin, I will ignore you.
If you act like Mark Serlin, I will ignore you.
If you are so dumb and boring that it’s not even worth my time to see if you’ve attracted any good flames, I will ignore you.

Aside from that, I’ll read through anything that looks interesting.

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Note that the above is written by the author of “Ask the gay Guy” and it’s sequels.

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Note, too, please, that he also said:

Sigh…

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Post count snob alert.

You might notice that my profile is a bit sparse. If you’re sharp and you really dig, you may notice a very few other slightly fascinating details that lead nowhere. That’s all.

I do that so you won’t be distracted by preconcieved notions based on irrelevant details. I also prefer to keep my personal info off the Web. I don’t hide behind it; you have seen me stand my ground more than once. Right here in the Pit in fact.

When I read a post, I usually don’t even notice the post count. I don’t give a flying shit which clique the poster is in. I couldn’t possibly care less what big shit the poster thinks they are. I just read what is written and then I think about it. Magically, trolls fall from my screen, sock puppets are unmasked, and I am left with the few posts that I care to reply to. Badges? We don’t need no stinking badges.

Trust. Hmmmm, I have to admit, our latest Unk Boinkin has been slightly more original than most. I guess all that means to me is I will take future death & dismemberment announcements with a 5 lb grain of salt. Other than that the trolls are just noise to me. Good job I’ve got this here 60 dB/octave active bullshit filter dialed in to a fair-thee-well.

And I seem to have noticed that you have been stuck into more than one troll feeding operation around here in the past. When they say DNFTT, that doesn’t mean you should jump in with atomic flames, tempting and enjoyable as that is. That’s just Kibbles & Bits to a troll and you know it. What it really means is blessed silence, absence of ASCII, no reply. I know it’s an effort sometimes and if the above rules help, go for it. But you’ll have to pardon me while I resume cruise altitude. No worries.