Sheeeeeeeeeit!
I’ve been killin’ threads (Both my own and others) since before most of you posters were registered.
Back in my day, I had to hook up battery cables to my abacus, then slide them little bead thingies around in order to post a Thread Killing Post. I ran on a treadmill (Uphill, in the snow) to power the generator on my Casio calculator. That was the only PC I could afford back then, and I was happy!
You Post Assasins have it easy nowadays.
struuter - It’s an Ernie and Bert routine. Bert finds earnie with an empty plate that used to have a piece of cake on it. It was Bert’s piece of cake and he accuses Ernie of eating it. Ernie invents some wild story about a monster who stole the cake, shook the crumbs all over the place, told Ernie to hold the fork, and left. Bert doesn’t buy it, gets another piece of cake and goes to get milk. Immediately, a monster enters, grabs the cake, shakes the crumbs all over the place, tells Ernie to hold the fork and leaves.
I love that one.
How could I have missed that one? It goes in a long line of Ernie-pissing-off-Bert segments. Y’know, I wish I were more like ol’ Ernie. What a fun-loving guy. Thanks for enlightening me. Trion, ol’ buddy. <hunches shoulders, nodding and giggling through teeth>
Its now time to kill this thread.
::Connor applies his touch of death::
I know this may upset some people, but I think this is silly. By doing this, you’re taking the members of the board who feel alienated and forming your own little group. Instead of breaking up into cliques, I’d like to see this place stay as a solid community where everyone is invited to share in all threads, and no one will be intentionally ignored . . .
even those of us with “nothing to worry about.” Shutting people out is not the way to get accepted. Branching out and ignoring people who seem, for lack of a better word, ‘popular’ is a bad idea. This is not high school.
BratMan is right. It is NOT about popularity but about contribution.
I actually think it is kinda funny though…
C Ya!
I was of the opinion that just about everyone here was joking. If we all felt so alienated wouldn’t we quit coming here?
Last things first:
Bratman - I have no intention of creating ill will or of breaking this place into cliques. I think this thread will die soon and everyone will get back to normal. No lasting groups will come of this. I’m simply trying to spread some good will to those who feel ignored. If this upsets you, I’m sorry and if it bugs people I’ll ask that the thread be closed.
You’ll notice that I haven’t actually ignored anyone up till now. (I did miss sealemon88 durring a simulpost, but I’ll be fixing that now.)
Sealemon88 - Ha! I killed threads on my Atari 400. More primative than a Casio. Heck, more primative than your abacus.
struuter - I could spend all day talking Sesamie Street. Thanks to you I now have Ernie’s laugh rattling around in my head.
Connor - You have the death touch? Maybe you can help me out. My landlady has been giving me some trouble…
That is such an easy statement to make. This thread is a wonderful idea. There are many people, who in whatever perception, feel that they are alienated in this forum. As much as you want this to be a complete community, it is not. There are a lot of very close members here, and there are a lot of friendships here. But the existence of friendships will always go hand in hand with the fact that some people will have a back turned to them. This is a wonderful forum for those people to get to know each other so that they do have a reason to come back to this site, and thus possibly be graced with entrance into this community.
Keep your ideals at home and realize the facts of the situation are thus.
Spolvy - Ya lost me. Are you saying I’m funny or Bratman. I’m hoping it’s me 'cause I’m just a riot.
And you’re right - it is about contribution. I’m trying to let people know on a more personal level that their contributions are welcome.
little*bit and Connor - There’s a little bit of both views in my creation of this thread. But the humor was deffinitely a part of it.
Look, I haven’t been here for very long but I have yet to feel alienated. That’s ridiculous.
Invisible or ignored…sometimes. So What…that happens everywhere.
I think that if you feel “left out” or whatever that is your own perception.
If something I post is stupid or irrelevant then so be it. I, for one, do NOT feel that I need to be validated by anyone to have fun or enjoy where I am.
If you do…that’s really too bad. 
That is in no way anyone’s fault, and to make a statement that purposely excludes people is wrong. That is what is known as segregation. I know Trion meant no harm, but that doesn’t make it a good idea. I can just imagine how mad people would be at me if I started a thread stating I would purposely ignore any newbies. How about we start a thread and ignore all our Canadian friends, or our friends from overseas? How is one type of exclusion acceptable, but others aren’t? And aside from that, this exclusion is totally arbitrary. I’ve had plenty of posts that have been ignored, but I didn’t complain about a bruised ego, I just kept posting.
In other words, accept the status quo and leave things be, don’t try to make things better. Wow. I wonder what would have happened if Martin Luther King, Jr or Ghandi had taken that advice.
Wow. Could you possibly understand my post any less?
“I think that if you feel “left out” or whatever that is your own perception.”
Yes, it is. That’s why I said that in my 3rd sentence.
“I haven’t been here for very long but I have yet to feel alienated.”
Congrats. But I imagine there are some that do. This is for them.
“That is in no way anyone’s fault, and to make a statement that purposely excludes people is wrong.”
No, its not anybody’s fault. Please direct me to my comment where I actually blame someone so that I may correct it.
“How is one type of exclusion acceptable, but others aren’t?”
I don’t see this as exclusion at all. I see it as a way to include those who don’t get much recognition, so that they may feel more comfortable posting.
“In other words, accept the status quo and leave things be, don’t try to make things better.”
What? You mean status quo, as in letting newbies and those with perceived notions of exclusion keep those feelings? That’s a great idea! Just keep them uncomfortable posting, an sooner or later they’ll leave, and we won’t have to deal with them anymore.
Please, let it die… I can’t take anymore.
Oy, such a can of worm I’ve opened.
BratMan, you seem to have the biggest problem with this line from my original post.
“All you old timers will be ignored.”
I hope you understand that it was done with tongue firmly in cheek. I didn’t mean to offend anyone and I haven’t really ignored anyone. I feel like I’m being reamed for trying to be nice to those who feel ignored and joking around in the process. Maybe I should start my own apology thread.
Spolvy - Yes there are people who feel ignored. Pardon me for trying to give them a pat on the back.
And thanks for the back up Connor.
Trion, no problem. It just pisses me off when I see this discussion, and someone comes out and says they felt intimidated and uncomfortable for a long time, and then someone uses the incredibly horrible logic (on the SDMB for God’s sake!) of “I didn’t have a problem when I started posting, therefore YOU shouldn’t have a problem. Now go away so all the veterans can talk unhindered by newbies.”
Everyone deserves to have a door opened for them. Its unfortunate that this thread is so hostile now - certainly no one is going to come out and introduce themselves now.
Well, I’m not sure I agree with all of that Connor, but one thing is clear. What I intended as a fun and supportive thread has indeed turned hostile.
Moderators, please close this thread.
It’s an the exclusion of the oldbies, who will be ignored - it says so right there in the OP.
**
Try reading that again. That is your sentiment about leaving “my ideals at home and realize the facts of the situation are thus”, that’s why I said “in other words.” Nice job twisting my words around so you made it sound like my sentiment though. The fact of the situation is thus: There are two threads open right now for newbies to post to (the two check-ins for male and female newbies) and we were all having fun with them, and I’m sure there are others.
I really don’t want to get into an argument with you about this. This is asinine. This is exactly the sort of disruption I’m against because sucks all the fun out of posting here, so I’m done with it. You want recognition, contribute to the board. If you want to mope in a corner and complain that you’re feeling left out, fine. Just remember whenever you want to post to anyone’s thread, you are more than welcome.
We don’t want to exclude anyone here.
Except trolls.
Trolls suck.
PS. I’m not calling anyone here a troll, I’m just making a general statement.
Trion - no I did not realize you were being tongue-in-cheek about it. I want it made clear I’m not angry or meaning to ream anyone. I just thought encouraging separtation of the posters was a bad idea and gave my reasons why. I have no hard feelings towards anyone here. There is no need for you to start an apology thread.
I’ll be the first to say to myself :wally for not getting the joke.
Don’t worry about it BratMan, I’m not the kind to take these things personally. But like I said before, all the fun has gone out of this thread. I am again requesting it be closed.