Message 3 of this thread tells me that the perfectly good[1] question that I very nearly asked in MPSIMS would probably have got some Mod or other whinging about this rule or that rule. It’s all so arbitrary.
I’m so gutted I can’t even rant. I can’t even put myself on my own ignore list, and even if I could I couldn’t tell you about it. That’s fucked up – I know me better than anyone[2] if anyone knows that I’m not worth reading it’s gotta be me?
I’m going to have to go and lie down for a while, I may be gone for some time.
[1] read “moderately stupid”
[2] sorry, can’t provide a cite, just a WAG.
It seemed such reasonable question too, and one that I thought might give me “insight” into, you know, something something…
Maybe a hot bath will help.
Presuming a poster is not “trolling” (and if you have to look it up, you weren’t), there is no such thing as a stupid question. This board is about fighting ignorance – our own included.
I have a wealth of trivia and background data on a large variety of subjects packed away between my ears. But there is a huge amount that I don’t know – and I’m always happy to learn more. And even if I have the raw data on a given subject, I have no idea how that particular raw data will impact someone who has to live with it. (I know that in Shirley Ujest’s shoes, I’d be a raving maniac within a week, and I envy her the strength of character that allows her to be a jovial, caring poster here the overwhelming majority of her time online.)
There are undoubtedly ways in which you could phrase your question, whatever it was, in a manner that would not break that rule. (I presume it’s something like “If I have someone on my ignore list, what will I see when I read a thread to which they’ve posted?” That question, as it stands, is not against the rule – in fact, I’ve seen it asked and answered. What would be in error is [hypothetical example] “I’ve got The Great Unwashed on my ignore list. What would I see if I read a thread he posted to?”)
Nah, stupidly I wanted to ask if I was on anyones ignore list, but then they’d never see the question, plus they couldn’t tell me (even if they were prepared to do so) without breaking the board rules. I just wondered if (and how) I’ve managed to piss anyone off enough to become “ignorable”.
Also, I was probably just seeking attention.
Today is a bad day, Manchester City lost and my bath went cold far to quickly.
I have discovered that bubble bath holds the heat in much longer than a bath with no cover (the bubbles provide cover - that’s my story and I’m sticking to it). Just a tip.
I buy that. I noticed many years ago that my cappucino would still be hot at the end of a two-hour class, while my coffee would be cold after a half hour. I think that’s why they come up with the idea of steaming milk.
My tip was meant to help you next time you take a bath. Although I may have misunderstood your meaning, since you areThe Great Unwashed. So perhaps you don’t bathe. I dunno…
Great Unwashed as an Anglo-American hybrid, let me clue you in on one thing the Americans and the Japanese have got right – hot tubs/ofuros! The idea is, you have a device which keeps the water hot for as long as you need it. In Japan, that is the family tub. Why England hasn’t caught on yet is beyond me.
Besides, I had to post here – two of my ffavorite fellows are in this thread!
