# What were you THINKING? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 13, 2023, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532 "2023-10-13T19:36:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 237
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5020 "2025-06-06T20:04:56Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > What is she lying (to herself?) about again? That’s a very good question. I wouldn’t hold your breath on getting an answer though. I tried to be fair and reasonable towards someone who honestly did not deserve it based on his previous actions, because I hoped he would realise he was wrong about me. More fool me. And it’s a mystery to me why @iiandyiiii thinks I’m posting in bad faith when I spent far too many hours debating with him in the past. Why the fuck would anyone waste their time if they weren’t sincere? I wish I knew what I was doing that makes people react this way. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5021 "2025-06-06T20:05:53Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > How nice for you Yeah, _someone_ is coming across as bad faith here, and it isn’t really DemonTree. ---
**Author:** ![DemonTree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demontree/32/8646_2.png) [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5022 "2025-06-06T20:08:18Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > IMO, she’s a tiresome, tone-deaf, witnessing, apparently true-believer poster, who cherry-picks her cites. And _that’s_ why I stopped seeing her posts a long time ago. See, that’s a criticism that actually makes sense. I don’t like it, but I can understand why someone would think that. ‘Bad faith’ is so opposite to the truth it’s just baffling. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5023 "2025-06-06T20:11:59Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > > [@iiandyiiii](#): > > > > How nice for you > > Yeah, _someone_ is coming across as bad faith here, and it isn’t really DemonTree. Then block me. Blocking people you think are arguing in bad faith is a _good_ thing. Who needs that kind of aggravation? ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5024 "2025-06-06T20:13:08Z")
Also that it succinctly describes so many in this thread that take offense with you is super funny. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5025 "2025-06-06T20:16:23Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Then block me. Blocking people you think are arguing in bad faith is a _good_ thing. Who needs that kind of aggravation?. I’d rather not, because I know you’re capable of nuanced, good faith discussion. I’m not sure why you’re choosing not to on this topic - my only guess is that you’re so dogmatically certain that DemonTree is a bad faith troll that the only reason you can possibly imagine for me to question your certainty is that I’m also trolling you. Which is fine, I guess, obviously if that’s your state of mind then nothing I say will convince you otherwise, so I’m not even going to try. But I’m still curious about how you initially decided she was such a troll. Is it just because she holds opinions you disagree with so strongly, or is there a actually something specific that makes you think she is a bad faith poster? ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5026 "2025-06-06T20:19:26Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > But I’m still curious about how you initially decided she was such a troll. Is it just because she holds opinions you disagree with so strongly, or is there a actually something specific that makes you think she is a bad faith poster? There are many things, including private messages, and it stretches back years and years of posting. And I’ll admit I’m not certain it’s bad faith (it’s almost impossible to be certain barring an admission). But she’s a bad poster and a regular liar (or so obtuse in interpreting posts as to be no different), and I think it’s much more likely that she’s a troll then that she’s really that stupid so often. ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5027 "2025-06-06T20:32:35Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > She’s disagreed with you (and with me, at times) about trans issues for a long, long time. Her bigotry extends beyond that. Read between the lines when she talks about immigration for example. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5028 "2025-06-07T00:09:19Z")
59 posts were split to a new topic: [Luigi Mangione something something Morality something something Billionaires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luigi-mangione-something-something-morality-something-something-billionaires/1019285) ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2025, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5032 "2025-06-06T21:13:16Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > Are you OK? Also passive-aggressive disingenuous nonsense. I’m sure it sounds clever to you, but it tells on yourself more than anyone else. In fact… edit: twice in one day! Let’s see how much less annoying this board becomes. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5033 "2025-06-07T00:10:35Z")
[Moderating] I’ve split the Luigi Mangione/fearful billionaires conversation to a new thread. Please go there to continue argument. [/Moderating] ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5034 "2025-06-07T00:26:33Z")
Nvm… 5 char ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5035 "2025-06-07T00:32:39Z")
That explains the odd effect I found scrolling down the page, where the scrolling hit bottom, and a post just came to a stop with nothing at all below it. Never seen that before. The post I saw that happen to is one of the ones that got moved while I was looking at it. That explains it. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5036 "2025-06-07T00:54:03Z")
Oh dear heavens, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5037 "2025-06-07T00:54:58Z")
Ditto to @Atamasama. ---
**Author:** ![ParallelLines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/parallellines/32/3575_2.png) [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5038 "2025-06-07T01:08:05Z")
I swear this thread is a contender for most spun off sub-threads. Thanks to @miller for separating that out. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5039 "2025-06-07T04:05:57Z")
@Miller, the only thing better than you splitting that off is the name you gave the thread. ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5040 "2025-06-07T23:28:39Z")
Agreed. That was spot on. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5041 "2025-06-08T21:22:31Z")
The shear amount of effort to select and pry out 130 posts seems gargantuan. A real tip o’ the LSL hat to our esteemed @Miller. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532/5042 "2025-06-08T22:03:36Z")
If it looks as though I made some weird remarks in a couple zombie threads its because I posted after a trock, sock, troll or whatever is was and they are now cornfielded. So my posts look stupider than usual. 😉 Back to your regularly scheduled program. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=236) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-you-thinking/991532.md?page=238)