A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Come sit by me, Jesse. I'll teach you in the way of making enemies and alienating people.
Firstly, don't give a shit what anyone else thinks, unless you love them, in which case, they should put up with your shit just because you're entertaining.
Secondly, anyone who is offended by what you say is obviously a jackass. Anyone who offends you is obviously a jackass.
Thirdly, if someone gets in your face at a bar, no matter how big they are, take a swing and make sure it lands. Even if they kick your ass in the end, everyone else in the neighborhood will think you're pretty ballsy and you'll keep your cred.
First of all I should never have said Allyson was looking for a free swipe at Sean. Obviously she wasn't. I was trying to show how the fact that people were defending Sean isn't necessarily a bad thing, but I turned my argument into a quasi-personal attack, and that was wronger than a wrong thing. I'm truly sorry.
Wolfram, I am personally okay with the pigpile, but given that others think it's a wrong thing, and will comment on "not pigpiling on so and so" I'm wondering why it's okay to pigpile on me. Pigpiling is another word for consensus, in my mind. "We all consense that you are being a dick, Al."
Ah. It's not okay to pigpile on you. Or anyone. And I'm sorry if it happened or even if you just felt like it did. And I'm sorry if I added to that feeling.
And I meant no offense with that non-ass smoke blowing comment. In fact, it was sort of meant as a compliment. If it didn't come across that way, then I'm sorry.
t taking notes
t doing opposite
t of Allyson, not Wolfram
No Wolfram, I'm so not offended at all. I completely hear you. I also respect you.
ETA: Jesse, I'm not feeling a sense of validation from you. You're making my posting experience less than breezy.
People don't like it when I throw feces at them. It was a total revelation.
Don't speak in generalizations. Some around here have certain... fetishes. Or is that just non-Buffistas on my LJ?
Firstly, don't give a shit what anyone else thinks, unless you love them, in which case, they should put up with your shit just because you're entertaining.
Works for me.
Thirdly, if someone gets in your face at a bar, no matter how big they are, take a swing and make sure it lands. Even if they kick your ass in the end, everyone else in the neighborhood will think you're pretty ballsy and you'll keep your cred.
This is the truest statement ever uttered on this board.
Ah. It's not okay to pigpile on you. Or anyone.
I would like to point out that, when there are only two sides of an issue, and something like a gazillion posters, almost any heated discussion will resemble a pigpile.
Thirdly, if someone gets in your face at a bar, no matter how big they are, take a swing and make sure it lands. Even if they kick your ass in the end, everyone else in the neighborhood will think you're pretty ballsy and you'll keep your cred.
The only piece of fight-related advice I got my father, the proto-geek, basically boils down to: "People like us, if we get into a fight, have one chance to land a punch. Make sure it's the first one, make damn sure it's a good one, and don't hang around after."
Would a stompy mind updating the first post in Book Club with the following new book information:
What we're discussing:
The Intuitionist,
by Colson Whitehead.
What we're reading:
My Name is Asher Lev,
by Chaim Potok. Discussion begins September 13, 2004.
Upcoming book(s):
Small World,
by David Lodge. Discussion date to be determined.
For extra credit - here are the books' respective amazon links although I don't know how to turn them into Buffista affiliate links:
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Curse you wee DX!!
(I'll change the Amazon links)
