I count Wolfram, Jessica, ita, msbelle. That's four.
Wash: Well, I wash my hands of it. It's a hopeless case. I'll read a nice poem at the funeral. Something with imagery. Zoe: You could lock the door and keep the power-hungry maniac at bay. Wash: Oh, no, I'm starting to like this poetry idea now. Here lies my beloved Zoe, my autumn flower, somewhat less attractive now she's all corpsified and gross...
'Shindig'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
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
Betsy HP - Apr 13, 2005 12:45:19 pm PDT #4399 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
Betsy HP - Apr 13, 2005 12:45:41 pm PDT #4400 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
The abstract concept was a stupid extension, and I withdraw it.
NoiseDesign - Apr 13, 2005 12:46:00 pm PDT #4401 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
It's decidedly un-fun.
Eh, lately that's the direction of the whole board it seems.
Allyson - Apr 13, 2005 12:46:26 pm PDT #4402 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Thanks for clarification, Betsy!
Jessica - Apr 13, 2005 12:46:32 pm PDT #4403 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
t learns to count
Pix - Apr 13, 2005 12:47:00 pm PDT #4404 of 10001
The status is NOT quo.
For the record, I think there's a big difference between pretending to be someone else and making a joke. I thought the Universe and March were funny. Obviously it pushes buttons for some people, but some of the other jokes and topics of discussion push buttons for me, too. I'm just sad that something that was obviously intended to be just for fun is turning into a debate. I don't really have much more to say about it than that.
Deena - Apr 13, 2005 12:49:16 pm PDT #4405 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
The first the universe post said "long-time lurking newbie".... which made me assume it was true. I didn't realize it was really a sockpuppet until the end. Saying newbie and not being one bothered me--but then, Hec's going to sell me swampland soon. He promised.
Jessica - Apr 13, 2005 12:49:55 pm PDT #4406 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I see major differences between boring-to-some topics of conversation, and sockpuppets. But I don't want to be cross-posting, so I'll wait for Lightbulbs.
§ ita § - Apr 13, 2005 12:51:11 pm PDT #4407 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Eh. It turns into a debate and enough people don't find it strange and unsettling -- it'll keep going.
It's a buzzkill when people are bothered by things you enjoy when everyone's supposed to be playing in the same sandbox, sure. But when it's more than a few people, it happens.
I don't think there's anyone here who doesn't scroll past stuff that bores or irritates them. Everyone has a limit, though, and it's not like this hasn't come up before.
Lyra Jane - Apr 13, 2005 12:52:21 pm PDT #4408 of 10001
Up with the sun
My anti-sockpuppet post was:
Trudy, I think there's a difference between a conversation I'm not interested in (which I scroll by every day) and sockpuppet posts. I think tolerating sockpuppeting opens the door for further posting by personas, which can get harmful quite fast. Aside from that, I think it is obnoxious and borderline cruel no matter who does it and for what reason, and I'm sorry you find it a nice way to pass a Wednesday afternoon.
To which ChiKat asked me:
How do you see it as cruel?
To answer, "I know something you don't know" is, to me, a cruel attitude. "Cruel" might be overstating the case. Nasty, maybe? Childish?