First rule of polite club is don't talk about polite club.
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Yes. Plei and Allyson and ita speak for me. And that's terribly intimidating company....
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First rule of polite club is don't talk about polite club.
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Yes. Plei and Allyson and ita speak for me. And that's terribly intimidating company....
You DON'T assume familiarity until familiarity is EARNED. It's not a case of be quiet until you earn your stripes so much as "learn people's limits before you push them".
I got the impression he did lurk and thought he had figured the ropes. He was gauche, granted, and stubborn, but I didn't mind. Granted again, I wasn't in the conversations. And I'm not coming out against anyone's reactions, I'm just putting in my two cents worth.
It's me, too. But I'm also glad Connie is around to balance me out.
She did more than balance me out with her last post.
I just mean that I *know* I'm tribal, and if it were up to me, we'd be Buffista Island. I like my people and ONLY my people.
But when I'm being sane, I realize that being tribal like that isn't always good. So I'm glad to have people around who *like* other people, because they balance out my curmudgeonly ways.
Just to clarify, what are we debating right now? As I see it, Schmoker has done nothing that would earn a warning, right?
Or is this debate about the behavior of the *whole* community?
It's me, too. But I'm also glad Connie is around to balance me out.
She did more than balance me out with her last post. She swayed me.
Dammit, it's time to get surly and anti-social again. Must maintain secret identity.
So I'm glad to have people around who *like* other people,
Take that back! I hate other people. Really.
Or is this debate about the behavior of the *whole* community?
I believe so.
No, Schmoker has done nothing to earn a banning, at all. I wouldn;t even MARCIE him. I'm confrontational, though.
For what it's worth, I'm convinced Schmoker is mieskie. The tone, the word choice, the approach, the attitude are the same.
I just mean that I *know* I'm tribal, and if it were up to me, we'd be Buffista Island. I like my people and ONLY my people.
Oh, sure, me too. But the nasty problem is all the people who haven't figured out they're my people just yet, and therefore aren't Buffistas yet or are, in best situations, just-registered Buffistas. Like Deena, for one example, who we've only gotten fairly recently but about whom I now feel as possessive as I do for any of my Buffista Crushes.
You're not alone, there, Hec. Not by a longshot. I don't really care, though, honestly. It's not like the world isn't filled with Mieskes, or even Allysons, truth be told.