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
I don't get that stuff about Mieskie's "friends", PMM, I really don't.
John, from my POV, what upset me was not your opinion of Mieskie but your opinion that something was clearly wrong with those us of who dont' see the situation as you do.
RL, I'll take you at your word that it's not the current specific situation upsetting you but a desire to discuss this stuff on a more general level. In that case, from my perspective it's pretty clear that there's no way to do that right now without dragging in a lot of other stuff and it'll be divisive and counterproductive. YMMV.
And if it wasn't clear from my earlier posts, I do believe that he earned his suspension and banning and I don't believe he should be reinstated. I just don't have the personal animosity that some of us do, and I do believe that it's unfortunate things developed the way they did.
Edited to add:
If this also wasn't clear, now or back in January, never, ever did I feel that mieskie belonged here more than you did, or that it was anything approaching a fair trade him for you. If anything I said came off this way, then I sincerely apologize. I was delighted to see your return, and nothing going on here changes that. So again, I'm very, very sorry.
I'm going to take a moment and check my reading comprehension. Where does "RL is backing John" imply that RL is doing with anything less than her own informed volition?
I don't, in fact, have the right understanding of the word "backing"?
I should really, really go to bed?
I don't, in fact, have the right understanding of the word "backing"?
My understanding of "backing" is supporting. What is yours?
RL, you usually back John.
Hec usually porns with Bitches.
These are usual things that happen, here, which illustrated other usual ways people deal with the rather not unusual Mieskes of the world.
Were you worried that people thought you were being a sheep? Because I'm sort of taken aback by the way you jumped to that conclusion. You sort of pulled it out of thin air.
What is yours?
Throwing weight behind. I... heard a "just" before the "backing" part.
Oh hell. Sorry.
That third-person thing is just so seductive.
Throwing weight behind
I think you can do that without being mindcontrolled too, you know.
Jumping in at the end to post here what I put already in Press. If you have any questions let me know. 'Night all. {{{All of ya}}}
94 voters total. Most the first day. Give you the breakdown for that sometime later.
edit - and it doesn't fit so try again.
HAHAHAHAHA!
42
Dude.
That's too perfect.
And, basically, what Brenda said. But man, 42.
I find the harmonic beauty of "42" breathtaking.
Mmmmmmm.
I think you can do that without being mindcontrolled too, you know.
Yeah. I am feeling the stupid right now. I'm sorry, Allyson?
