Thanks for that thoughtful post Wolfram. I'm not going to get into it any more though. I think my position is that I remain, as ever, puzzled that everyone doesn't think like me. I'm not angry or upset or sulking or threatening to leave or anything like that, I'm just baffled.
We're still working on a plan, but so far it involves being sent to prison and becoming somebody's bitch.
Fred ,'Just Rewards (2)'
Bureaucracy 1: Like Kafka, Only Funnier
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.
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John H - Mar 19, 2003 3:01:18 pm PST #8175 of 10001
Elena - Mar 19, 2003 3:07:44 pm PST #8176 of 10001
Thanks for all the fish.
People baffle me, too.
Lyra Jane - Mar 19, 2003 3:11:10 pm PST #8177 of 10001
Up with the sun
John, I keep trying to find a way to say this so i don't sound snarky, and I'm not sure there is one. But the best I can come up with is that you're reacting very much the way you would if equivalent things happened IRL. Some of us, me included, find it much easier to forgive, forget, and move on in an online situation. I guess the difference to me is that if someone really bothers me here, it's much easier to avoid conflict with them (by scrolling o taking some time off) than it is to avoid someone who lives in your neighborhood or works in your office.
Which is not to invalidate your feelings AT ALL -- I'm just trying to explain mine.
Cindy - Mar 19, 2003 3:14:07 pm PST #8178 of 10001
Nobody
How About:
We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
Wolfram - Mar 19, 2003 3:15:18 pm PST #8179 of 10001
Visilurking
I think my position is that I remain, as ever, puzzled that everyone doesn't think like me.
I think most of us share this position.
DXMachina - Mar 19, 2003 3:16:08 pm PST #8180 of 10001
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
Hee. I like this.
Jessica - Mar 19, 2003 3:16:41 pm PST #8181 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have such the wrong image from that thread title.
Anne W. - Mar 19, 2003 3:21:52 pm PST #8182 of 10001
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
We're Screwing In Light Bulbs AIFG!
Yes. This.
I have such the wrong image from that thread title.
Which is part of why it's so perfect! It's got in-jokes, double-entendre, witty self-deprecation, and porn. It's truly Buffistaesque.
John H - Mar 19, 2003 3:44:25 pm PST #8183 of 10001
The vision I had of an Official Warning image is here. It's badly realised because I haven't got Illustrator on this computer and can't do text on a path, but just so you can see what I saw in my head.
Wolfram - Mar 19, 2003 3:49:08 pm PST #8184 of 10001
Visilurking
I like it, but can't we get a foot in there somewhere?