if you are defending me and you are saying I deserve a special break because I Am SPECIAL

Also, irrelevant. I don't care if you're peeing on my shoe because you're not potty trained, or because you're a sick twitch, I just want the urination to stop.

And since I'm not qualified to potty train, it's best you stop standing anywhere near me.

Do we having voting procedures and whatnot? YES! good.

I made a proposal for a vote.

It got seconded 6 times.

What now?

Someone should open Light Bulbs.

I think you post in Press the proposal, dates/times for the discussion and voting period, and someone opens Light Bulbs.

Also, someone needs to volunteer to count votes.

I can count votes.

And it's your prerogative to have not been offended by that.

It doesn't offend me. It makes me sad. It offends me when people say things like "Bush is a genius" or "Suicide bombers have a point," but I defend their right to say it.

Before I got a clue, I had a whole lot of "gays are squicky" thoughts, too. Occasionally, when my male friends get too graphic, I still squick.

There are obviously a lot of diverse opinions on this board, which is one thing that makes it wonderful. Using one person's PERSONAL opinion that SHE doesn't find gay male sex a turn-on as a key reason to discipline her seems against the spirit of the board as I understand it.

And yes, people who can't stand male-male sex but are okay with two chicks totally piss me off, too. But they don't offend me. Pissing off and offending are two separate things in my book.

What about my obvious smacking around of Zoe? Shouldn't I have been warned? I was flaming her, and I meant to do it. Where be my spanking?

As noted above, yes, I think you should have been spanked.

Perhaps Voting Procedures should go in the FAQ?

smonster, I don't think you're going to get anywhere explaining why people shouldn't be offended at something. I understand what you're saying. I also know that when Zoe posted that series of posts, I was so angry I was shaking.

This is why we're trying to codify this, so it won't depend on one person's interpretation.

I am drafting for Press.

- ms. keepitmoving

But, smonster, my objections weren't about that comment. But were rather about the pattern of behavior. As the objecter on record, I'd like that to be clear. At no time have I commented on the squicky comment because it's almost tertiary to my issues and concerns.

If you want Allyson to be spanked, then by all means ask for an official warning. (not aimed at smonster, but at people in general)