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
Frankly, when I come in and express dissent (or agreement), whether I'm the first (rarely) or the fifteenth (usually), I reserve the right to stand by my word. Also, to stand by the changing of my mind. I'm not twelve, I'm not peer pressure's bitch.
I'm so with you on this one, ita.
t deleted an unnecessary "Frankly"
I find "pile-on" unnecessarily conflating and incendiary. Same thing with groupthink. And for that matter being called fascist (akin to a Nazi of course) and orwellian. When used, it makes me tune out the poster and really want to send a big giant raspberry their way.
Voicing agreement is no more of a pile-on than voicing disagreement (I've been on the fair end of a lot of disagreement of late). Moreover, voicing agreement or disagreement is no more of a pile-on then the love fests that happen after people say they need support.
t interruption
I can't quite skim through 360+ posts in B I, so I hope it's okay if I ask a couple questions here instead. Have we formalized the process of warning/suspension/banning? And if so, what is it?
t /interruption
Burrell, we're talking about it in the voting thread.
It seems like you don't care much that you've offended other posters too.
Actually, I've apologized for it, several times. I'm at a loss to understand why you'd prefer to ignore that.
Moreover, voicing agreement or disagreement is no more of a pile-on then the love fests that happen after people say they need support.
I couldn't agree more. Apparently we can gush love but only one person per Hairy Issue is allowed to voice dissent. That's not cool.
Burrell, we're talking about it in the voting thread.
So I discovered. But I am surprised that it jumped line. Weird, but okay.
Actually, I've apologized for it, several times. I'm at a loss to understand why you'd prefer to ignore that.
I can't take it any more. I'm much better at resisting my urges to translate for people nowadays, but I give up.
Okay, consider the following scenario:
Person A to Person B: You're stupid because you're Hungarian!
Person C: I'm offended by you saying that. Apologize!
Person A: I'm sorry I offended you.
...time passes...
Person A: Yeah, that Hungarian thing? I totally meant that, and I said it trying to hurt Person B. I'm sorry that Person C got caught in the crossfire, but I still think I was right to say it.
So given that Person C was already upset by the original incident, does it make sense that they'd continue to be upset by you saying that you don't regret the behavior that upset them in the first place?
Give up on resisting my impulses, that is, not give up on Allyson.
I'm going to hazard a guess and say that you may want Allyson to regret she said what she said, but that you don't want her to lie to you, right?
Are you really insistent that she tells you an untruth every time it's brought up?
Or do you want to force her to change her mind?
Yes but Katie, you're forgetting this part of the equation:
Persons D-ZZ: You know, Person A said that thing to Person B that was completely inappropriate. I'm still offended by that.
