What does the "We" think?Follow

Fine, you're retarded.

On a completely unrelated note, today's Proverb of the Day was "The apple doesn't fall far from the tree".

That's just the thing. I did stop posting about them. I did rate down those who made the jabs. Those people stopped, then suddenly I had Kaelesh, who hadn't said anything to me for the most part, calling them window lickers, speed bumps and asserting that I couldn't feed my own children. I went into IRC and complained. Not for something to be done about it, but because it pissed me off. It pissed off my husband even. Well, it apparently also pissed off some admins. I rated the posts down. I even reported the images I found unacceptable. And yeah, it made me angry. As it would you or anyone else that could be in that position.

It was bound to happen eventually. Your whinging, cloying, clinging, and overwhelmingly attention-desperate posting style has put a lot of people off and you're an idiot for thinking this ample store of ammunition would go unused forever.

Oh,well that's a good sign.

I started wandering into the OOT, like some others, simply because the action around here had gotten pretty slow. To my suprise, some of the posts had gotten entertaining and weren't a plethera of "What are you listening to right now?" "What's your favorite movie?" etc etc. Granted, those still pop up occasionally, but on the whole the post content has vastly improved from what it was 2 years or so ago. IMO some of those posters have developed past the Sandbox, at least enough to survive here and be accepted. Some show occasional flashes of brilliance, but wouldn't make it for long.

A few months ago I noticed people breaking the swear filter and generally being obnoxious, and was suprised they weren't being smacked down. When I questioned it, I was told that was ok now. I'm not sure when that determination was made or by whom, but my first thought was "So the OOT has become the Asylum now?" Granted, that's not all the Asylum is but I could see where that decision would lead, and it didn't take long to get there.

I'll echo Joph in that I'm not all about mass transferring of threads. Simply put, the rules that were for the Sandbox should be enforced so posters like Melody can take about their waterhead kids without being blasted for it. That's why it's there in the first place. I'm sure some of the OOT'ers who have "graduated" will be a little resistant to moving here. Much like we were when the OOT was split all those years ago. But they will adapt.

I, for one, would welcome many of them here. With a hearty GFY, and possibly an occasional RACKTM. At least it would make forum=4 a daily visit again in stead of an occasional one when it gets really slow at work.

You didn't get the half of it. They went to some lengths to figure out who she was since they didn't have much information about me to go on except my real name and the fact that I grew up in Maine. It was horribly embarrassing. We don't talk about the incident. He didn't mean harm but it was a stupid thing to do.

As far as the issues of the move, I guess if it makes sense. I think it's a bit weird to have these strange type of differences in the same website. I don't know if it'll ever make sense to have a 13+ OOT place on Allakhazam that is full of niceness, especially when it is self-moderated. On the other hand, you will get more threads from Rimesume, maybe about cars or about 13 year old girls that are whores, and we all know how fascinating that is.

LOL, and as far as Melody goes, I have sympathy for her to some extent but it's exhausting to have someone in the forum who is constantly begging for acceptance from everyone. People criticize your kids because they want to hurt you. People want to hurt you because they want you to shut the fuck up. Maybe that's harsh but every fucking thread contains something about you wanting validation. Goddamnit, I wish you'd use this forum for something else other than some type of dumping ground for your random thoughts and low self-esteem.

And this is all about your own personal freakout. We don't need a report of a dissociated suicide attempt on a fucking out of topic forum of a message board. Jesus Christ.

Edited to add: Breaking swear filters requires too much work.

Edited, Jan 31st 2008 10:43am by Annabella

You're a kinder woman than I, Anna.

The problem is that some posters are immature and under the belief that everyone should be "thick skinned," and not that they should be slightly more respectful. I'd rather prefer that these select few not turn the OOT into the asylum, if for no other reason than the homogeneity would further dull these boards.

I often kvetch "play nice," in many of the OOT threads where fights erupted, but I'm really less interested in carebearism and more concerned with avoiding the insipid caws of "cnut," repeatedly echoed.

I did the same thing. And was also told that it was now "okay until it isn't". Now that it "isn't", I figure the best course is to tell the offenders to go to the appropriate place to cause offense.

You've been making me laugh lately.

I've dealt with PM's and Instant Messages like that for weeks now.
It's upsetting to say the least. I'm not a crutch for emotional validation.

Who?

Nexa