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Yes, give yourself a break.nutsandvolts said:Ah scew it I gotta get away from this place.
nutsandvolts said:Miles, all I can say is please don't allow that type of poison to fly around here. And I am now on vacation before I say things I shouldn't. Time out.
nutsandvolts said:I don't agree with Toorbough about banning, and his was a rhetorical question.
The question itself though is hostile and has no place in this forum.
nutsandvolts said:............... It's meant to make people think a bit before posting. Attack ideas all you want, but don't attack people, that is what this is all about. And I think that the comments in electricridefl's posts are a perfect example of how this place can be sickeningly hostile. It's all in good fun right, a few good laughs among friends? Part of a normal discussion? No! Leave the man alone if you have nothing positive to contribute. It is like poetry to him. He is writing, he is sharing, and that is worth something. If you have no interest in what he says, move on to the things that interest you and leave it alone. The insults are poison. There is a person behind those words.
Takemehome said:nutsandvolts said:............... It's meant to make people think a bit before posting. Attack ideas all you want, but don't attack people, that is what this is all about. And I think that the comments in electricridefl's posts are a perfect example of how this place can be sickeningly hostile. It's all in good fun right, a few good laughs among friends? Part of a normal discussion? No! Leave the man alone if you have nothing positive to contribute. It is like poetry to him. He is writing, he is sharing, and that is worth something. If you have no interest in what he says, move on to the things that interest you and leave it alone. The insults are poison. There is a person behind those words.
I do understand.
You did not answer my question.
Can YOU honestly say that, in your life, you never ever made fun of someone ?
NO ?
Then you cannot expect people on this forum to be perfect.
You got insulted by posts that electricridefl himself did not care about.
Do you think he cannot defend himself ?
Maybe electricridefl does not care about stupid remarks. Why should you ?
Maybe electricridefl is much more intelligent than you.........think he is. :wink:
You can tell me that you hate me, and I can tell you that I love you anyway.![]()
mud2005 said:maybe this will help![]()
sometimes getting silly solves everything
Quite. They are the haven of trolls.Miles said:If I had my way, there would be NO General Discussion section![]()
nutsandvolts said:Some principles are worth standing up for. And some require walking away. I'm not pouting, just moving on.
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.â€Â
I may have erased most of my footprints, but left my most important steps.
John had this right from one year ago, from the "meltdown" thread when the cesspool was created:
But those were just words apparently and moderator John has since had a change of heart on this insult policy? And what about gay slurs? And women slurs? D-Man called Reid defective, like a factory reject, right to his face and right in front of everyone on the sphere. John in CR said to Reid "If you want to be a Mary ..." How many other gay people do you suppose are among the 6,000 membership? And how many women? John in CR also said that we should not offer this ebike tech to "cripples" because of their stigma, he said that nobody would be "caught dead" on an ebike if they thought they were for "cripples". This was his response to me talking about my friend who has multiple sclerosis, and explaining how I've been invited onto a board of directors of a not-for-profit group that aside from me consists of entirely disabled people. What do you think forum member Kim thinks about this so-called stigma that John is concerned about? And Lessss said to my face it's stupid and retarded to not be an atheist. I usually ignore such comments but I can't seem to let go of that one. These are all examples of the real toxic discussions. And I cannot and will not participate any longer. Now I must go, but that's okay, I tend to work better on my own anyways.johnrobholmes said:Keep out excessive swearing, don't make racial slurs, don't attack somebody just to do it, and in general play nice and keep a cool head. Discussion of politics is fine. Personally insulting another person is not.nutsandvolts said:I'm not even sure what the forum policy is anymore, as it's not clearly stated, so I'm not sure if this thread is even allowed to continue or not.
Why did I not get banned when others did? Think about it.
Hit the road Jack!
Simplest equation in the world: if you don't respect people, they don't stick around.
Now you can eat your lunch all by yourselves.
Already Gone
TylerDurden said:Quite. They are the haven of trolls.Miles said:If I had my way, there would be NO General Discussion section![]()
But those were just words apparently and moderator John has since had a change of heart on this insult policy? And what about gay slurs? And women slurs? D-Man called Reid defective, like a factory reject, right to his face and right in front of everyone on the sphere. John in CR said to Reid "If you want to be a Mary ..." How many other gay people do you suppose are among the 6,000 membership? And how many women? John in CR also said that we should not offer this ebike tech to "cripples" because of their stigma, he said that nobody would be "caught dead" on an ebike if they thought they were for "cripples". This was his response to me talking about my friend who has multiple sclerosis, and explaining how I've been invited onto a board of directors of a not-for-profit group that aside from me consists of entirely disabled people. What do you think forum member Kim thinks about this so-called stigma that John is concerned about? And Lessss said to my face it's stupid and retarded to not be an atheist. I usually ignore such comments but I can't seem to let go of that one. These are all examples of the real toxic discussions. And I cannot and will not participate any longer. Now I must go, but that's okay, I tend to work better on my own anyways.
Oh, thank you....(eyes wetting)......johnrobholmes said:Welcome back, sir.![]()