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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 9,981
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    Give it a rest boys
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  • Viking64
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    dromunds wrote: »
    Give it a rest boys

    Good advice. I'm out.
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  • gmcman
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    I copied and pasted one of the rules of this forum after reading where someones condolences went beyond what I felt was stated in the rules..

    What rule was broken? There was no religious discussion at that point, no sermons. Someome mentioned a religious figure passed away, you jumped in quickly with the rules.

    Had it escalated it into a full-on religious brawl then maybe I can see your point.

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  • daddyjt
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    tonyb wrote: »
    ...Might be a better idea to work out your differences in PM's to each other than air it out on the forum every time you guys post something...

    Some solid advice right there, and I can tell you from personal experience that it works. I had my own run-in with Jesse when I was new here. I checked my ego long enough to shoot him a pm, and ended up having a pretty nice conversation - actually found out we shared a bit of history on another forum :smile:

    Problem is, some people don’t want to smooth things out - they thrive on discord and conflict, and look for it at every opportunity. The last thing they want is to work things out and get on with life, because then they would have to “step off the stage” and just become one of the group.
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  • daddyjt
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    ...Then someone made a blatant political comment and I responded with a picture of a dog. :p Then the OP tried to justify his original comment and started in with the name-calling and I responded about the rules again in a completely clinical manner...

    Yeah yeah - look, most of us are on to your game. You instigate by pushing and pushing (in a subtle manner) until someone snaps back at your condescending comments, then you want to run crying to the teacher that you’re the victim - we all witnessed this behavior in elementary school. The thing is, most grew out of it.

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,712
    edited February 2018
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    Geebus criminy, will y'all shut up already?

    Some of y'all have the personality of a cheese grater wrapped in sandpaper.

    It's not cowardly to put someone on the ignore list. It's an easy way to keep the peace. We all have better things to do with our time than deal with whatever needless friction we're ignoring anyway.

    If you're on an ignore list it's not because you're spouting some truth that no one wants to hear or can't handle. It's because you have the personality of a cactus in a wool sweater and they don't want to deal with you.

    I know personal responsibility is a novel idea in this day and age but seriously, if you don't like someone, you don't have to tell them so at every turn of a corner. I mean why would you want to deliberately interact with someone you don't like by antagonizing them with petulant antics? I mean, really, that defies all logic and makes no sense. It's like saying "Hey, I don't like you so I'm going to force myself to have more interaction with you than anyone else, even the ones I DO like, because I can't grow up and leave you alone! Howzat sound?" Just let it go and stay away from those you can't stand. It's not hard, I do it all the time.

    Lastly, if you're being called out for your posts/behavior, it's not because you're getting ganged up on or anything silly like that. It's 'cause you're going off the deep end and tipping the whole boat over while you're doing. It's a clue that maybe you should take a breather, go do something else for a little bit or something until you cool off and can participate like a functional human being again.

    It goes the other way too and just because one person is pointing out that someone is going overboard with something doesn't mean everyone else has to tell that person too. Just gracefully step out of the situation. You don't have to even tell anyone you are out, especially if you haven't posted in the thread before that point anyway. Just leave it be, let it die. It's not hard. There's plenty of other stuff to talk about.

    Not everything has to turn into an argument. And religion or not, Billy Graham was a celebrity religious figure. It's not out of line to mention anything religious about the man who devoted his life to religion. It's not actual discussion of religion either if folks want to remember the man with a religious or spiritual statement. If you don't want to see it, don't look at it. That's your choice as much as it's the person's choice who posted something totally benign that you have issue with. What the real problem is that someone can't even share such news because someone might get offended that he was a religious figure. It's like you can't even mention that Billy Graham passed away because it will invariably turn in to this kind of malarkey. That's pathetic.
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  • tonyb
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    Dang it John, there ya go again, injecting common sense. I just made popcorn too....was taking money on squares to see who gets a vacation next. :p

    Ken, how about we close this one out before we go so south, we're all getting tans and eating taco's.
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  • tratliff
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    And so this thread will soon be closed.....

    I am beginning to wonder if we will ever get back to audio.....
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  • lightman1
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    tratliff wrote: »
    And so this thread will soon be closed.....

    I am beginning to wonder if we will ever get back to audio.....

    Audio is boring..... B)
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  • Jstas
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    tratliff wrote: »
    And so this thread will soon be closed.....

    I am beginning to wonder if we will ever get back to audio.....

    Why wonder? Start talking about audio.

    Again, not that hard.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    All of this sniping is a perfect reason to shy away from politics or religion on an audio forum. However, i don't see any harm in wishing an apparently good man farewell on his journey.
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  • EndersShadow
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    Personally as an interesting thought, perhaps Billy would be GLAD that the thread got closed.

    Because the man and his message are tied together such that you cant mention one without the other, and as that was his purpose in life, perhaps its the greatest compliment you can give him :smile:

    Just a random thought.
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  • EndersShadow
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    Just PRETEND ignore. That's where you put someone on "ignore" but take them OFF ignore so you can read their comments. :p

    Just to clarify this, when you put someone on ignore and they post in a thread you are looking at, there is a button you can click to see that particular post (while still keeping them on ignore).

    I would also like to just mention that occasionally highlighting and correcting grammar mistakes can at times be fun (especially if autocorrect on a phone makes changes words in a funny way), but eventually it might rub people the wrong way.

    Unlike when writing work procedural manuals, process memo's, or work emails, where correct grammar and professionalism matter, this is the internet and its much less important here.
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  • steveinaz
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    The original post title was CLEAR AS DAY as to the content. If you know you have a beef with a topic, then why proceed to crash the thread? 1 word: Instigator. Then you want to back-peddle and play the victim. Pathetic, but that is the truth.
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  • maximillian
    maximillian Posts: 2,142
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    If an ex-president should pass away, we would pay respect as well regardless of the political affiliation. Many people would hold such a person in high regard. Even those opposed would acknowledge the impact such a prominent person has. And most people would have respect for the dead and their family regardless. Even if you truly hated the person, then just keep silent and allow others to mourn and pay respect. That's common decency. But if you are that easily triggered then you should leave and go find your "safe" place.
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  • NotaSuv
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    steveinaz wrote: »
    The original post title was CLEAR AS DAY as to the content. If you know you have a beef with a topic, then why proceed to crash the thread? 1 word: Instigator. Then you want to back-peddle and play the victim. Pathetic, but that is the truth.

    Nailed it..................................
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  • nooshinjohn
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    steveinaz wrote: »
    The original post title was CLEAR AS DAY as to the content. If you know you have a beef with a topic, then why proceed to crash the thread? 1 word: Instigator. Then you want to back-peddle and play the victim. Pathetic, but that is the truth.

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  • Jaybeez
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    I read the RIP thread, formed my own opinion and moved on. I participate in about a dozen forums for a wide range of subjects and find mods do a pretty good job of policing the threads. In forums where this isn’t the case I find myself visiting less often. The words to a particular Devo song are now stuck in my brain, so I’ll move along now and hope peace settles in on Polkland.
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  • [Deleted User]
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    Ahhh. I went back to the OP and the problem became apparent very quickly. Someone went full-on DB and turned it political. tsk tsk. This is why i stay off Facebook.

    I see there are a lot of really good people on this forum and the ones keeping their political and religious beliefs private makes it so our opinions of them aren't colored in any way.
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  • vmaxer
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    Some never learn.
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  • kevhed72
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  • scubalab
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    I know nothing about Billy Graham's son or that he even had one. I copied and pasted one of the rules of this forum after reading where someones condolences went beyond what I felt was stated in the rules. I didn't make any DEMANDS of anyone. I simply posted the rule. At that point I "let it ride" and didn't comment about the OP.

    Then someone made a blatant political comment and I responded with a picture of a dog. :p Then the OP tried to justify his original comment and started in with the name-calling and I responded about the rules again in a completely clinical manner.

    I could have taken a completely different tack from the get-go, but I didn't. It's all a matter of perception. I bet 9 out of 10 of you would swear in court that I was an "atheist".

    "someones"? Something's missing...

    Sorry, couldn't resist. :p

    What's this thread about again? Nevermind.
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  • ZLTFUL
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    Viking64 wrote: »
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Spin it however you want, it's obvious to anyone with more than 1 operational brain cell what you're doing.

    Oh yeah? What is that?

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  • gmcman
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    lightman1 wrote: »
    tratliff wrote: »
    And so this thread will soon be closed.....

    I am beginning to wonder if we will ever get back to audio.....

    Audio is boring..... B)

    That's only because you don't believe in upgrading cables..... :p
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    Since we're onto baseball now... Remember Sidd Finch? :)
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