| Author | Message | ||
     Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7756 Registered: 10-2001 |
"see what I mean....... idiot. Iraq is going so well, in the New York Post. Seriously, what did our actions in Iraq do, including removal of Saddam, that hasn't turned out to be a complete unbridled disaster? Ignorance? You can't make a case for anything Strawberry, you just cut (and paste) and run, at best." this post came moments after she said she wished Saddam were still in power. the opinion is bonkers but the personal attack is against the rules of conduct on MOL.. | ||
| S.L.K. 2.0 Citizen Username: Scrotisloknows Post Number: 1895 Registered: 10-2005  |
straw- don't hold you breath, dave only bans people that hold different opinions then him... -slk | ||
| Joe Citizen Username: Gonets Post Number: 1336 Registered: 2-2004 |
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| Nohero Supporter Username: Nohero Post Number: 5765 Registered: 10-1999  |
That would mean that previous ban-ees S.L.K. and Tulip are soul mates.  | ||
| Phenixrising Citizen Username: Phenixrising Post Number: 1874 Registered: 9-2004  |
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| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7758 Registered: 10-2001 |
Dave bans all types..Heck, he even banned Jamie from creating a no smoking thread. | ||
| Hoops Citizen Username: Hoops Post Number: 1974 Registered: 10-2004  |
Fruit  | ||
| Oldstone Citizen Username: Rogers4317 Post Number: 900 Registered: 6-2004 |
This is hilarious. MOL, you make me laugh. | ||
| Rastro Citizen Username: Rastro  Post Number: 3796 Registered: 5-2004  |
And here I thought the crybaby was on the official seal of the Democratic party, not a certain poster with seeds on his skin. | ||
| Flying_char Citizen Username: Flying_char Post Number: 265 Registered: 8-2005  |
banned from MOL? Why do people get banned? | ||
| S.L.K. 2.0 Citizen Username: Scrotisloknows Post Number: 1903 Registered: 10-2005 |
i am aware that dave bans "all types," i am just giving him some grief because my last banishment, wh i felt was unjust. i'll get over it but it may cost Jaimie a vote in November...  But seriously Dave, you can someone an "idiot" but not a "pa*sy" or pr*ck"? i realize the latter two may be considered harsher, but they all can be considered a personal attack... -SLK I think tulip gets banned because even those posters that agree with her dont like her very much... | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10602 Registered: 4-1997  |
Let's wait to hear what AE35unit has to say next Friday. Which reminds me, I have to let Southerner out.  | ||
| algebra2 Supporter Username: Algebra2 Post Number: 4218 Registered: 5-2001  |
Let's hope AE35unit takes this time out to reflect and comes back to MOL a smarter, more dignified poster. | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7765 Registered: 10-2001 |
Indeed | ||
| Twokitties Citizen Username: Twokitties Post Number: 501 Registered: 8-2004 |
If the assertion is true isn't it an observation rather than an attack? | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7766 Registered: 10-2001 |
Looks like someone wants to join AE35UNIT. Dave, in the case of Twokitties, I say let's give her a pass this time. Here's why. For the most part, Twokitties confuses opinion with fact. In this I mean, she believes her opinion is textbook material when in fact this is hardly the case. Let's educate our confused poster, why don't we. FACTS: "The sky is blue", "Bill Clinton is tall". "Barbara Bush is a Republican", "Straw is worth millions", etc. These are facts. OPINIONS: "The market is going to crash", "Bill Clinton was a great President", "The war in Iraq is wrong" These are opinions that can be argued from both sides from now until eternity. I've always wondered why some people can't separate fact from preferences, like the twokitties of the world. That said, I don't believe a time out is needed in this case because it's hard to punish those who simply don't know the difference. So in closing Dave, I'll keep an eye on her and if we see this type of behaivor again, I'll alert you. Our goal here on MOL is a forum that allows all posters to voice all types of opinions in a professional, respectful manner. The Great Straw is a proud American. (fact) | ||
| sbenois Supporter Username: Sbenois Post Number: 15625 Registered: 10-2001  |
God Bless You. By the way, I expect to be in the top three posters in your year-end list this year. | ||
| tom Citizen Username: Tom Post Number: 5645 Registered: 5-2001 |
allows all posters to voice all types of opinions in a professional, respectful manner. | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7767 Registered: 10-2001 |
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| Mr. Big Poppa Citizen Username: Big_poppa Post Number: 857 Registered: 7-2004  |
Just to be clear on the rules: it's not ok to make a direct insult, but it's ok to make an indirect one? For example, you cannot say "Big Poppa is an idiot" BUT can you say "Big Poppa, if you think that, then you MUST be an idiot" OR would a more indirect method be better "Big Poppa, anyone thinks that is an idiot"? Thanks in advacnce for helping define these often vague rules, Dave. | ||
| Wendy Supporter Username: Wendy Post Number: 3038 Registered: 5-2001 |
Good questions Mr. Big Poppa. I also am curious. I always play it safe and say something like "What Mr. Big Poppa wrote just now is the most idiotic thing I read on this thread" but I wouldn't mind getting enlightened since there are some people I would love to insult back who have gotten away with personal attacks or at least avoided the radar detection. | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10605 Registered: 4-1997 |
Just a moment, just a moment. I've just picked up a fault in the AE-35 Unit. It's going to go 100 percent failure within 72 hours. | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7768 Registered: 10-2001 |
Here's how it works.. It's ok to say you believe another opinion is moronic or stupid. "I think all Republicans are crooks." response: holy stupidity. This is not a personal attack this is a denouncement on that belief. "I think George Bush is a Nazi." response: holy ignorance. Again, comparing an American President to a Nazi is foolish. Now, if one were to call another poster "a moron" or "a Nazi", this would be a personal attack. "I think Joe "MOL poster" Blow is stupid." response: a ban from MOL. hope all this helps.  | ||
| Dave Supporter Username: Dave Post Number: 10606 Registered: 4-1997 |
well done | ||
| Mr. Big Poppa Citizen Username: Big_poppa Post Number: 858 Registered: 7-2004 |
How about this? Referring to a previous poster with a "silly Lib". Then following it up with "Libs are morons"? Transitive property applies here, doesn't it Dave? In fact, in ae35Unit's post, he did not state Strawberry was an idiot....he could have been referring to anyone, right? Very similar to Straw's posts about Libs, since he sometimes immediately follows another poster's comments with "Libs are Morons", etc. Look, Dave, I might be the only MOLer who thinks Straw is funny, but I think the rules should be applied equally. And Straw, stop trying to get other MOLers banned because if you think ae35unit should have been banned, then you should be banned as well. | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7769 Registered: 10-2001 |
I don't say silly "lib", I say silly "libs". If I were to say silly "lib" that would be attacking the individual. By going with "Libs", I attack the movement, just like "neocons", etc. | ||
| Wendy Supporter Username: Wendy Post Number: 3039 Registered: 5-2001 |
Ah but Mr. Berry, you called me a moderate when I said I was a liberal. That, my good man, was indeed a personal attack! | ||
| Alleygater Citizen Username: Alleygater Post Number: 2540 Registered: 10-2004 |
I wonder though, can I state that absolutely 100%, unequivocably that I don't think that Strawberries are idiots? (Just to be safe though, I said plural Strawberry, because you know, that would certainly make it alright since I'm not singling out any one Strawberry). | ||
| Oldstone Citizen Username: Rogers4317 Post Number: 909 Registered: 6-2004 |
that strawberry wastes this much time and energy trying to get people banned from MOL says all i need to know about childish adult behaviour. | ||
| Dr. Winston O'Boogie Citizen Username: Casey Post Number: 2378 Registered: 8-2003  |
This thread is another tribute to the yeoman work that Dave and Jamie do to keep this board going. I for one wouldn't be able to stand this. Anybody who's ever had kids and had to deal with the whining and tattling knows what I'm talking about. I've got to hand it to Dave for graciously dealing with crybaby behavior from "adults." | ||
| John Caffrey Citizen Username: Jerseyjack Post Number: 551 Registered: 11-2005 |
SLK, I just found out you can't use the word, •••, either. I have been trying for the last half hour and it won't post. What happened to the First Amendment? | ||
| SO Ref Citizen Username: So_refugee Post Number: 2143 Registered: 2-2005  |
You can use the word ••• all the •••• you want... | ||
| tulip Citizen Username: Braveheart Post Number: 3908 Registered: 3-2004  |
You can tell someone to get some sleep, but you can't tell someone to take a nap, or go to a party. | ||
| The Oracle of MOL Supporter Username: Oracle_of_mol Post Number: 254 Registered: 2-2005  |
Soda is still suspended. Go in peace. --The Oracle o MOL | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 15535 Registered: 1-2003  |
The rule appears to be that you can insult the group that a person appears to belong to and imply an insult, as long as you don't state it. "Libs are morons" is an example of this sort of implied insult. I don't feel this sort of insult is any less of an insult than the "you are a moron" type but this seems to be acceptable under Dave's rule. I suppose groups that are fair game, such as "libs" (whatever they are), are good ways to insult people. However, I think it would not be good to insult me by saying "Jews are morons". Perhaps you could say "people of average height are morons" because people of average height -- of which I am one -- are not known to be a target of insults in general. | ||
| Hoops Citizen Username: Hoops Post Number: 2064 Registered: 10-2004 |
lets have a big round of applause for people of average height! | ||
| Tom Reingold Supporter Username: Noglider Post Number: 15538 Registered: 1-2003 |
Basketball lovers are morons. | ||
| Hoops Citizen Username: Hoops Post Number: 2066 Registered: 10-2004 |
 no doubt,no doubt at all. | ||
| Strawberry Supporter Username: Strawberry Post Number: 7819 Registered: 10-2001 |
People who don't post on MOL are morons. | ||
| llama Citizen Username: Llama Post Number: 822 Registered: 5-2001  |
Strawberry's got diaper rash again! | ||
| Mr. Big Poppa Citizen Username: Big_poppa Post Number: 874 Registered: 7-2004 |
llama, you should have written "Strawberries have diaper rash again" |
