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  • fifefife Posts: 3,327
    it's one person ...[/quote]

    i don't think so. in that tread people were making fun of people appearances.[/quote]

    i am pretty sure that the two locked threads of today would not have been locked if someone wasn't reporting them ...[/quote]
    true but i do think its unfair that people are making fun of someone appearance. how would people have felt if we talked about obama appearance.
  • arthurdentarthurdent Posts: 969
    fife wrote:
    true but i do think its unfair that people are making fun of someone appearance. how would people have felt if we talked about obama appearance.

    Personally, I was using "eyes" as an allegory for a lack of intelligence. She has that same vacant, distant, unintelligent expression on her face that George W. Bush frequently had. It's like she's not interested in hearing any new ideas. She suffers from a lack of curiosity.
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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    fife wrote:
    true but i do think its unfair that people are making fun of someone appearance. how would people have felt if we talked about obama appearance.

    i am pretty sure that if someone made a thread about how crazy saddam hussein looked - it would never get locked given the same discussion ...

    having said that - i'm indifferent to it ... i am more concerned with the instantaneous locking of good threads simply because someone can't take the so called high road ...
  • KatKat Posts: 4,908
    This is why name-calling is never ok here. It's the one thing that consistently PISSES people off and puts an end to any reasonable discussion. Derogatory comments are not allowed here, ever. Personal comments at each other are not allowed here, ever. When a new word becomes derogatory, it's not ok to use it.

    Take the high road, discuss the topic, stop derailing threads with spammy comments and take personal comments to PM. A Moving Train is for political and news discussion.

    That's all...it's simple.
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  • arthurdentarthurdent Posts: 969
    I honestly believe that more people need to read Bob Hope's autobiography "Don't Shoot It's Only Me." A true patriot (hey, if you've done that many USO tours to call you anything less is an insult) who believed in the power of humor to deflate even the biggest of egos. The man made fun of practically every president in the 20th century.
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  • BinauralJamBinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    what-up-my-ninja-316.png

    While were on the subject, Ninja is no longer acceptable, Asain's know what your really saying, not cool people.
  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    Kat wrote:
    This is why name-calling is never ok here. It's the one thing that consistently PISSES people off and puts an end to any reasonable discussion. Derogatory comments are not allowed here, ever. Personal comments at each other are not allowed here, ever. When a new word becomes derogatory, it's not ok to use it.

    Take the high road, discuss the topic, stop derailing threads with spammy comments and take personal comments to PM. A Moving Train is for political and news discussion.

    That's all...it's simple.

    but who defines derogatory!? ... the word in question here today was a finalist in oxford dictionary's 2009 word of the year ... it is also defined as what many have said in the locked threads ...

    i just feel that context needs to be applied otherwise words like liberal, socialist, treehugger can all fall in the same category as it was defined today ...
  • arthurdentarthurdent Posts: 969
    polaris_x wrote:

    i just feel that context needs to be applied otherwise words like liberal, socialist, treehugger can all fall in the same category as it was defined today ...

    this. I've seen all of those above words mentioned in a negative context just as much as the T-word.
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  • KatKat Posts: 4,908
    I think you're serious but I could be wrong. This isn't going to be a debate though.

    The word was not used respectfully or lovingly or jokingly. HOW a word is used is important. The word is used derogatorily and to diminish another person or persons and their ideas. That makes it derogatory. Who decides? Your friendly neighborhood moderators decide.

    This isn't about one word. This is about how you all speak to each other here. See the Posting Guidelines. We've said we think it can be better here and doesn't have to be like the rest of the internet...which is sometimes, I'm sorry to say, just garbage.

    Hence, the high road. We're all Pearl Jam fans here and it can be better.

    Thank you.
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  • twisted thoughtstwisted thoughts Posts: 4,377
    context gets lost in text...and people forget that sometimes.

    I make asshole remarks all the time in real life...but the difference is, when I say it to your face, you can see my face not being serious, but joking...when i type it here...i just seem like an asshole...unless you are also an asshole and understand the whole asshole remark conversion process.

    surprisingly, not everyone is an asshole. well, most are...but not everyone... who knew?

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  • unlost dogsunlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    The High Road: Ignore the personal insults and rants. Delete any ranting or unfriendly PMs _ don't even read past the first word or two.

    I find this useful: :roll:

    Followed by: :lol:

    Then, do what I do: Crack open a Magic Hat #9 and hope that you're finally, finally going to get the Eddie Vedder bottlecap.
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  • KatKat Posts: 4,908
    This is only a means of communication. Each box with text in it is a person...a real person.

    Important to remember that.

    x
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  • polaris_xpolaris_x Posts: 13,559
    BinauralJam wrote:
    unlost dogs wrote:
    The High Road: Ignore the personal insults and rants. Delete any ranting or unfriendly PMs _ don't even read past the first word or two.

    I find this useful: :roll:

    Followed by: :lol:

    Then, do what I do: Crack open a Magic Hat #9 and hope that you're finally, finally going to get the Eddie Vedder bottlecap.


    Seriously!!!, i drink atleast a 6 pack every week for three years now, WTF, harder than winning the lotto. My wife's freind design's her own jewelry, i have a necklace picked out, i just need the F'n Cap!

    viewtopic.php?f=4&t=163984&hilit=magic+hat
  • dimitrispearljamdimitrispearljam Posts: 139,721
    pandora wrote:
    I don't like getting into trouble with the mods they scare me :? sorry Sea and Kat ....
    just silly me
    ."
    no need to get scared..i have an issue recently,and what make me a big impression is that mods are people too and not machines that answer with the Posting Guidelines link..and sometimes they spent alot of time just to understand your thoughts and they care about the members..its not easy to be fair when you dealing with people you dont know in person but just with a user name and stay human the same time you must be a proffecional and do your job..
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  • Jason PJason P Posts: 19,157
    This is my favorite high road!

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    Opinions aside, we are all united in one common purpose that brought us to this congregation. Peace.
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  • brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 42,435
    Jason P wrote:
    This is my favorite high road!

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    Opinions aside, we are all united in one common purpose that brought us to this congregation. Peace.

    Nice touch, Jason P :thumbup:
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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    arthurdent wrote:
    pandora wrote:

    Opinions are like censored-1.gif. Everybody's got one and everyone thinks everyone else's stinks."


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  • Hugh Freaking DillonHugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    Why we have to live in so much hate everyday? Oh yeah
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  • arthurdentarthurdent Posts: 969
    catefrances wrote:
    arthurdent wrote:
    pandora wrote:

    Opinions are like censored-1.gif. Everybody's got one and everyone thinks everyone else's stinks."


    Anus, imperforate

    buttholes.

    or the lack thereof

    :lol:
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    Wash me in the blood of Rock & Roll
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