Can we be done with having threads closed?
brianlux
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That question is not aimed at Kat. Good, interesting threads get closed because some who post here seem hell-bent on being rude to others. I'm not trying to play thread cop, I'm just voicing the opinion that, to me and probably others here, this kind of behavior is a waste of time and wrecks havoc on threads that are interesting and often useful to follow for the information they disseminate. Seriously, folks, please stop it!
And yes, I expect this thread to be closed and will not complain if so.
“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.
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and it always seems lately that threads are getting closed where one member continues on with discussions with a lot of nothing to contribute...and everyone here knows who it is.
People who goat people into bans...wtf is up with that. People need to learn to just walk away from some discussions (me included).
Toughen up ladies and gents
Seems pretty normal to me.
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If I may, I will bring up a Case study of -- the "US Soccer team" thread.
Where a current tidbit relating to US Soccer was posted:
Prompting these kind of responses from you :
While I asked you to re-read the initial comment, pointing out I even bolded the first sentence for you to easier understand this seemed to fall completely on deaf ears with you just carrying on.
Which begs the question - are you really the one to rule on what is "insulting and personal" in posts? When you have problems with misreading posts - even refusing to re-read them for clarification when asked to?
Now, over to:
Let us return to the same Case study. This was your contribution to it:
I would ask the question then - what is your big contribution in this post? You, from the look of it seems to not even have read the initial post (or if like Mcgruff - refused to re-read it after misreading), instead having your first instinct be to jump on a bandwagon (which certain members seem to do like clockwork). Let me point out -- this coming after several posts and pages prompting to reread the initial post - which you, if you did even read it had the option to do. Instead you choose to post the above.
Also, regarding this:
Is it not you veering into being "insulting and personal" with, and I quote, "seems more like a Swedish chap who has an inferiority complex" which - to further emphasize: doesn't seem to much of a contribution?
A third members first response was to call me a "dumbfuck" - following that person ALSO having not read, or misread the post and jumping on said bandwagon -- also refusing to take a step back and re-read the post to understand when being prompted to.
Should be noted members (referencing here again said "bandwagon") chose to defend the use of "dumbfuck"/mocked the user objecting to being called a "dumbfuck" - even when it was apparent that insult came as a reaction from unwarranted ignorance. One of them being - ta-da - @Meltdown99 -- which makes your comments in here, more so absurd.
Thank you for reading the telling Case study of "The US Soccer" thread. Maybe things would go smoother if people chill with preconceived notions seemingly even clouding their reading ability and rushing to bandwagoning.
Not today Sir, Probably not tomorrow.............................................. bayfront arena st. pete '94
you're finally here and I'm a mess................................................... nationwide arena columbus '10
memories like fingerprints are slowly raising.................................... first niagara center buffalo '13
another man ..... moved by sleight of hand...................................... joe louis arena detroit '14
I'm not looking to win arguments, I'm giving you my perspective, and looking for clarity, where we differ and agree. But I get blasted personally almost every time unless it's in the lounge car.
Like it or lump it the posts about Sarah Sanders was way over the top, Christian mockery and all. Just say you don't like her and that's good enough.
The Right & Left is sooo fundimentally different, its almost impossible to "coexist"
The very premis on what people here "think I am" based on how I vote (Conservative/ Republican/Trump) (racist/sexist/phobias/Etc.) for example, I don't know how to put into words how wrong that is of me and most Trump/conservative voters. I'm not the least bit racist,( most Republican voters are not sexist and racist Etc) or any of the phobias.
No person, politician or Institution is perfect.
Conservatives vote for the person who we think will run the country closest to our ideals. Sometimes the choice we have at the end of the primaries isn't our first choice but it's that or the other side so we choose that.
You can have a terrible person run a country or business really well and thrive.
You can have a really good person who runs a country or business into the ground.
We vote for the person who we think will get the job done closest to our ideals.
We have no control over that person's personal life and past. We deal with our choice which is whoever makes it hrough the primaries. It doesn't matter who we vote for they are going to have flaws we just pick the lesser of the two evils. The right and left are going to differ on that forever.
But on this message board, I tried to be polite, (I'm not perfect either) but when I get insulted or blasted I fight back a little and then I cringe to look at the next post responding to my last post. It's a good thing you guys can't jump out of the phone and strangle me cuz some of you probably would.
Benjs suggested to me maybe I should hang around people more in line with my thinking because people here hate racist and sexist. The person assumes that I am racist and sexist which is totally totally false assumption.
Talking with my friends about this is like preaching to the choir, talking with you people here takes a little bit of effort, I don't mind the differences I hate the labels put on when you don't actually know where I'm coming from. Based on where you are located your views can be different, somebody who lives in a city on the coast has different priorities than someone who lives in the Upper Midwest. And vice versa someone who lives in New York has different issues than somebody living in Montana or Alaska.
Try to stick to the topics and avoid smears maybe this will go better.
We have a common appreciation in music and Pearl Jam this is ivery nteresting to say the least. The assumption that a person is racist and sexist based on their vote is asinine. We are concerned with the direction of the country more than anything else.
Although I different with many of you on many many issues I am not your enemy.