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I am just completely tired of all the political threads. Frankly these threads while discussing somewhat interesting topics have devolved most of the time into passive aggressive snark fests, poorly veiled insults of other members, and just plain outright personal attacks. Frankly 90% of the political propaganda thrown out on these threads are just meant to upset someone else. I don't care if your a Republican, I don't care if your a democrat, I don't care what you think of George Bush, or Barack Obama THIS IS AN RPG SITE. Frankly there are better places to discuss political news and better forums set up to moderate them. I'm pretty sure by this point we have made Mr Teter, others tear their hair out in frustration. If you want to start political threads just attack people I suggest you go onto any major news network site or forum and have at it and just let this be the nice community it was.
I am just completely tired of all the political threads. Frankly these threads while discussing somewhat interesting topics have devolved most of the time into passive aggressive snark fests, poorly veiled insults of other members, and just plain outright personal attacks. Frankly 90% of the political propaganda thrown out on these threads are just meant to upset someone else. I don't care if your a Republican, I don't care if your a democrat, I don't care what you think of George Bush, or Barack Obama THIS IS AN RPG SITE. Frankly there are better places to discuss political news and better forums set up to moderate them. I'm pretty sure by this point we have made Mr Teter, others tear their hair out in frustration. If you want to start political threads just attack people I suggest you go onto any major news network site or forum and have at it and just let this be the nice community it was.
I don't think you're giving enough credit to this community, but feel free to post alternate political boards. If you think we are not adult enough to talk policy here then woe betide the rest of the world.
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I am just completely tired of all the political threads. Frankly these threads while discussing somewhat interesting topics have devolved most of the time into passive aggressive snark fests, poorly veiled insults of other members, and just plain outright personal attacks. Frankly 90% of the political propaganda thrown out on these threads are just meant to upset someone else. I don't care if your a Republican, I don't care if your a democrat, I don't care what you think of George Bush, or Barack Obama THIS IS AN RPG SITE. Frankly there are better places to discuss political news and better forums set up to moderate them. I'm pretty sure by this point we have made Mr Teter, others tear their hair out in frustration. If you want to start political threads just attack people I suggest you go onto any major news network site or forum and have at it and just let this be the nice community it was.I don't think you're giving enough credit to this community, but feel free to post alternate political boards. If you think we are not adult enough to talk policy here then woe betide the rest of the world.
Honestly he is giving too much credit.
Honestly he is giving too much credit.I am just completely tired of all the political threads. Frankly these threads while discussing somewhat interesting topics have devolved most of the time into passive aggressive snark fests, poorly veiled insults of other members, and just plain outright personal attacks. Frankly 90% of the political propaganda thrown out on these threads are just meant to upset someone else. I don't care if your a Republican, I don't care if your a democrat, I don't care what you think of George Bush, or Barack Obama THIS IS AN RPG SITE. Frankly there are better places to discuss political news and better forums set up to moderate them. I'm pretty sure by this point we have made Mr Teter, others tear their hair out in frustration. If you want to start political threads just attack people I suggest you go onto any major news network site or forum and have at it and just let this be the nice community it was.I don't think you're giving enough credit to this community, but feel free to post alternate political boards. If you think we are not adult enough to talk policy here then woe betide the rest of the world.
I think this community is way smarter than average, but heaven help us all if we can't fight fairly.
~flings mud at Bitter Thorn~ I can too play nice! ~sticks my tongue out at you~
~GRINS~
Mud? Really? I can only imagine the size of dragon poop, and you choose to fling mud? Monkeys everywhere are shaking their heads in disgust.~flings mud at Bitter Thorn~ I can too play nice! ~sticks my tongue out at you~
~GRINS~
Omg, remember that 4e video that featured dragon poop? Wow, it was then and there I knew 4e was a barren landscape of meh.
Mud? Really? I can only imagine the size of dragon poop, and you choose to fling mud? Monkeys everywhere are shaking their heads in disgust.~flings mud at Bitter Thorn~ I can too play nice! ~sticks my tongue out at you~
~GRINS~
Omg, remember that 4e video that featured dragon poop? Wow, it was then and there I knew 4e was a barren landscape of meh.
I thought he should just fling tons of Smurfs at 'em all.
Mmmmm.....smurffffff
Is this acceptable?
3E is better than 4E.
Hero pwnz!!1!!shift+1
Is this acceptable?
3E is better than 4E.
Yes, 3e is better, but really the problem is how bad 4e sucks. it's not even fare to compare the two. one is made with intelligence, with an attempt to make 2e, which i loved, an attempt to make 2e follow a logic of some sort. and the other is a way to sell books to idiots.
Suck it 4E.
their, now we are on level with all the political boards.
...and the other is a way to sell books to idiots.
The irony.
Me? I'm the Switzerland of Paizo. Totally neutral.
*shifty eyes*
Hey, where do you want this gold bullion shipment marked "Payment for 'Squeaky Toys of Mass Distraction', Thanks -- the Poodles"?
RPG Superstar 2015 Top 16, RPG Superstar 2013 Top 16
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The irony is that someone actually took up my flamebait and ran with it....and the other is a way to sell books to idiots.The irony.
Abortion! Racism! Religion! Alignment! The environment! Corporations! Feminism! 4E! Sarah Palin! CharOp! Healthcare! Gays! Gay rights! Gay marriage! Gays in the military! Gishes! NAZIS!!!!
/flamebaittourettes
The irony is that someone actually took up my flamebait and ran with it.
It seems there is still a large portion of people still wounded by the event. I can understand the sense of personal investment. On the other hand, I think there are events far more deserving of outrage.
Like Obama not knowing the difference between memorial day and veteran's day. I mean, come on!
Abortion! Racism! Religion! Alignment! The environment! Corporations! Feminism! 4E! Sarah Palin! CharOp! Healthcare! Gays! Gay rights! Gay marriage! Gays in the military! Gishes! NAZIS!!!!
/flamebaittourettes
That would be a good title for a new thread, Charlie. I don't want to steal your baby, so that's all yours for the new set-up. :P
I am just completely tired of all the political threads. Frankly these threads while discussing somewhat interesting topics have devolved most of the time into passive aggressive snark fests, poorly veiled insults of other members, and just plain outright personal attacks. Frankly 90% of the political propaganda thrown out on these threads are just meant to upset someone else. I don't care if your a Republican, I don't care if your a democrat, I don't care what you think of George Bush, or Barack Obama THIS IS AN RPG SITE. Frankly there are better places to discuss political news and better forums set up to moderate them. I'm pretty sure by this point we have made Mr Teter, others tear their hair out in frustration. If you want to start political threads just attack people I suggest you go onto any major news network site or forum and have at it and just let this be the nice community it was.
tl;dr
Seriously: I feel very different. I largely avoid the gaming threads because of the edition warriors who just can't let it go. I suggest you do the same for the political threads if you find them too contentious.
As for letting this be the "nice community that it was?" I think the "good old days" fallacy gets enough play in the political threads as it is.
...As for letting this be the "nice community that it was?" I think the "good old days" fallacy gets enough play in the political threads as it is.
Bah! In my day, we used to have to rename winsock.dll to get on the Web. We used to log onto local BBSes with text-only interfaces and command lines... and we did it at 2400 baud... both ways, in the snow! You youngsters!
As for letting this be the "nice community that it was?" I think the "good old days" fallacy gets enough play in the political threads as it is.
The more I experience the world, the more I'm finding I'd simply rather not know.
I think the "good old days" is less a desire for a never-existent world where these problems didn't exist and rather a desire to go back to where we didn't know about them. And boy do I sympathize. The world has become too small, for lack of a better term; too easy to know or think we know everything that's going on. There's many days where I simply wish to be able to go back to not knowing anything about the world beyond the borders of my hometown except for the occasional snippet about some celebrity, the President, or other tidbit one might catch over the news before changing the channel.
We - or I, at least - didn't know what was happening in the next state much less in a country halfway across the world, and there's more than once that I've thought we were better off that way. There is such a thing as knowing too much.
The more I experience the world, the more I'm finding I'd simply rather not know.I think the "good old days" is less a desire for a never-existent world where these problems didn't exist and rather a desire to go back to where we didn't know about them. And boy do I sympathize. The world has become too small, for lack of a better term; too easy to know or think we know everything that's going on. There's many days where I simply wish to be able to go back to not knowing anything about the world beyond the borders of my hometown except for the occasional snippet about some celebrity, the President, or other tidbit one might catch over the news before changing the channel.
We - or I, at least - didn't know what was happening in the next state much less in a country halfway across the world, and there's more than once that I've thought we were better off that way. There is such a thing as knowing too much.
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The irony is that someone actually took up my flamebait and ran with it.It seems there is still a large portion of people still wounded by the event. I can understand the sense of personal investment. On the other hand, I think there are events far more deserving of outrage.
Like Obama not knowing the difference between memorial day and veteran's day. I mean, come on!
Or which celebrity couple is getting a divorce!
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Is this acceptable?
3E is better than 4E.
Yes, 3e is better, but really the problem is how bad 4e sucks. it's not even fare to compare the two. one is made with intelligence, with an attempt to make 2e, which i loved, an attempt to make 2e follow a logic of some sort. and the other is a way to sell books to idiots.
Suck it 4E.
their, now we are on level with all the political boards.
I like that he brought up "intelligence" with this post.
I like that he brought up "intelligence" with this post.Is this acceptable?
3E is better than 4E.
Yes, 3e is better, but really the problem is how bad 4e sucks. it's not even fare to compare the two. one is made with intelligence, with an attempt to make 2e, which i loved, an attempt to make 2e follow a logic of some sort. and the other is a way to sell books to idiots.
Suck it 4E.
their, now we are on level with all the political boards.
Highlighted a few you missed Moff.
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...As for letting this be the "nice community that it was?" I think the "good old days" fallacy gets enough play in the political threads as it is.Bah! In my day, we used to have to rename winsock.dll to get on the Web. We used to log onto local BBSes with text-only interfaces and command lines... and we did it at 2400 baud... both ways, in the snow! You youngsters!
*perches to listen to Grambrosia Slaad's story*
Kind of unlike you, Moff to go there.
Grambrosia Slaad
HAHAHAHAHAHAOWWWWWMYNOSE
*perches to listen to Grambrosia Slaad's story*...As for letting this be the "nice community that it was?" I think the "good old days" fallacy gets enough play in the political threads as it is.Bah! In my day, we used to have to rename winsock.dll to get on the Web. We used to log onto local BBSes with text-only interfaces and command lines... and we did it at 2400 baud... both ways, in the snow! You youngsters!
I'm not that old... my parents just didn't understand all the possible trouble 10-12 yro me could possibly get into online (but thankfully didn't).
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I'm not that old... my parents just didn't understand all the possible trouble 10-12 yro me could possibly get into online (but thankfully didn't).*perches to listen to Grambrosia Slaad's story*...As for letting this be the "nice community that it was?" I think the "good old days" fallacy gets enough play in the political threads as it is.Bah! In my day, we used to have to rename winsock.dll to get on the Web. We used to log onto local BBSes with text-only interfaces and command lines... and we did it at 2400 baud... both ways, in the snow! You youngsters!
I'm just jealous of your tech savvy. :(
I'm not that old... my parents just didn't understand all the possible trouble 10-12 yro me could possibly get into online (but thankfully didn't).Bah! In my day, we used to have to rename winsock.dll to get on the Web. We used to log onto local BBSes with text-only interfaces and command lines... and we did it at 2400 baud... both ways, in the snow! You youngsters!*perches to listen to Grambrosia Slaad's story*
Sadly, I remember with delight the upgrade from 300 to 1200 baud. And not as a child. *sigh*
I'm just jealous of your tech savvy. :(I'm not that old... my parents just didn't understand all the possible trouble 10-12 yro me could possibly get into online (but thankfully didn't).*perches to listen to Grambrosia Slaad's story*...As for letting this be the "nice community that it was?" I think the "good old days" fallacy gets enough play in the political threads as it is.Bah! In my day, we used to have to rename winsock.dll to get on the Web. We used to log onto local BBSes with text-only interfaces and command lines... and we did it at 2400 baud... both ways, in the snow! You youngsters!
I'd trade it for people saavy in a heartbeat. I'm just an introvert that was fortunate enough to have parents that coughed up $$$ for her first PC. It kept me from a life of knifefights/danceoffs with either the Sharks or the Jets. :)
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Sadly, I remember with delight the upgrade from 300 to 1200 baud. And not as a child. *sigh*I'm not that old... my parents just didn't understand all the possible trouble 10-12 yro me could possibly get into online (but thankfully didn't).Bah! In my day, we used to have to rename winsock.dll to get on the Web. We used to log onto local BBSes with text-only interfaces and command lines... and we did it at 2400 baud... both ways, in the snow! You youngsters!*perches to listen to Grambrosia Slaad's story*
No way, it must've moved at about a letter a minute!
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I'd trade it for people saavy in a heartbeat. I'm just an introvert that was fortunate enough to have parents that coughed up $$$ for her first PC. It kept me from a life of knifefights/danceoffs with either the Sharks or the Jets. :)I'm just jealous of your tech savvy. :(I'm not that old... my parents just didn't understand all the possible trouble 10-12 yro me could possibly get into online (but thankfully didn't).*perches to listen to Grambrosia Slaad's story*...As for letting this be the "nice community that it was?" I think the "good old days" fallacy gets enough play in the political threads as it is.Bah! In my day, we used to have to rename winsock.dll to get on the Web. We used to log onto local BBSes with text-only interfaces and command lines... and we did it at 2400 baud... both ways, in the snow! You youngsters!
The benefits of being in a musical street gang include improved pitch, sunshine, exercise, and switch blade proficiency... not that I have any of those despite my lack of having the internet growing up.
No way, it must've moved at about a letter a minute!Sadly, I remember with delight the upgrade from 300 to 1200 baud. And not as a child. *sigh*I'm not that old... my parents just didn't understand all the possible trouble 10-12 yro me could possibly get into online (but thankfully didn't).Bah! In my day, we used to have to rename winsock.dll to get on the Web. We used to log onto local BBSes with text-only interfaces and command lines... and we did it at 2400 baud... both ways, in the snow! You youngsters!*perches to listen to Grambrosia Slaad's story*
Not in line mode it didn't! 300 wasn't bad, but 1200 flew!!
It is a sad state for any subject matter, when issues can only be black and white, and there is no room to arrive at some type of consensus. Political points or otherwise put aside, we do have a lot in common, if we don't get mixed up in all the clutter, or let our egos get in the way, or jump off the cliff like a bunch of lemmings.
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Kind of unlike you, Moff to go there.It's not Moff, it's his evil sarcastic twin!
Huge pet peeve. If you're going to try and make yourself appear more "intelligent" in a post -- even going as far as to say it -- and can't complete a coherent sentence, it ends up having the opposite effect. I can even attribute his lack of using the 'shift' key to laziness (or maybe it's broken), but it took me a minute to figure out what the "cost of conveyance or passage" had to do with what he was talking about.
And "sarcastic"? You have no idea how much I have to force myself not to comment on some things. In the past, I've been downright nasty. Sebastian is tame by comparison.
Ok, I give. What does that mean?Ffom?Kind of unlike you, Moff to go there.It's not Moff, it's his evil sarcastic twin!
It's your name backwards. Ffom is probably from the same evil universe Kirk and company visited.
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Ok, I give. What does that mean?Ffom?Kind of unlike you, Moff to go there.It's not Moff, it's his evil sarcastic twin!But....but...it's Moff...spelled sdrawkcab! Aren't I clever?
Guys....
Anybody....
goes off to the corner to weep alone
In our currently world of acronyms, I thought it meant something else. I guess sometimes I think too hard.