I don't think crazy should be required reading.
"...Jeffrey Dahmer... actually confessed and accepted his punishment. Had real remorse for the sick things he did. It's pretty bad when Jeffrey Dahmer is a better person than you are." ~Justice11 (re: Jodi Arias)
"...Jeffrey Dahmer... actually confessed and accepted his punishment. Had real remorse for the sick things he did. It's pretty bad when Jeffrey Dahmer is a better person than you are." ~Justice11 (re: Jodi Arias)
First that reference was just in relation to moving folks to other areas of the forum...I don't give a fuck that you didn't read it and on that same note I keep hearing that the new folks should move out into the forum. So direct them. If they waste three days of their lives on a thread so be it....they ventured out. Folks can't ask newbies to move out to explore and then criticize them no matter how they post. That is a set up. I haven't been here that long but I don't consider myself new either. I try and direct folks to threads that may interest them. Instead of everyone complaining how bout help em out. If they chose not to listen, follow advice from veteran posters on tech stuff so be it that is THEIR choice! This is an internet forum. Anyone can post or not post if they so chose. I was terrified to post because of some of the older members. I got over it, took my licks and I'm still here.
Second and I realize I am part of the what happened to the fan fic???
"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; They listen with the intent to reply." ~ anonymous
"Keep calm and sing Soft Kitty"
"it is what it is!"
In my defense I WAS new and took the suggestions of some well meaning older MDS folks. And BTW...I have mentioned this before and I say this with love....you were the one that got me interested in the Jodi thread was back when. I read that entire thread from the beginning!
"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; They listen with the intent to reply." ~ anonymous
"Keep calm and sing Soft Kitty"
"it is what it is!"
Smite War? I've gotten more reps from my posts in this thread, from Jodi thread posters. I've gotten one smite and I responded publicly to it - to which I got more reps....from Jodi posters. I think that says something.
I haven't read it either, but I think Batman has a point - those of the Morgan thread were given older (and essentially 'complete') threads to take a look at. It gave us a feel for the site and the users. I think it's what helped us become better users and members of the community as a whole, because we saw the decorum, the expected behavior, the ribbing that happened and then that 2 pages later people were cool again, ect. We were also directed toward 'safe' threads - such as the pet thread, which common, who is an asshole in the pet thread?
This isn't the case so much with people who join for 1 topic and stay in that topic alone. All they get is exposed to that threads behavior and think that's how to behave everywhere. Which is bad.
We held a revolution and overtook this thread with intelligent conversation, that's what happened to the fan fic. From what I'm told, fan fic has taken up residency back in your main thread.
Oh I see, lol! You make a very good point in terms of reading older (and very long) threads. It really did give me a sense of the climate of the forum and the different personalities. I would have never have gotten to know Ron () for example and know that he is just what he is and there ain't no changing it!
"Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; They listen with the intent to reply." ~ anonymous
"Keep calm and sing Soft Kitty"
"it is what it is!"
Why would you want to change Ron? MDS is a society. You need people like Ron. He's not going to fart rainbows at you when you tell him you're pregnant. He's going to seriously ask you "Do you want to be?" He's the reality checker of the community. Sometimes his reality can lack logic (seriously - women can kill - Aileen Wuornos anyone?) but hey, that's what make it great to talk to Ron: you never know what to get. Like did you know he has a racist cat?
"...Jeffrey Dahmer... actually confessed and accepted his punishment. Had real remorse for the sick things he did. It's pretty bad when Jeffrey Dahmer is a better person than you are." ~Justice11 (re: Jodi Arias)
She also shot dudes. Dogs can shoot people. I ain't impressed.
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