Why?

[Nubclear]

Fez: You do have to admit, you kind of get.......well..........slightly "ad hoministic" on people, right?

Why do I do it? Because real life is soo annoying, I can't take this anger and emotions out on anyone else.

So trolling Poly is a great relief

[Urban Ranger]

Re: Why?

Originally posted by skywalker
I've noticed an ENORMOUS amount of mudslinging on these boards. In three days, I'm already fed up with it. It wastes time, and achieves nothing.

Are these (and their variants) included?

• Get a life
• Get a clue
• You're hopeless
• Appeaser
• Nazi/commie
• Grow up!

[Aro]

Re: Why?

Originally posted by skywalker
I've noticed an ENORMOUS amount of mudslinging on these boards. In three days, I'm already fed up with it. It wastes time, and achieves nothing.

Think about it. If you insult someone, are you going to change his/her mind? Are you going to change someone else's mind? All you have done is created a little more spite between you and that person. It's counterproductive. There are culprits on both sides of the line - conservatives and liberals are both guilty. Now, DON'T name names in this thread. That defeats the entire purpose. Hopefully, people will stop, and I don't have to spend half my time wading through insults to look at people's arguments.

The trick is: NEVER be rude, keep your sense of humor, try to answer calmly to any provocation... Make jokes!
You are young, but you are smart and have lots of humor (I know you from the civ fora...) Just don't take it seriously. And there's a lot of people here (no matter their political position, ideology, whatever) who loves a good discussion.
Even the trolls (of both sides of a subject) have some rules and logic. And fun, after all...

I'm a newbie here, Sky... The OT forum scared me a little, and I'm still trying to be part of the group. Some of the folks here talk to me, others don't... yet. But you'll see, most of those arguments and querrels aren't so deep (of course, some of them are serious ). Most of the time, it's just for fun, really... As said by Ted Striker (in his own way )

Interesting, sometimes an old "enemy" is most comfortable and trusty than a new friend...

I don't know if what I'm saying makes sense at all...

[The Emperor Fabulous]

More like, why don't YOU get a life, nerd!

[St Leo]

I love you all.

[orange]

except for George W. Bush

[Sten Sture]

Originally posted by St Leo
I love you all.

Except for George Bush, St Leo, and orange. And certainly that knob Striker.


(pst - guess what - this is a freakin' webpage - don't take it too seriously)

[Jon Miller]

all you guys who post in this thread are poopoo heads

Jon Miller

[Sten Sture]

I am gonna cry, Milla -

[Ben Kenobi]

skywalker:

Are you unfamiliar with the most common species on Apolyton, a troll?

People often post on the OT to let off steam, I haven't seen too much outright namecalling today.

[Agathon]

There's a difference between really slagging someone off and mildly insulting them in good humour. Without the latter the forum wouldn't be much fun, although I admit that rage has driven me to the former occasionally.

Context is everything.

[Tiamat]

Humph! You wanted to see name calling you should have been around for my previous life when I gave a damn and had catfights all the time.....now there was some mud slingin' Although for the guys on the forum it never worked out to well since we never mud wreslted naked

We blow off alot of steam around here. This is our home away from home where we can do things like that. Most all of us know that it's in good fun. Just like Ted last night when he asked me if I had a thing for poo and was I using a strap on. I knew he was kidding so I shot back that he needed to look behind him and tell me.......see good clean fun. I knew he was joking and he knew I was joking. It's another way to release tension besides masterbating. Oppppppps sorry didn't mean to say that outloud

[Agathon]

Jesus TMI!!!! Is your computer hard wired to your brain T or do you just habitually use the stream of consciousness technique?

I can't believe Ted actually asked another human being that? :ugh:

[Ben Kenobi]

That's the kind of thing Ted talks about when he is not busy cleaning his hoes.

[Tiamat]

See good clean fun!

Actually Ag I have been blessed/cursed with a complete and total photographic memeory for names, dates, places, people, faces, numbers and loads and loads of triva which I can't seem to stop from bombarding my brain. My husband thinks I'm this freek becaue I can name every song lyrics, artist etc that comes on the radio. Doesn't matter what era or style.