dumpster56
Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
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Andy, can the "Ignore Poster" feature be expanded to blank out the thread titles as well?Just get a live feed that mixes CNN and national enquirer headlines, a piece of script that inserts a few single word commentaries, and a random number of exclamation points.
Then newguy/booboobear can retire, but still feel like his voice is being heard and all that value is still being added...
If that was the case then the armed forces would be running out of flag officers at a frightening pace. (If you give me more time then I'm sure I'll be able to articulate the downside to that situation.) But I think exactly the opposite might be true. If those stupid $%&^wads of drivers that just cut you off happened to be disgruntled conscripts with training & access, would you be likely to confront them? If everyone had a concealed carry permit, wouldn't everyone go to just a bit more effort to be polite?I used to think a two year mandatory military service should be implemented in the States, but with such a violent society already, I've since decided against it. Instead of people "going postal", you'd have disgruntled conscripted military people with access to machine guns and hand grenades "going soldier" and murdering entire platoons. Not a good idea!
Good luck with this one, Wildcat. Any contrition or promises to change will only be made because you're a moderator, not because there's an actual commitment to change. (Not that this ever happened to me.) I'm learning from Marshall Goldsmith that the only way to bring about a behavioral change is to appeal to the miscreant's self-interest... it certainly can't be done through money, power, status, or popularity.Is there a purpose to the daily links you provide us with? Any insight other than just a quick "whoa" or "wow"? Some news to discuss is fine but I am not sure we all want the headlines of the hour from CNN or the front page commentary of the NY Times every day.
If everyone had a concealed carry permit, wouldn't everyone go to just a bit more effort to be polite?
Is there a purpose to the daily links you provide us with? Any insight other than just a quick "whoa" or "wow"? Some news to discuss is fine but I am not sure we all want the headlines of the hour from CNN or the front page commentary of the NY Times every day.
Lets see is what you guys want a bland forum talking about your Surfing Nords and your trips looking for a school for your daughter to go to? Is it that I do not follow what YOU seem to say should be posted here? Heck you stepped away from the moderators chair. Do yourself a favor keep the ignor post on me. It is a free country. I guess it might be time to leave the forum. Many of you who attack what I have to say are just well odd. I guess you have the right to disagree with what I post and hey if I paste a headline with a wow or whoa and you do not like what it says why respond. You guys really do sound like the guy who would chase the kids from the front of your house because the ball went on your anal retentive lawn.
Grow up Nords and others who sound like him, this is not middle school anymore. Or is it.
Good Bye.
Lets see is what you guys want a bland forum
the only way to bring about a behavioral change is to appeal to the miscreant's self-interest
Eh, my sentiments exactly. It's hard to ignore 'em when you guys quote them. But if you didn't quote them then they'd just edit their posts to appear normal again. Have you guys looked through the old moderator threads for the keyword "Newguy" yet?The problem I have with your posts is that you post these headlines from your selected media sources, provide little insight as to what the article says or your opinion of it, choose "touchy" or "meant to scare" subjects most of the time, posts the links daily and unfortunately a member who rarely visits or is new chooses to respond, feeding the fire so to speak.
You have offended others in the past with your wording and your "chase my link" threads can get annoying after a while, especially when there are several in a day or within two days. I really don't read any of them but when they constantly pop up each day, often pounding the same drum, it gets a little old. In fact, it really starts to look more like trolling.
You have posted some good threads that a lot people have liked but it is far and few between.
Or, in other words, he's trolling.Its obvious he has nothing on topic to say, so he throws these headlines out in some pathetic attempt to get attention.
Think of it as the middle aged mans version of a purple streak on his head.
I think "h0cus" is still OK, although you could always file an appeal with the moderators! I'm just glad that we no longer have the 5000-word limit on posting length.At least (oh for crying out loud did we add h-o-s-u-c to the curse words on top of h--o--c--u--s?) gives you fifteen moderately worthy paragraphs of attention grabbing material per post.