I'm getting annoyed that people actually think they can influence internet board discussions

[burythehatchet]

Who the f*@k is anyone to decide that their value system is in any way the standard upon which people should choose to engage.

Oh, and my favorite, most hilarious sentiment is "it makes us look bad". Yeah, because if "we" behave for long enough maybe we won't be so "underground" any more. Maybe we can become guest panelists on Crossballs or something. :rofl:

[notadmblnd]

1. I kinda wonder if those up there on their high horses are prone to nosebleeds?

[SpiralHawk]

2. The Mets are the Lakers of MLB

[applegrove]

3. This is a community. And we do come to some conclusions sometimes. Like we do not want

to emulate freepers. That is allowed is it not?

[marylanddem]

4. They are like annoying hall monitors

[StopTheMadness]

5. I'm missing something

Ok, I think i'm missing something. I'm kind of new here, and i don't know what you're talking about. And, being nosy, i'd like to know. Can anyone fill me in?

[SoCalDem]

6. When there's discussion going on that someone else does not like

they butt in and start scolding people for "saying things that might embarrass us"

When they are "new" we call them "concern-trolls"..when they are old-timers, we just laugh , call them scolds, and go on our way :)

Welcome to DU, btw :hi:

[StopTheMadness]

12. thank you, my friend. i just love the discussions

[KharmaTrain]

19. Don't Forget Net Nannies...

And dare I say, some of these people will also scream when a Democrat "caves" and how we're not "fighting back". Guess you can't win for losing here.

:hi:

BTW...we should try that chat room again...that was a lot of fun last night.

Cheers...

[lonestarnot]

7. Welcome to DU StopTheMadness!

:hi:

[StopTheMadness]

13. thanks to you too! I started out looking for norm coleman info

i'm working on a project relating to norm coleman's behavior toward women and am looking for help, sources, anything

[noamnety]

9. another perspective

sometimes people on DU recognize that posts are sexist/racist/homophobic or otherwise offensive in some way. Being the sort of people we are, we believe we have a moral obligation to speak out against that.

So, you have one view that says people have the right to say anything, no matter how bigoted or offensive it may be (true), and that free speech means all speech is above criticism (false). That conflicts with the view of "the scolds" which is that silence condones.

[StopTheMadness]

15. I hear that.

I have actually "broken up" with 2 people i considered friends in the past month. Why? their bigotry started coming out. Why? the obama stuff is heating up and i'm getting more excited by him by the day. If i just stood by and didn't respond to their bigotry, it's like i'm endorsing it.

[SmokingJacket]

8. This place is just a big ass lunchtable, really.

Some smart stuff gets tossed around, and some not so smart stuff.

I guess I'll never be on Crossballs... :rofl:

[StopTheMadness]

16. I'd explode if not for Keith Olbermann and Rachel Maddow.

[Ghost in the Machine]

10. I'm getting annoyed that people are getting annoyed at people who are getting annoyed

by other things and posting about it online. I find it annoying... *really* annoying. It's also annoying trying to overuse the word 'annoying' in a post about people getting annoyed...







:hi:

[StopTheMadness]

17. Can I start a new thread? about how much i hate the word "panties"

[SoCalDem]

21. change a letter.. parties..better??

:)

[Ghost in the Machine]

22. Sure thing! Welcome to DU.... n/t

[seemslikeadream]

18. You can annoy me anytime babe

:hi:

[Ghost in the Machine]

23. Aww, thanks doll!

:hug:

:hi:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

20. I try to avoid the annoyed.

Slice of pizza Ghost?

:silly:

[Ghost in the Machine]

24. I find the annoyed are usually more annoying than what they're annoyed at...

Good to see you, my friend!

:pals:

:hi:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

26. Always a pleasure Holmes :)

:hi: :pals:

[Fuzz]

27. That was annoying

;)

[Ghost in the Machine]

28. Oops. sowwy! Now I'm annoyed that I was annoying...

:hi:

[Tangerine LaBamba]

11. I want to look bad

If that's the punishment for the infraction, then I want it.

Because, see, all the really cool kids are bad.

So, I want to be bad, too.

[Iris]

14. hee hee! you said "Crossballs" hee! hee!

:rofl:

[1]

25. oh come on, without some discussion it wouldn't be a discussion, would it?

do you want every thread to look like this?

- bush is a poopyhead
-- i agree!
---- i totally agree!
-------- my agreeance is so much more agreeable than yours...


is that what you want?

[TexasObserver]

29. The silliest argument is "well, it would take so many people to pull this off."

I find it laughable that people think they can hear about something for three days and conclude "oh, there's nothing to see here!"

The silliest argument they make is "well, it would take so many people to pull off this conspiracy!" That is an argument made by the ignorant, those who have never once had anything to do with proving a massive conspiracy existed. I have done so, numerous times, in cases where some of the biggest corporations in the world systematically tried to hide their heinous conspiracies. It often takes years to prove such conspiracies, and those who have done it know that the silliest person in the world is the one who yelps about "conspiracy theories!"

Here's how you find the truth: You gather every piece of information you can gather. You accept that some info may be good, and some may be bad. You test new information against knowns, and where possible, you draw appropriate conclusions. You do not assume any particular source is reliable, and you do assume those who engage in the conspiracy are actively providing misinformation and disinformation.

LOGIC is the primary guide. Who has something to hide? Why do they need to hide it? Who is in a position to alter records? Who has the ability to generate false evidence, and why would they?

Ultimately, you create a puzzle with thousands of pieces, and by arranging those pieces, you see the picture it reveals. You never get there if you bail out early because "well, they said they didn't do it." You never get there if you naively believe that conspiracy theories are hogwash. The sad reality is that 99.99% of all conspiracies are never unveiled. Most are very successful.

[EFerrari]

30. Looking bad is hard werk.

lol