[Inspector Lagomorf]

Okay, let's play this game. It's been a while since I've had a good old-fashioned flame war and I really don't have anything on my itinerary for today.

Well hell's bells, I never said that I believed it was harassment, and as I said, I certainly never claimed to be an expert on Internet etiquette. Yes, it set off a few alarm bells in my head when I saw certain skirt lengths being associated with being a "whore", a "slut", or a "prude". Where I work, someone could get fired or sued for that. But I'm making no judgment call one way or another, apart from the fact that I don't think it's very respectful to use those terms.

I can't help you if you don't have the patience to look at my apparently "politically correct" posts. Sure, I support LGBT rights and equivalency. But I'm not going to pretend not to notice if someone changes their persona (and apparently their gender) regularly over the course of a mere couple of years. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, but to me, there is no evident justification for this. At least, not one that I know of. We learn something new every day.

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constantly pointing it out leaves the impression that there is a problem

With all due respect, that's your problem.

[Hank]

What I can not understand is how anyone can get exited over an anonymous poster.

So even without getting the official definition of pc -
@ Forge - I can understand to object to a given post, I will never understand to try to personify one or a set of posts and draw a conclusion on the person's character. I need to look you in the eye, and then I make a call on Cool, Stupid, Sharp I don't think this is possible on a forum. All one can do is extract data.

[Radar]

That skirt length thread really was stupid.

[Jimmy]

I hate all of you so much.

I don't mean it, guys. I love you. I just don't know how to express my feelings.

[Hank]

Radar, on 11 March 2013 - 11:34 AM, said:

That skirt length thread really was stupid.

nah, it was almost a normal chat about nothing important, like in a pub, what was missing were little samples of skirts like
http://commons.wikim...-_rear_view.JPG


@ CA - I hate Captain Awesome, for sure, not sure why, but I do. This is like 8 years old or 5? I forgot.

[blackharted3]

Guys I'm gonna be dead serious now, I'm not going to troll on purpose anymore. I'm a new man with a totally different head on my shoulders, hence the new name.

No more flaming, no more spamming the forums when drunk and no more image quoting. No more console/PC argument taking up the whole thread.

I've made huge changes in my personal life, and I want to here. I know your all thinking WTF? or GTFO! but I had to say it.

Blackharted is dead. Over with. Finished. Gone.

Cheesy speech over.

[ReaperMan]

Damn you....

[Forge]

Hank, on 11 March 2013 - 10:03 AM, said:

What I can not understand is how anyone can get exited over an anonymous poster.

So even without getting the official definition of pc -
@ Forge - I can understand to object to a given post, I will never understand to try to personify one or a set of posts and draw a conclusion on the person's character. I need to look you in the eye, and then I make a call on Cool, Stupid, Sharp I don't think this is possible on a forum. All one can do is extract data.

pc=politically correct

so who's excited and why am i left out of it?

i'm not drawing any conclusions. I'm merely stating that Achenar is normally an open minded and politically correct person when it comes to the subject of people and letting them be themselves without judgement. Constantly making it a point to mention that a man wants to now act feminine is contradictory to his normal behavior.

Achenar, on 11 March 2013 - 09:45 AM, said:

Okay, let's play this game. It's been a while since I've had a good old-fashioned flame war and I really don't have anything on my itinerary for today.

Well hell's bells, I never said that I believed it was harassment, and as I said, I certainly never claimed to be an expert on Internet etiquette. Yes, it set off a few alarm bells in my head when I saw certain skirt lengths being associated with being a "whore", a "slut", or a "prude". Where I work, someone could get fired or sued for that. But I'm making no judgment call one way or another, apart from the fact that I don't think it's very respectful to use those terms.

off point. you wanted me to demonstrate your political correctness and i found one example. there is no specific focus on the subject matter of skirt lengths other than showing that you have pc tendencies.

Achenar, on 11 March 2013 - 09:45 AM, said:

I can't help you if you don't have the patience to look at my apparently "politically correct" posts.

?? how did you draw this conclusion?

Achenar, on 11 March 2013 - 09:45 AM, said:

Sure, I support LGBT rights and equivalency. But I'm not going to pretend not to notice if someone changes their persona (and apparently their gender) regularly over the course of a mere couple of years. I don't think there's anything wrong with that, but to me, there is no evident justification for this. At least, not one that I know of. We learn something new every day.

not everybody drinks the same flavor of cool-aid. it could have a personal, psychological, or emotional "justification". without knowing the reason, you really don't know what effect your comments have. I'm sure if you sent a private message and asked, you'd probably get an answer.

Achenar, on 11 March 2013 - 09:45 AM, said:

With all due respect, that's your problem.

how is your insistent pointing out of the change in someone else's persona my problem?

i'm of the opinion that everybody should not be required to have "thick skin". A little politeness and common courtesy (which is your normal m.o. anyway) doesn't hurt anybody. If that fails, then ignore what's rubbing you the wrong way.

ah well, to each there own. you're going to do what you're going to do regardless of any discussion conducted in a forum

[Kathy]

Achenar, on 11 March 2013 - 08:53 AM, said:

I have no problem with Cathy's altering persona, though I do find it very curious.

I also find it curious that you need to point out this every now and then.

Good thing english language don't have male/female specific word endings.

[Mark]

Hank, on 11 March 2013 - 12:13 PM, said:

nah, it was almost a normal chat about nothing important, like in a pub, what was missing were little samples of skirts like
http://commons.wikim...-_rear_view.JPG

That pic is obviously some girl from a conservative Amish community.

[Hank]

Forge, on 11 March 2013 - 01:53 PM, said:

pc=politically correct

Believe it or not my first thought was Personal Computer

Forge, on 11 March 2013 - 01:53 PM, said:

so who's excited and why am i left out of it?

Not sure here.
How can anyone feel left out in a public forum?

Forge, on 11 March 2013 - 01:53 PM, said:

i'm not drawing any conclusions. I'm merely stating that Achenar is normally an open minded and politically correct person when it comes to the subject of people and letting them be themselves without judgement. Constantly making it a point to mention that a man wants to now act feminine is contradictory to his normal behavior.

I think that people change. They grow all the time, sometimes in a wrong direction, but grow they do. If you follow any given poster this should be self evident.
As for a feminine behaviour in a male canvas, this is debatable. The mind can play a powerful role when left unchecked. The perception of a post may emanate a paradox, yet every paradox can be solved.
Finally, what is normal? Average humans are vicious predators and as such I expect the unexpected from a given person. So perhaps one wished to be 'softer', I see little wrong with that.

[Lunick]

[Forge]

lol

my cat does weird shit like that all the time

[Lunick]

Not my cat in the picture but mine likes to eat straws. It will climb into the cupboard and only go for the straws...

[Master Fibbles]

I'm tired, unemployed, anxious about money and my schooling, and I don't have a very comfortable bed.

That is all I have to say.

[Mark]

Sounds like an ideal time to "pull the pickle"

[blackharted3]

Lol "Pull the pickle" I like that.

Lol

[Person of Color]

[High Treason]

I'm mildly concerned because I disputed a copyright claim, if YouTube don't believe me they may close my account apparently.

I think it'll go in my favour though;


I like the way the music credit is in the thumbnail it chose. The demo's info text says;

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All our demos, except the ones which we have created for different companies, are freeware.
This means that you can copy and distribute them freely as long as you make no modifications to them. Also, no money can be charged for copying them.

[Forge]

Lunick, on 11 March 2013 - 04:39 PM, said:

Not my cat in the picture but mine likes to eat straws. It will climb into the cupboard and only go for the straws...

that's pretty funny. my cat likes to sit in the middle of the living room floor on its haunches like a meerkat and eat stolen cigarettes

edit: the cat also likes to sneak up on my wife while she's doing her nails. when my wife isn't looking the cat tries to snatch up her emery board and run off with it. for some reason the silly little beast likes to chew on emery boards the same as a dog gnaws at a soup bone

[Micky C]

I've rekindled hope for the Comic Con. Apparently we can have up to 4 people in the photograph, so if I can find 2 (already got 1) other people willing to have their photo taken with Richard Dean Anderson with me, I can cut down the photo cost by 75%. I'll also ditch the autograph and forget William Shatner. (I was watching Stargate a long time before Star Trek, plus I like MacGyver).

[The Commander]

What's the bet Zaxtor will make a thread regarding the new Pope?

[Zaxtor]

0% chance.
I'm not Catholic.
I have my own faith, I control myself and I don't worship stuff made up by people I never met.
So the pope getting elected.... Good for him.
IDRC


BTW sad news the original drummer of Iron Maiden Clive Burr died of MS, he was 56.
He was replaced when his disease ravaged his body,

http://todayentertai...ies-at-56?lite=


Clive Burr, best known for his years drumming in the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, died at his home on March 12 according to a statement on the band's Facebook page. He was 56.
Burr suffered from Multiple Sclerosis, and according to the statement "had suffered poor health for many years." The treatment left him in debt, but the band staged concerts to form the Clive Burr MS Trust Fund, which had raised over $350,000 by 2007 to assist.
He had been a member of the band Samson before joining Iron Maiden in 1979, then played on three of their albums before leaving in 1982.

Maiden bassist Steve Harris said in the statement, "This is terribly sad news. Clive was a very old friend of all of us. He was a wonderful person and an amazing drummer who made a valuable contribution to Maiden in the early days when we were starting out. This is a sad day for everyone in the band and those around him and our thoughts and condolences are with his partner Mimi and family at this time."
Singer Bruce Dickinson added, "I first met Clive when he was leaving Samson and joining Iron Maiden. He was a great guy and a man who really lived his life to the full. Even during the darkest days of his M.S., Clive never lost his sense of humour or irreverence. This is a terribly sad day and all our thoughts are with Mimi and the family."
Check out Burr and the band performing "Run to the Hills" off the 1982 album "Number of the Beast":

[blackharted3]

The drummer from Iron Maiden is dead?

I'm shocked.

[Radar]

Troll us already.

[blackharted3]

Nope.

[Hank]

Well the drummer from Iron Maiden is alive. OK no troll attempt perhaps, but twisting the truth.
Shame, shame shame

[Hank]

deleted.

[High Treason]

Just bought a new toy; http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1497.l2649


More music packs?

I actually wanted a CM-32L, but wasn't about to pay as much as the bidding went up to, however, I've wanted an MT-32 and this was in the "similar items" list and the price seemed reasonable (They're usually >£100), so I thought I'd add it to the collection whilst I could afford it.

[Master Fibbles]

Cody, on 13 March 2013 - 10:37 AM, said:

What's the bet Zaxtor will make a thread regarding the new Pope?

I was actually surprised to not see a virulent thread full of half truths and slander.