I have been told by a somewhat disgruntled member that there are other members of this group that feel they cannot state their beliefs for fear of being attacked. While I do not believe this claim, I would like to remind all the members here that everyone is free to express their opinions without fear of being attacked. HOWEVER, if you cop an attitude, expect others to get an attitude with you.

Also, at anytime I am always willing to listen to private complaints, comments, etc. Any member here is more than welcome to e-mail me at mtlandis@yahoo.com or PM me here. If your issue is with me or you are not comfortable with that - we have another Admin, Git Jae Mi as well as several Mods. Anyone one of these people would be more than glad to listen to whatever you have to say.

 

Can you give an example of these beliefs and/or the attacks that they fear???

Apparently, some people are scared to say they enjoy eating lamb, for fear that I'll chase them down and drown them in mint-sauce.

But I won't.... I've stopped doing that!

Well my guess would be that the LCH fans are worried about dissing BYJ in case the BYJ fans become rabid.

 

I used to be constantly attacked on the internet until I built a custom IADD....

(That's an Internet Attack Defence Device....)

Ducky wrote:

(That's an Internet Attack Defence Device....)

Ok I will bite - what is a IADD?

 

Git Jae Mi wrote:

Apparently, some people are scared to say they enjoy eating lamb, for fear that I'll chase them down and drown them in mint-sauce. But I won't.... I've stopped doing that!

Eating sheep....




Jamie.....




Must.....




Resist.....





Not EVEN going to go there!

I can't believe they did it. Those freakin' nerds blew up the BuyMore.

~Big Mike




It's better to light a flamethrower than to curse the darkness.




Be sure to check out----> www.adrienneleslie.com

Click on the link and see...

(That's an Internet Attack Defence Device....)

It's also called a AFDB.......

Karma for that one Ducky!!!!!

 

Almost every post I read has at least one of these in it,,,,,,

I see these in almost every post I read. That's why I call this the warm and fuzzy board!

And although LCH is my favortie , BYJ is pretty smokin' too!!!!!

I'm very proud to be part of a friendly, helpful, and respectful board!!

(yea, some of us are immature sometimes, but it's so much fun!!!!!! )

nolmac5 wrote:

I'm very proud to be part of a friendly, helpful, and respectful board!! (yea, some of us are immature sometimes, but it's so much fun!!!!!! )

I am too . . . that's why this whole thing kinda stinks . . . it's definitely throwing a big, wet, smelly blanket over the warm-and-fuzzies!

So long as you agree with the above. If not, you get whatever's coming to you, be it threats, insults or personal attacks.

expand ?

FabShelly wrote:

So long as you agree with the above. If not, you get whatever's coming to you, be it threats, insults or personal attacks.

I don't always agree with the staus quo, yet I've never been threatened or insulted or personally attacked. I've never seen anyone else either, unless it was through a PM. Have you? I mean you live really far away and MOST of us live in the Delaware Valley, NY, CH, or CA. How can we threaten someone who lives so far away? ( if you were'nt threatened then I apologize, but your post was lacking ) As Jamie asked, "EXPAND?"

Isn't this being just a bit dramatic? I'm just asking. Again, this is my own personal opinion which I know I'm free to express.

See??? This is why you all should take a page from Greg's book like I did (Yes, I am admitting that!). I stopped reading any of the topics that could be referred to as 'serious.' What's the point? LOL, I have enough things that get my blood up in my life as it is! Stick to the TBB board!

Hear that Greg?? You're funny Lucas!!!!!

mtlandis wrote:

Well my guess would be that the LCH fans are worried about dissing BYJ in case the BYJ fans become rabid.

Are you saying I've been RABID here?

OVER BYJ? ME? Come on.....just because I KNOW he's the best -- just because you all WISH LCH was as hot and popular -- just because I can't stop talking about him or wanting to see pics of him -- just because his career is going so well -- just because everyone wishes he would come to America so they could all bask in his glory -- just because he has his own BEAR likeness......that would never make ME mean to anyone who didn't agree with me....would it? Hmmmmmmmmmm

ok, ok...so maybe I can be called RABID -- but everyone is entitled to their own opinion here -- I never purposely bit off anyone's nose for saying something less than kind about my BYJ -- I mean, I do hold myself to a higher standard than that -- and I don't want to taste anyone's yucky old nose anyway......honest!

And Jamie, I don't like the taste of lamb, so you are safe too!!!

Kathy D-NJ
BYJ is #1 in my heart & ETW is a close 2nd!!!

I will go out on a limb tho' and say one thing about this whole thought so don't anyone take this the wrong way: I am not in favor of "locking" discussions on our board. If someone comes into a discussion late in the day and has something good to add only to find that discussion LOCKED several hours earlier than they were able to get online, then what good is an open door policy of being able to say your thoughts?

Just my opinion -- because I don't like seeing any discussion limited by any one person anywhere --- I'm all about free speech --

If someone doesn't like a discussion here, they can always just ignore it -- there are plenty of wonderful threads to read otherwise. So I am not sure why discussions would ever need to be locked???

Kathy D-NJ
BYJ is #1 in my heart & ETW is a close 2nd!!!

i agree with the locked topics. unless the topic gets way out of hand and like i'm going to go murder you there shouldn't be a need. i personally LOVE that "mark all topics as read" button at the top of the threads!

If you are referring to the Dowloading thread - it was locked because there was a lot of "behind the scenes" stuff going on. The thread was old and tired but it was still being used by one person in particular to start trouble.

I rarely lock threads. I think there are only 2 or 3 on this entire board. (Out of roughly 2000 topics). If I think something is getting out of control - whether publically or privately, I do try to put a stop to it.

 

I can't think of anyone who has been personally attacked on the BB. I don't know what's been going on behind the scenes, but it must be pretty horrible to contemplate.

People may get mad, or feel wronged, by what other people say from time to time, but they shouldn't feel like they're being attacked personally, just because someone disagree with them. Still, everyone should be sensitive to each others feelings (although we may all slip up in this from time to time) and choose their words with care. Otherwise, what is a very friendly place, could devolve into festering pit of subdued resentment and animosity. Consider the BGB...

If I disagree with someone elses' point, I try to craft a counter argument based on fact, theory, and information, rather than emotional appeal or sarcasm (you don't get my sarcasm, anyway ) Disagreement and argument do not constitute a personal attack.

I think the board manages to use patience, tolerance and humor when discussing it's many view points. This kind of criticism always makes for good rebuttal and helps unify the group. LOG ON!!!

I agree with Jimmy-turts... However, when someone is bitchy, and condescending, and then posts as FACT something that is clearly opinion, I am forced to correct it.. And if they are belittling, then my sarcastic belittling of them will come out in kind.

I've seen many posts from people posting lots of points of views - mostly opinion, some may be actually wrong. I've only seen one person post deliberate untruths and say they are FACT, and then ignore all the counter arguments directed against him/her.

Regardless of the actually subject matter, the style of his/her posting is a classic case of "trolling"

You can use the generic masculine, Jamie.

Generic masculine? Hmmm...no earlobes at all?

you mean just write "his" even if it's (maybe) referring to a woman ?

I've never heard that one.....

Attack??
Where? Where? By Angry Dad or by Nara?

I barely have enough time to just catch up with the TBB board - all I see here are the warmest and funniest people...well, except Nara.

Sincerely wish everybody can feel comfortable and relax here. The real world is already full of headaches, don't generate more.

4crab wrote:

Attack?? Where? Where? By Angry Dad or by Nara? I barely have enough time to just catch up with the TBB board - all I see here are the warmest and funniest people...well, except Nara. Sincerely wish everybody can feel comfortable and relax here. The real world is already full of headaches, don't generate more.

No....it was Da-Jueng...she got sick of everyone hitting her in the head and went on an all-out attack!

I agree with Lucas and 4crab...life is too short and there's too many other things in life to get you upset. I come here to chill out and have fun...if I want to feel attacked or bothered, I'll deal with my family.

Git Jae Mi wrote:

you mean just write "his" even if it's (maybe) referring to a woman ? I've never heard that one.....

The generic masculine predates you, Jamie. There are still some survivals - and I almost always use it - but feminism has all but killed it off.