I am Miffed

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

The OP finished high school at 10 and had 4 years time off because she wanted to wait until 14 to go to college. The 4 year gap leave is something I have to wonder about. Who was supervising her during those years? And why wouldn't they try to convince a 10 year old to continue with their schooling? And who takes 4 years off from schooling at 10 years old? That's some bargaining power the OP had at that age.

That's flashback material for at least four seasons, we'll come up with the first year or so and pull the rest out when the time comes.

[Amentep]

 

 

This was my point; you're assuming that someone on the net hasn't decided to be the person they want to be rather than the person they are.

Is it really a relevant distinction?

It is if the two aren't equivalent.

[Guard Dog]

I think most of the folks who are regulars on this board have been pretty honest about who they are. If our lives were lies we'd have thought of better ones! 

[Bartimaeus]

[BruceVC]

 

 

This was my point; you're assuming that someone on the net hasn't decided to be the person they want to be rather than the person they are.

Is it really a relevant distinction?

It is if the two aren't equivalent.

 

Really.....its significant ? So do we now question the veracity of what people say....I have a  large list of things for you guys to check 

[Lexx]

 

The OP finished high school at 10 and had 4 years time off because she wanted to wait until 14 to go to college. The 4 year gap leave is something I have to wonder about. Who was supervising her during those years? And why wouldn't they try to convince a 10 year old to continue with their schooling? And who takes 4 years off from schooling at 10 years old? That's some bargaining power the OP had at that age.

 

My sources say she spent those 4 years on a "research station" in Antarctica, officially. 

 

 

Maybe worked for the government and isn't allowed to talk about it.

[Blarghagh]

I think most of the folks who are regulars on this board have been pretty honest about who they are. If our lives were lies we'd have thought of better ones! 

 

Truer words were never spoken!

[Amentep]

 

 

 

This was my point; you're assuming that someone on the net hasn't decided to be the person they want to be rather than the person they are.

Is it really a relevant distinction?

It is if the two aren't equivalent.

 

Really.....its significant ? So do we now question the veracity of what people say....I have a  large list of things for you guys to check 

 

 

I'm not saying it is, what I'm saying is that - in truth - you don't know.  Its one of the things that bugs me when people try to make sweeping assumptions about people based on what they perceive as the "identity" of the poster when the great thing about the internet is that we can act devoid of identity if we want to.  And that, ultimately, identity should be irrelevant to our interactions.

 

 

I think most of the folks who are regulars on this board have been pretty honest about who they are. If our lives were lies we'd have thought of better ones! 

 

Truer words were never spoken!

 

I dunno, I like to think it keeps me humble...I mean yes, exactly.  We totally would have thought of better fake lives to present.

[aluminiumtrioxid]

 

 

 

 

This was my point; you're assuming that someone on the net hasn't decided to be the person they want to be rather than the person they are.

Is it really a relevant distinction?

It is if the two aren't equivalent.

 

Really.....its significant ? So do we now question the veracity of what people say....I have a  large list of things for you guys to check 

 

 

I'm not saying it is, what I'm saying is that - in truth - you don't know.  Its one of the things that bugs me when people try to make sweeping assumptions about people based on what they perceive as the "identity" of the poster when the great thing about the internet is that we can act devoid of identity if we want to.  And that, ultimately, identity should be irrelevant to our interactions.

 

Hence my question about whether it's really a relevant distinction.

[Amentep]

Ah, I misunderstood what you were trying to get at.

[Malcador]

Only matters to know what buttons to push if you want to wind them up, really. Which is an essential part of Internet interaction.

[Guard Dog]

I haven't seen SS around so I guess we DID put another head on the city gates. Of course we had tell-off threads before and the denouncing party still lurked around after.

 

Whatever. There is nothing wrong with this board. If you're expecting to have your ass kissed you've come to the wrong shop.

[Bartimaeus]

I started reading philosophy and non-fiction when I was 8. I graduated high school when I was 10 and could have gone straight into college. I waited until I was 14 to begin college. Does it occur that I might not sound like a tyical 16 year old because I am not typical?

 

Heh, but seriously...

Edited May 28, 2016 by Bartimaeus

[BruceVC]

I haven't seen SS around so I guess we DID put another head on the city gates. Of course we had tell-off threads before and the denouncing party still lurked around after.

 

Whatever. There is nothing wrong with this board. If you're expecting to have your ass kissed you've come to the wrong shop.

I don't think there is anything seriously wrong with the board

 

But some members can be a little more polite and reasonable to new members. We also shouldn't feel the need to perhaps overreact to every strange thing a new member may post or say?

 

So for example, a new member comes to the forum and says something maybe controversial. The reaction from  this should be measured perhaps  as new people dont know the various forum personalities  and maybe have a understandable, negative response from the amount of vitriol they receive ?

[Raithe]

 

I don't think there is anything seriously wrong with the board

 

 

But some members can be a little more polite and reasonable to new members. We also shouldn't feel the need to perhaps overreact to every strange thing a new member may post or say?

 

So for example, a new member comes to the forum and says something maybe controversial. The reaction from  this should be measured perhaps  as new people dont know the various forum personalities  and maybe have a understandable, negative response from the amount of vitriol they receive ?

 

 

But Bruce, what you're saying.. is that we should treat these people differently. Is that part of the grand treating people equally?  If I treat person x and y in one manner, is it really right to behave in another manner altogether for person z?  Isn't that just.. not PC?

[Guard Dog]

 

I haven't seen SS around so I guess we DID put another head on the city gates. Of course we had tell-off threads before and the denouncing party still lurked around after.

 

Whatever. There is nothing wrong with this board. If you're expecting to have your ass kissed you've come to the wrong shop.

I don't think there is anything seriously wrong with the board

 

But some members can be a little more polite and reasonable to new members. We also shouldn't feel the need to perhaps overreact to every strange thing a new member may post or say?

 

So for example, a new member comes to the forum and says something maybe controversial. The reaction from  this should be measured perhaps  as new people dont know the various forum personalities  and maybe have a understandable, negative response from the amount of vitriol they receive ?

 

I don't get the complaint at all. She was not mistreated or insulted. Like TN said, no complaints came from her. What do you consider to be polite? Agreeing with someone for the sake of politeness? Sorry Bruce, that isn't how the internet works. If you say something in a "debate" forum you had better be prepared to defend it because it is going to be challenged. Don't jump into the pool unless you're ready to swim.

 

I don't think anyone on this board has been disagreed with more than I have the last 12 years or so (Jesus Christ has it been that long?)  But I keep coming back because THAT is the point of it. To hear different opinions, defend your own & challenge theirs. Vigorously argued alternate viewpoints are the one thing that spices this board up. Do you even know how rare that is? Most internet forums tend to segregate themselves when it comes to opinion until they become monolithic echo chambers. That is completely boring. For whatever reason it never happened here on the WoT forum of a small computer game designers website. Rather than b------g about it SS should be happy to have found it. But for whatever reason it wasn't for her so she denounced us and left. Bye bye.

 

Assume for a moment here entire backstory was true. It took years before I posted any personal details about myself here. Most others the same. She led off with it and it IS an improbable story. She made THAT a topic of conversation. Well, improbable stories get challenged. 

 

Besides, if I told everyone I was actually a globetrotting archaeology professor who traveled around looking for lost treasures wearing a fedora, leather jacket and bullwhip would you have believed me? 

[Volourn]

"So for example, a new member comes to the forum and says something maybe controversial. The reaction from  this should be measured perhaps  as new people dont know the various forum personalities  and maybe have a understandable, negative response from the amount of vitriol they receive ?"

 

No. I don't believe in using kid gloves. I don't believe in treating people differently. Man, woman, child, white, black, asian, latino. If you post on the internet, I will treat you like all the other losers who waste time on the internet.

[Malcador]

Besides, if I told everyone I was actually a globetrotting archaeology professor who traveled around looking for lost treasures wearing a fedora, leather jacket and bullwhip would you have believed me?

Well, you are named after a dog....

[PK htiw klaw eriF]

I wear a fedora because I'm euphoric.

 

[Guard Dog]

 

Besides, if I told everyone I was actually a globetrotting archaeology professor who traveled around looking for lost treasures wearing a fedora, leather jacket and bullwhip would you have believed me?

Well, you are named after a dog....

 

 This went totally over my head for almost 30 minutes... I hang my head in shame!