Topic: So why is it....
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Sun 04/05/09 09:48 PM



Again...Gypsy and I got slammed by a couple of lugheads, for having an INTELLIGENT opinion of american politics... AND being women, they were derogatory, sexist, disgusting... and as an offset slammed us for being non americans, and we got banned!


Did the persons responsible get banned along with you?


Ok...the back story, to be fair... this was when this site was JSH.... we didn't have mods like we do now, and after about 97 report abuse mails... it was cleaned up.

It was pure filth what these guys wrote...

it took 24 hours to get cleaned up... and Gypsy and I got banned for a week, one of the guys, who is still posting here, got a week, and the main culprit got a permanent ban.

The thing is.... we were posting in an intelligent way... until the crudities started flowing...then we both got a bit defensive, wqhen no one came and sorted the thread.


Well. For that I don't blame you, either of you, at all.

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Sun 04/05/09 09:48 PM

intresting topic,

i'll take oopa looping dancing for 1500$ alex, bigsmile
Ill tale 'you stole the thing i do' for 500 alex

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Sun 04/05/09 09:52 PM
Im now selling my intelligent thoughts on ebay.....drinker

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Sun 04/05/09 10:15 PM



Again...Gypsy and I got slammed by a couple of lugheads, for having an INTELLIGENT opinion of american politics... AND being women, they were derogatory, sexist, disgusting... and as an offset slammed us for being non americans, and we got banned!


Did the persons responsible get banned along with you?


Ok...the back story, to be fair... this was when this site was JSH.... we didn't have mods like we do now, and after about 97 report abuse mails... it was cleaned up.

It was pure filth what these guys wrote...

it took 24 hours to get cleaned up... and Gypsy and I got banned for a week, one of the guys, who is still posting here, got a week, and the main culprit got a permanent ban.

The thing is.... we were posting in an intelligent way... until the crudities started flowing...then we both got a bit defensive, wqhen no one came and sorted the thread.



Hummmm I do thank you for making that clear it was before the Mods were in fact put into place.bigsmile

Not saying that it could not happen after wards for there have been many times it has happened.

But as you also said the actions taken were in fact to all those involved at the time. My self I do not remember the incident for back then I stayed out of the Politics threads completely and well now only when I have to.

But as far as the topic in hand I do enjoy seeing some mind provoking threads that makes one think and give and opinion. Now if those threads die due to lake of responses that is one thing. But when in fact they are overrun and in fact no longer deals with the subject in hand then to me that is taking away from those members that in fact wish to post within that thread.

I mean no matter what you will have some that will drift at times. And that is normal but if it is not one that really interest one then don't take that chance away from others that actually feel they have something to say about the subject. JMO I do feel that we should all have fun within the forums and joking around even at the oddest times lighting the mood of a subject if it gets too serious. bigsmile


Shshssh I killed the threadsad sad sad sad sad sad sad

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Mon 04/06/09 06:05 AM


I don't really see the point in complaining about how certain threads don't stick around. If you like one, put effort into keeping it going. It it goes away, it goes away.


Ye gads. Here we go again.

Do I have to explain to everyone ( not you in particular ) again that when I post something like this I am NOT " complaining "??

I stated something that I have observed, and I wondered why it happened.

It's just that simple.


If you say so. A post like this isn't really going to help though. It isn't going to change the people who constantly post nonsense.

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Mon 04/06/09 06:47 AM


But isn't there a point where people who say they want someone intelligent ( look at an awful lot of the profiles here and you'll see that word tossed about quite a bit ) actually express some intelligence in a thread that might require more than a two word answer or an emoticon???



Lots of people say they want someone intelligent. But they really don't -- they just say that because they think they're SUPPOSED to say that. Put a truly intelligent person in front of them, and they run screaming the other way.

It's the same with the "Looks don't matter, it's what's on the inside that counts" crowd. All total BS. But they don't want to be tarred with epithets like "shallow" or "superficial," so they type the blah blah blah totally-PC thing that they believe is somehow "more acceptable."

What I've learned over the years, is that people are no more honest about who/what they want than they are about who they are themselves.

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Mon 04/06/09 09:55 AM
Edited by Riding_Dubz on Mon 04/06/09 09:56 AM
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Mon 04/06/09 10:25 AM
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Mon 04/06/09 10:36 AM
Edited by Haley1243 on Mon 04/06/09 10:58 AM

Again...Gypsy and I got slammed by a couple of lugheads, for having an INTELLIGENT opinion of american politics... AND being women, they were derogatory, sexist, disgusting... and as an offset slammed us for being non americans, and we got banned!


Not that I am daring to sound intelligent but I think Non- American people have a clearer opinion on American politics than most Americans


I don't spell well enough for this thread slaphead

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Mon 04/06/09 10:51 AM


I don't really see the point in complaining about how certain threads don't stick around. If you like one, put effort into keeping it going. It it goes away, it goes away.


Ye gads. Here we go again.

Do I have to explain to everyone ( not you in particular ) again that when I post something like this I am NOT " complaining "??

I stated something that I have observed, and I wondered why it happened.

It's just that simple.


I defiently have to agree with your post. I opened a thread for advise and help and bashed for saying men....so I got trashed for not say some men. It was taken that I meant all men. Then was told I was back peddling.... All I wanted was some advise on what I was saying or posting wrong to only pick up married men or ones that wanted a one nighter. I will never open another thread after that... to much bashing and idiots in this site to get a honest anything!

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Mon 04/06/09 08:19 PM



I don't really see the point in complaining about how certain threads don't stick around. If you like one, put effort into keeping it going. It it goes away, it goes away.


Ye gads. Here we go again.

Do I have to explain to everyone ( not you in particular ) again that when I post something like this I am NOT " complaining "??

I stated something that I have observed, and I wondered why it happened.

It's just that simple.


I defiently have to agree with your post. I opened a thread for advise and help and bashed for saying men....so I got trashed for not say some men. It was taken that I meant all men. Then was told I was back peddling.... All I wanted was some advise on what I was saying or posting wrong to only pick up married men or ones that wanted a one nighter. I will never open another thread after that... to much bashing and idiots in this site to get a honest anything!


Well...if you have a question that you would like some honest advice on, you can either email me, or you can post the question in the Just Ask JustAGuy thread.

I answer the questions posted there to the best of my ability. I don't pull punches when someone asks for advice, though. I give them an answer, even though they may not like what I have to say.

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Mon 04/06/09 08:20 PM



I don't really see the point in complaining about how certain threads don't stick around. If you like one, put effort into keeping it going. It it goes away, it goes away.


Ye gads. Here we go again.

Do I have to explain to everyone ( not you in particular ) again that when I post something like this I am NOT " complaining "??

I stated something that I have observed, and I wondered why it happened.

It's just that simple.


If you say so. A post like this isn't really going to help though. It isn't going to change the people who constantly post nonsense.


Maybe it won't help. Maybe it will. Doesn't really matter much one way or the other.

My only main reason for posting it was because I wondered about it. My secondary reason was to bring it to people's attention and see what their reactions were to it.

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Mon 04/06/09 08:21 PM


Again...Gypsy and I got slammed by a couple of lugheads, for having an INTELLIGENT opinion of american politics... AND being women, they were derogatory, sexist, disgusting... and as an offset slammed us for being non americans, and we got banned!


Not that I am daring to sound intelligent but I think Non- American people have a clearer opinion on American politics than most Americans


I don't spell well enough for this thread slaphead


You aren't the only one who thinks that way. A lot of the time, the people from other countries are the ones with unbiased perspective on some of the things that go on in this country.

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Tue 04/07/09 01:45 AM




I don't really see the point in complaining about how certain threads don't stick around. If you like one, put effort into keeping it going. It it goes away, it goes away.


Ye gads. Here we go again.

Do I have to explain to everyone ( not you in particular ) again that when I post something like this I am NOT " complaining "??

I stated something that I have observed, and I wondered why it happened.

It's just that simple.


I defiently have to agree with your post. I opened a thread for advise and help and bashed for saying men....so I got trashed for not say some men. It was taken that I meant all men. Then was told I was back peddling.... All I wanted was some advise on what I was saying or posting wrong to only pick up married men or ones that wanted a one nighter. I will never open another thread after that... to much bashing and idiots in this site to get a honest anything!


Well...if you have a question that you would like some honest advice on, you can either email me, or you can post the question in the Just Ask JustAGuy thread.

I answer the questions posted there to the best of my ability. I don't pull punches when someone asks for advice, though. I give them an answer, even though they may not like what I have to say.


And therein, the problem lies. Too many people only want others to post what they WANT to hear (read), not what they NEED to hear (read). They'll say they want honest answers, but when you give them exactly what they're asking for, they have the nerve to get pissed off, and then continue to whine about it.

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Tue 04/07/09 02:21 AM





I don't really see the point in complaining about how certain threads don't stick around. If you like one, put effort into keeping it going. It it goes away, it goes away.


Ye gads. Here we go again.

Do I have to explain to everyone ( not you in particular ) again that when I post something like this I am NOT " complaining "??

I stated something that I have observed, and I wondered why it happened.

It's just that simple.
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I defiently have to agree with your post. I opened a thread for advise and help and bashed for saying men....so I got trashed for not say some men. It was taken that I meant all men. Then was told I was back peddling.... All I wanted was some advise on what I was saying or posting wrong to only pick up married men or ones that wanted a one nighter. I will never open another thread after that... to much bashing and idiots in this site to get a honest anything!


Well...if you have a question that you would like some honest advice on, you can either email me, or you can post the question in the Just Ask JustAGuy thread.

I answer the questions posted there to the best of my ability. I don't pull punches when someone asks for advice, though. I give them an answer, even though they may not like what I have to say.


And therein, the problem lies. Too many people only want others to post what they WANT to hear (read), not what they NEED to hear (read). They'll say they want honest answers, but when you give them exactly what they're asking for, they have the nerve to get pissed off, and then continue to whine about it.
Amen,do you want it sugar coated or right between the eyes?drinker

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Tue 04/07/09 02:33 AM
I wasn't going to post...I can stop a thread dead in it's tracks...but just had to say thank you for starting this thread. Good discussion.

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Tue 04/07/09 02:41 AM
oops Sorry...



I can stop a thread dead in it's tracks...


Hope this isn't 'a case in point'...


***Razenfratzitz...knew I shouldn't have posted...grrrrrrr***

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Tue 04/07/09 03:05 AM

...that the vast majority of the time, a thread that might actually require some real thought to respond in has one of these three things happen to it?

1) It dies a quick death

2) The person making the OP is ridiculed or people that don't agree with the idea presented come in and basically ransack the thread

3) The thread gets turned into a mindless flirt fest where nothing actually gets said but a whole bunch of emoticons get used.

I have heard people say that they are " just here for fun ". If that's the case, there are thousands upon thousands of other forums out there on the web that could be used for that purpose.

I can totally understand people wanting to have fun on these forums. But why not put some actual thought into the threads that would seem to be begging for it?

But isn't there a point where people who say they want someone intelligent ( look at an awful lot of the profiles here and you'll see that word tossed about quite a bit ) actually express some intelligence in a thread that might require more than a two word answer or an emoticon???

I have seen this kind of thing happen time after time here. I can't help but wonder why that is.




1)some people have very short thought processes

2)some think only they are right and they don't want to see the other persons side on the matter

3)there are some on here that are attention whores and once the attention is turned off of them,they go through the forums looking for ways to get the attention back

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Tue 04/07/09 10:51 AM

I wasn't going to post...I can stop a thread dead in it's tracks...but just had to say thank you for starting this thread. Good discussion.


Well....that's definitely the first " thanks " I have gotten for starting a thread like this.

I appreciate it. :-)

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Tue 04/07/09 10:52 AM


...that the vast majority of the time, a thread that might actually require some real thought to respond in has one of these three things happen to it?

1) It dies a quick death

2) The person making the OP is ridiculed or people that don't agree with the idea presented come in and basically ransack the thread

3) The thread gets turned into a mindless flirt fest where nothing actually gets said but a whole bunch of emoticons get used.

I have heard people say that they are " just here for fun ". If that's the case, there are thousands upon thousands of other forums out there on the web that could be used for that purpose.

I can totally understand people wanting to have fun on these forums. But why not put some actual thought into the threads that would seem to be begging for it?

But isn't there a point where people who say they want someone intelligent ( look at an awful lot of the profiles here and you'll see that word tossed about quite a bit ) actually express some intelligence in a thread that might require more than a two word answer or an emoticon???

I have seen this kind of thing happen time after time here. I can't help but wonder why that is.




1)some people have very short thought processes

2)some think only they are right and they don't want to see the other persons side on the matter

3)there are some on here that are attention whores and once the attention is turned off of them,they go through the forums looking for ways to get the attention back


Huh. Never really thought about that third option.

But I do believe that could very well be a part of it.