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Discussion in 'The Red Room' started by Tamar Garish, Jun 21, 2008.

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  1. RickDeckard

    RickDeckard Socialist

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    I'm not saying it's why they left, I'm pointing to it as evidence of Sokars intent, and the meaning of his signature. It's quite clear that he does enjoy trying to harrass people and make them leave. People like you defending him and making excuses is why he gets away with it.
     
    RickDeckard, Jun 21, 2008
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  2. Azure

    Azure I could kick your ass

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    So now the 'rep wars' are the reason people left?
     
    Azure, Jun 21, 2008
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  3. Tamar Garish

    Tamar Garish Wanna Snuggle? Deceased Member

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    You can't make someone leave.
     
    Tamar Garish, Jun 21, 2008
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  4. RickDeckard

    RickDeckard Socialist

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    You can make them want to leave, affect their choice.
     
    RickDeckard, Jun 21, 2008
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  5. K.

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    I think we went over this on the last two pages. Whether people choose to participate on WF or any other board is not independent from the atmosphere, style of posts, and posters on that board. "Force" doesn't come into that argument either way.
     
    K., Jun 21, 2008
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  6. Tamar Garish

    Tamar Garish Wanna Snuggle? Deceased Member

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    This is the Red Room...what do you want me to do about it?
     
    Tamar Garish, Jun 21, 2008
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  7. Azure

    Azure I could kick your ass

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    Ban Sokar and his buddies. Duh.

    I guess you can start with Sokar and me, as I suppose I'm part of that group that Henry hates so much.

    Anyone else that is included can post here, and then you can ban all of us.

    WF will be a much better place that way. :salute:
     
    Azure, Jun 21, 2008
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  8. RickDeckard

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    I would like all posters to collectively stand up to the more extreme trolls.
     
    RickDeckard, Jun 21, 2008
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  9. Azure

    Azure I could kick your ass

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    Like Sokar and his buddies.

    Come on Tamar, start banning us. :tactfulsilence:
     
    Azure, Jun 21, 2008
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  10. Azure

    Azure I could kick your ass

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    Really? I feel so much better now. :soholy:
     
    Azure, Jun 21, 2008
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  11. K.

    K. Sober

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    As a mod? Nothing at all.

    As posters, I think we could benefit WF if we did less to encourage people to leave, and more to encourage them to stay and to encourage others to join.
     
    K., Jun 21, 2008
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  12. Azure

    Azure I could kick your ass

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    Again, who was encouraging someone to leave?
     
    Azure, Jun 21, 2008
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  13. Archangel

    Archangel Primus Peritia

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    Does anyone else see the irony in the usual suspects wanting to ban people because they "chase others away"?
     
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  14. Tamar Garish

    Tamar Garish Wanna Snuggle? Deceased Member

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    What if it doesn't bother all posters?
     
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  15. RickDeckard

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    :bang:

    For what must be the fiftieth time in this thread, a ban is not what is being suggested.
     
    RickDeckard, Jun 21, 2008
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  16. K.

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    Absolutely no-one has suggested banning people for chasing others away.

    Infact, the only people arguing for bans lately are the same who claim that no-one is being forced to leave.
     
    K., Jun 21, 2008
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  17. Megatron

    Megatron Banned

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    You want people to collectively 'stand up' to the trolls? Fine.

    Why don't you LEAD in getting a group together? Or maybe, just maybe, your 'definition' of 'troll' is different from others'?
     
    Megatron, Jun 21, 2008
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  18. Archangel

    Archangel Primus Peritia

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    Irony #2


    Conservatives leave the board because they can't hack it...

    Liberals leave the board because they were ran off....
     
    Archangel, Jun 21, 2008
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  19. Sokar

    Sokar Yippiekiyay, motherfucker. Deceased Member

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    Wow. :shock:

    I just had a bite to eat, went to the store and took a nap and henry is STILL sobbing uncontrollably. :sob:

    If my 'wimps list' included Storm, JohnM, starkt and JCD, they would be singing my praises. In fact, all the flying monkeys might have flocked to me when their leaders left.

    I could have had my own army of monkeys!

    (I tried to find more right-leaning posters that disappeared, but it occurs to me that it just doesn't happen often. Angry lefties have got the market cornered on this drama it seems)
     
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  20. Tamar Garish

    Tamar Garish Wanna Snuggle? Deceased Member

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    Basically, it seems like what your suggesting is that the wrong people are being chased away, not that chasing people away is all that heinous.
     
    Tamar Garish, Jun 21, 2008
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  21. Ward

    Ward A Stepford Husband

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    Wrong again...
     
    Ward, Jun 21, 2008
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  22. Lt. Mewa

    Lt. Mewa Rockefeller Center

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    Flying monkeys?!?! What's up with that shit? Leaders????

    This is the divisive stuff right here.
     
    Lt. Mewa, Jun 21, 2008
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  23. Ward

    Ward A Stepford Husband

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    That's the only way I can interpret what he's saying that makes any sense.
     
    Ward, Jun 21, 2008
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  24. RickDeckard

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    Yeah, so why aren't those people in your sig?

    And for the record, I'd love them back. Depsite my disagreements, they're mostly genuine, honest people. Unlike you.
     
    RickDeckard, Jun 21, 2008
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  25. K.

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    Okay. Show me where people are suggesting bans for Sokar and the like in this thread.

    Then show me where Tamar or you opposed the two recent bans.
     
    K., Jun 21, 2008
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  26. K.

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    And why would you think that? I miss Storm as much as any of the people in Sokar's sig.

    He makes a difference based on politcal leaning; that's why his sig is selective. I don't, but then I don't have a sig celebrating Wordforge's losses.
     
    K., Jun 21, 2008
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  27. mburtonk

    mburtonk mburtonkulous

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    Well, so much for this being a constructive thread.
     
    mburtonk, Jun 21, 2008
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  28. Ward

    Ward A Stepford Husband

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    Sokar hasn't broken the rules. You dislike him and want him gone. That's fine but there's nothing the mods can do without breaking their own rules. I didn't oppose either of the two bannings because, again, they did break the rules and deserve a forced timeout.

    Heck. I'm not even suggesting a ban for you and I usually only agree with you about 10% of the time, as near as I can tell. Not that it matters but I know that my opinion of someone has nothing to do with whether they get banned or not.
     
    Ward, Jun 21, 2008
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    Packard, are you done licking the soggy anus of henryhill?
     
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