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Aren't you recently returned from a self imposed time out from the site? One where you swore off the bar for good? Remind us all again what that was about. -
And therefore, I'm smart. I think?Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall View PostYou're stupid.
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I think; therefore, I am.Originally posted by Jefe View Post"Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you.'"Comment
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Glad you asked, really.Originally posted by nots View Post
I left not because of anything other than, and forgive me for saying this, Jason's handling of Wife-gate at least that was my perception of the situation. At the same time there was a situation in our staff league that I felt he'd also mishandled. So my issue with him was two fold. In his defense, I know now that he was extraordinarily busy and really didn't have the time necessary to be a proactive moderator here and commissioner for our league. In my opinion his reactive responses exacerbated both situations which could have been resolved had he actually taken the time rather than just attributing fault to as he put it, Doig Drama. That said, I know now how thinly stretched he was in his personal and professional life and that RJ and our league were far from major concerns. Had I known then of his circumstance maybe things would have ended differently. Personally, I was also gleaning my life at the time of negativity so I too was starting to prioritize my life in other directions and RJ as fun as it can be, sometimes needs to be moved to the back burner.
I had no issue with the pile on from what I perceived as those who were just waiting for something to blow out of proportion, which it was. I made a joke as I do all the time and some people took offense which i at the time and still today guarantee would not have happened if the situation played out in person. I felt like though some were truly upset, others took the opportunity to pile on and just give me shit. I didn't apologize because my intent was not malicious. as for the pile on, irritating as it was it was not why I left as I've handled myself in more vitriolic situations in person and emerged unscathed.
No it was the fact that MY presence was causing a division on the site that the moderator was unprepared or unwilling but most likely didn't have the time to handle in an effective manner.
I returned to my league once there was a new commish in place and here once a new moderator took over. I have also been keen to make sure I only use my type of humor with those who can understand it.
FWIW I never said I wouldn't be back, I may have intimated that I didn't want to return.
Also, Jason probably had no idea I felt this way because I never told him and he never asked.
So I hope that explains things a bit.
And yes, I do enjoy this place...again.If I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Comment
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Do you have a laser pointer?Originally posted by Jefe View PostIf I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Comment
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That's because you'er just a jerk, not a moron.Originally posted by GwynnInTheHall View Post"There is involved in this struggle the question whether your children and my children shall enjoy the privileges we have enjoyed. I say this in order to impress upon you, if you are not already so impressed, that no small matter should divert us from our great purpose. "
Abraham Lincoln, from his Address to the Ohio One Hundred Sixty Fourth Volunteer InfantryComment
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Spelling police please stop this man from harassing my language.......Originally posted by Bob Kohm View PostIf I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Comment
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Seems relevant.
'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck'
If DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
- Terence McKenna
Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel PaigeComment
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I'd read it but I really don't care.Originally posted by DMT View PostIt certainly feels that way. But I'm distrustful of that feeling and am curious about evidence.Comment
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That's pretty dismissive......Originally posted by TranaGreg View PostIf I whisper my wicked marching orders into the ether with no regard to where or how they may bear fruit, I am blameless should a broken spirit carry those orders out upon the innocent, for it was not my hand that took the action merely my lips which let slip their darkest wish. ~Daniel Devereaux 2011
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.Comment
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If you did, you'd know there's a big difference between apathy and fuck-not-givingness.Originally posted by TranaGreg View PostIf DMT didn't exist we would have to invent it. There has to be a weirdest thing. Once we have the concept weird, there has to be a weirdest thing. And DMT is simply it.
- Terence McKenna
Bullshit is everywhere. - George Carlin (& Jon Stewart)
How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are? - Satchel PaigeComment
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Gregg, you're into revisionist history if you think that there we're epic wars back in the day. As Doig said, this has been a part of this place since day one, and it's only in it's most recent incarnation that things have settled down to become fairly vanilla. They allowed flame wars all the time, they didn't allow swearing, which sometimes led to more creative posts...i'm almost sorry I mentioned that we should grow up as a site and allow swearing...seems to have taken some of the creativity out of the place.Originally posted by Gregg View Post
And debates tended to be derailed when people ran out of new things to say, and instead started repeating themselves...every once in a while a thread was shut down, but it was pretty rare."Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren EllisComment
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LOL...now THAT was fun! I wish that we could have found a way to have that old archive stuff, other than the selective wayback machine...Originally posted by umjewman View Post"Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake."
- Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821)
"Your shitty future continues to offend me."
-Warren EllisComment
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I don't know if this is true, but I've thought the same thing before. Some do seem to enjoy being jerks to others.Originally posted by Gregg View PostConsidering his only baseball post in the past year was bringing up a 3 year old thread to taunt Hornsby and he's never contributed a dime to our hatpass, perhaps?Comment
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