Unkindness and WTW

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I joined awhile back and I tend to come and go here. However, I have noticed an increase in the past few months of posts in threads that really read like what could easily pass for pms or 1:1 conversations. Yes, of course, a wink or a one-liner in a thread is a legit post and those have their place on occasion, but if you're trying to actually keep up with the original question/post, scrolling through 2-3 pages of the equivalent of

"you're sweet"

"no YOU'RE sweet"

"well, you're sweeter"

"no YOU'RE sweeter"

"you're so cute"

"no, you're..."

is tiresome. Ignoring a member is easy and avoiding inane threads isn't that difficult. However, I think the hijacking of legit threads and turning them into your own personal love/horndog fests should also be avoided. There's a chat room here, the pm feature, and many off-LPSG ways of communicating. This observation isn't directed at any individual, as there are more than a few involved in this. As I said, I just have noticed a lot more of it in the past few months. I also don't think just because I personally dislike it, that means it should or will stop. I just know it makes me less interested in spending time in the forums.
 

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Folks, don't put all your eggs in one basket here, "Windy" just might not be what you think!! So be careful where you place your alliances.

The above post was brought to you by Pappy the Member, NOT Pappy the Moderator.
 

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Pappy said:
Folks, don't put all your eggs in one basket here, "Windy" just might not be what you think!! So be careful where you place your alliances.

My 'alliances' are simply with those who've been kind to me. It's not too difficult a concept.

That's so damned unnecessary Pappy. Is this called the LPSG "Jacinto Syndrome". One bad apple spoils the barrel?

Jesus. I'm not going to marry her. I've simply enjoyed her on the board. I have no investment in her other than who she represents herself as to me here on this board Pappy. Perhaps she's a 70 year old man in North Dakota with a kindness streak. Well then, I like him too.

Yikes.
 

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But she's photo-verified! She must be one hell of a drag queen to pull off that picture.:biggrin1:

Anonymity on the internet strikes again. Which one do we make a connection to - the "letters on the screen" or "the human at the keyboard"...

Will Stronzo marry Windy? Will the moderators be exposed as Rob_E's puppet accounts? Will Chuck get a social life and stop posting all together? Tune in next week to "Big Dicks and (Double Meat) Whoppers".
 

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I think the only person who should be upset about the number of posts here is Rob E and that's only if the posts are a waste of space/bandwidth, since its a cost for him.

I really don't mind, haven't seen WindTalker's posts (from last night, since I was having lots of sex) and nobody else should really.

Maybe the Dr was in a bad mood, sleepless nights from the baby or something. Plus he always is a bit...out there...sometimes hehe.

But I love you all! :)
 

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Sam1070 said:
Please, Windy, don't let this get you down!! You are the best thing to happen to this board since I joined in 2004. Keep posting - the more, the better. You are smart, articulate, creative, and always kind - always!! Maybe that is what some dislike. Disregard them.

Flattery will get you everywhere ;) hehe
 

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Dr. Dilznick said:
Not really.

I never got your (imaginary) emails or PMs is all I'm saying.

Oh gee. And it would have been such a civilized volley. Pity.

It's irrelvant.. wanted to make sure you were paying attention. It appears you are to whatever degree your fragile ego will allow you..:rolleyes:

And trust me in this: this 'grown man' has no 'lust' for your balls. If that's what you're displaying here they appear to be under developed.

as the saying goes doc? "mean people suck"

Back to your corner.
 

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I haven't read the thread in question here, and I'm not going to either. However, what I will say is that I for one am glad that Windy posts as much as she does. For starters, her comments appear to be always either: a, kind, meaningful and thoughtful, or, b, funny and in good humour. Or both! She's a great asset to lpsg, imho, and I'm saddened to hear of any negativity towards her. So, please Windy, keep it up! Carter xxx
 

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Sigh.

For the record, I appreciate Dr. D's presence here and consider him to be one of the more intelligent posters. Though he can also be quite belligerant when it suits him, he also gets misunderstood a lot. His humour has "layers" and could be seen as merely angry or mean or homophobic or misogynistic. I certainly don't agree with him much of the time, but I can respect him most of the time. Fair enough.

I have seen thoughtful posts from him on another website that convince me there is more to his character than people in this thread can see.

As far as homophobic accusations go, actions speak louder than words. He may not want this revealed: he has intervened at the cost of his own safety to prevent a gay bashing of a family member. Food for thought.
 

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I've been trying to pinpoint exactly why I even give a shit, but here it is.

Since about October of last year, about six months, the site has been going through a series of hurricanes that just haven't stopped. Mark had to move the site several times in close proximity for various reasons, and there was a lot of down time. Time moves very fast online, and a few weeks lost was enough to leave the site feeling disoriented, and it was a group that had been pretty stable and close knit for the past couple years.

Immediately after that, actually still during, the site was sold. It was very unexpected, and the physical details of moving the site for the last time were not even finished, so Rob inherited a mess. Not only were the members scattered, but the site didn't even work. People get cranky when things don't work, so it's been a hard road to trudge. Most of you posting on this thread joined during that time, never really knowing what the site was about in more "normal" circumstances.

Immediately after that, Jacinto "died" and you all saw what unfolded there, another mess.

Immediately after (or before, now I don't remember) the British Channel 4 ran a most unflattering series of shows that brought out a huge number of trolls and disruptive behaviors to an already over-taxed site.

Immediately after that, Rob installed moderators, which the site hasn't had for several years. We've been trying desperately to restore the site to what it was before all the drama, but none of you even know what that is, so there's a resistance. You have no way of knowing that Etc. was ALWAYS the realm of the elitist snobs. It was unspoken, but always clearly understood that if you post in that section, you damned well better be able to hold up your end of the conversation, or be ridiculed. There has always been "lighter fare" available for those who want that, but for some of us, we've pretty much said most of what we had to say about cock and now we're friends who want to talk about things a little deeper. We never hesitated to flirt along the way, but the conversations had content, for the most part. Not legalistically, there were no Terms of Service (which I hate, by the way), nothing had to be spelled out, the members just let the newer ones joining know how it was and it worked fine. But then, we never had so many new members join in such a short period with no interest in what the site already was.

None of you have seen the way we talk to each other when we're discussing something of importance, like religion and politics. We get into knock-down drag-outs sometimes, and we still love each other. Some members are more polite and level headed, some are more emotional and given to outburst. I'll let you guess which one I am. :wink: But we're adults, and we know that people can disagree and still respect each other as people. We don't have to respect each other's views, or even their ways of presenting them.

None of you even know who jonb is. Gottabigone won't be around to post when there's nothing but crap to read. Drs. Rock and Dliznick aren't going to exert themselves to wade through to muck to post in the way only a bright mind can, you really don't know what you're missing. I read this section for probably three months before I dared utter a word here, and I learned to check my posts for typos too. I still cringe when I see some of my posts from the old board!

And I was inducted like everyone else. Yes, it's exciting to find this place, and I posted like a bitch in heat too when I first came. Then a few of the women told me in direct terms that I didn't have to answer every single post on every single thread- AND I GOT THE HINT.

I don't understand new people coming to a place already in existance and demanding it become something else. And I REALLY don't understand your objecting to the people who made it what it is trying to defend it. Boo hiss.

I don't know where the site's going now. What I do know is that my reasons for being here are not to be a moderator, as you can probably tell from my absolute dereliction of duty. I want to hear some brilliant mind pose a question or give an answer in a way I hadn't considered. Maybe post a link for further reading so I might actually learn something. Some people will use words I don't know and I'll have to look them up. Then sometimes things will get posted that I do have something to contribute to and I'll get to play too.

This place is a lot of different things to different people, but I really hope it doesn't become kindergarten recess.
 

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madame_zora said:
Immediately after (or before, now I don't remember) the BBC ran a most unflattering series of shows that brought out a huge number of trolls and disruptive behaviors to an already over-taxed site.

The BBC is gonna start suing if one more person associates them with that fiasco. :rolleyes: The show was produced for and shown on Channel 4, which is a separate independent station that has fuck all to do with the BBC.

*gripe of the day* :wink:
 

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Stronzo said:
Oh gee. And it would have been such a civilized volley. Pity.

It's irrelvant.. wanted to make sure you were paying attention. It appears you are to whatever degree your fragile ego will allow you..:rolleyes:

And trust me in this: this 'grown man' has no 'lust' for your balls. If that's what you're displaying here they appear to be under developed.

as the saying goes doc? "mean people suck"

Back to your corner.
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Stronzo said:
My 'alliances' are simply with those who've been kind to me. It's not too difficult a concept.

That's so damned unnecessary Pappy. Is this called the LPSG "Jacinto Syndrome". One bad apple spoils the barrel?

Jesus. I'm not going to marry her. I've simply enjoyed her on the board. I have no investment in her other than who she represents herself as to me here on this board Pappy. Perhaps she's a 70 year old man in North Dakota with a kindness streak. Well then, I like him too.

Yikes.

You've completely missed the point. While I'm not at liberty to discuss it openly I can say WTW is not all she seems to be.
 

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Stronzo said:
It's irrelvant.. wanted to make sure you were paying attention. It appears you are to whatever degree your fragile ego will allow you..:rolleyes:

For the record, I'm not taking sides. Not true. I'm taking my side. And my side is that Windy didn't need to bury the offending thread, it would have buried itself eventually behind meaningful, appropriately located threads, especially since it was closed and could never be bumped. Dilz shouldn't have let it get to him so much. (Anything I can do to help with your bad mood, Dilzy?) And Stronzo (and this is the reason for this post in the first place) needs to own up when he's busted in a lie. C'mon man, I have too much respect for you. When youu lie and won't own up to it, it actually hurts my feelings. That's how highly I have come to regard you.
 

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Pappy said:
You've completely missed the point. While I'm not at liberty to discuss it openly I can say WTW is not all she seems to be.

I'm sorry, but that comment comes across as cowardly. You cast aspersions on someone's character in a way that will cause doubts among others, but walk away from the responsibility in the same sentence.

Say what you mean or don't speak on the topic.
 

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alex8 said:
The BBC is gonna start suing if one more person associates them with that fiasco. :rolleyes: The show was produced for and shown on Channel 4, which is a separate independent station that has fuck all to do with the BBC.

*gripe of the day* :wink:

Fixed it. It's true I know fuck all about British telly.