Departure, Effectively with a Gun to My Head

[_Ray A]

By the way, good to see you back Kevin. I think you missed when I was defending God against atheists a couple weeks ago. I would like to say I look forward to defending God with you some other time on this board in the future, but the future of this board is very uncertain for me. I will not participate if keep seeing lawsuits and threats of lawsuits on thie board.

Maybe you'd better first ask God if he wants to be defended. I suspect "he" doesn't need much "help" in this department. That's all we need, some sectarian spokespeople for "God".

[_Tiktaalik]

And nothing could be a more sincere and genuine expression of my true feelings than to inform you that you have evoked ... well ... nothing from me. I consider you as close to a non-entity as a human being can become without disappearing entirely into thin air.

They could use the accumulated substance of your intellectual output over the years to raise the Hindenburg again.

That's it? Pffft.

See, Tik? Weak.

*shrug*

Ok, I change my praise of W.S. from being a competent troll to being a competent attention whore (is there much of a difference?)

Just look at the number of replies he gets from posting nothing but vacuous grandstanding. If people simple ignored his schtick, he'd get bored of looking in his thesaurus for synonyms to "stinky", "poo poo" and "trailer park" whilst pretending to have a veneer of culture.

At the very least he fills the Scratchian void in an oddly similar yet different way.

[_Dr. Shades]

The Nehor, asbestosman, tiktaalik, and imwashingmypirate:

Please take a look at this post. In it, I said the following:

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"When this board incarnated its second time (it's currently on its third incarnation), I posted a bolded and highlighted message at the top of the rules page. It went something like this:

'This message board is a free speech zone. As such, by reading and participating on this board, you hereby waive your right to pursue legal action against anyone for any reason.'

Now, why did I put up such a unique rule? I did it because I strongly believe that the threat of lawsuits would serve to stifle free speech (hear me out) almost as much as a trigger-happy moderator would, whereas a lawsuit-free zone would foster free speech just as much.

I dropped that rule when our attorney informed us that it was legally untenable and, even if it weren't, it'd bind our hands against any malicious hacker who sought to do us harm (or something like that)."

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Now, I'm not thrilled about any of this. But, at the end of the day, should someone be banned for merely announcing something that they're planning on doing in real life? Is the alternative to just let a hammer drop in real life, absent any prior chances to hash things out and possibly come to some sort of understanding beforehand?

Something tells me you haven't fully thought through the logic behind those facts. Especially since it's not very hard to observe that this board does not have a very large readership. There are never more than a dozen or so total users.

Keep in mind that for some reason the new upgrade no longer displays the number of unregistered users, or "guests," browsing the board at any given time. That number of people is typically between two and three times the number of registered users onboard.

So, whenever you read the number of users online, multiply that number by approximately 3.5 to find the average number of current viewers/participants.

[_Some Schmo]

Ok, I change my praise of W.S. from being a competent troll to being a competent attention whore (is there much of a difference?)

Just look at the number of replies he gets from posting nothing but vacuous grandstanding. If people simple ignored his schtick, he'd get bored of looking in his thesaurus for synonyms to "stinky", "poo poo" and "trailer park" whilst pretending to have a veneer of culture.

At the very least he fills the Scratchian void in an oddly similar yet different way.

Well, he has an incredibly long history of posting some of the most inane nonsense ever to grace a message board. If there's one thing to credit him with, it's consistency. It's like, if you were to go out of your way to design and build a moronic Mormon caricature, WS would be the end product. He's an insult and embarrassment even to Mormons. If Mormons would like to get rid of the stereotype of being crazy/not that bright, they'd do well to shoot him.

Honestly, I agree with you. That's why I never talk to him. I just provide my normal commentary about him like I do with all things board-related. He's simply not all that impressive or important, and I'm surprised he does get as many replies as he does. Maybe it's that he's such an easy target. Who knows?

I have to admit that Ray's been giving it to him pretty good lately, which has been fun to watch. It's always fun to see someone get hammered who deserves it, is too dim to realize it, and actually thinks he's giving out the beating.

LOL

[_William Schryver]

Tik:

Ok, I change my praise of W.S. from being a competent troll to being a competent attention whore (is there much of a difference?)

Just look at the number of replies he gets from posting nothing but vacuous grandstanding. If people simple ignored his schtick, he'd get bored of looking in his thesaurus for synonyms to "stinky", "poo poo" and "trailer park" whilst pretending to have a veneer of culture.

At the very least he fills the Scratchian void in an oddly similar yet different way.

I can envision synonyms for "stinky" and "poo poo" (although, to my recollection, I've haven't used either term since my youngest daughter got potty trained) but "trailer park"? I mean, that's basically a "one-of-a-kind" term, isn't it?

And when have I ever pretended to have even a "veneer" of culture?* I'm disappointed in my clarity of expression if I ever gave you that impression. And besides, at least I've not been so pretentious as to have employed "whilst" on an American-based message board.

In any event, I could forgive all of the above had you not likened me to Scratch. That's going too far. Consider yourself marked for .............. future reference.

(by the way, are you male or female? In some people's minds, it still makes a difference.)
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* Watching Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead twice in the past week doesn't equate to "culture" does it?

[_William Schryver]

Some Schmo:

It's always fun to see someone get hammered who deserves it, is too dim to realize it, and actually thinks he's giving out the beating.

You sure got that right.


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My theory about the irony chip being the first thing to go is borne out once again ... WOW!
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[_Ray A]

In any event, I could forgive all of the above had you not likened me to Scratch. That's going too far. Consider yourself marked for .............. future reference.

And Jesus said, "Blessed are the peacemakers." "Love your enemies, do good to them who despitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be the children of your Father in heaven, who maketh his rain to shine on the just, and the unjust."

My paraphrasing, of course.

Instead, what we have is the Willie Wanker version of Mormonism. Hang the apostates in the public square, and execute gays.

Jesus would approve, I am sure.

[_harmony]

Jesus would approve, I am sure.

No, he wouldn't.

[_Tiktaalik]

Tik:

I can envision synonyms for "stinky" and "poo poo" (although, to my recollection, I've haven't used either term since my youngest daughter got potty trained) but "trailer park[i]"? I mean, that's basically a "one-of-a-kind" term, isn't it?

Are you serious? Just off the top of my head: "manufactured home community" (isn't that the p.c. term nowadays anyway??)

And when have I [i]ever pretended to have even a "veneer" of culture? I'm disappointed in my clarity of expression if I ever gave you that impression. And besides, at least I've not been so pretentious as to have employed "whilst" on an American-based message board.

Yes, how pretentious of me to have forgotten that "www" doesn't stand for "word wide web"; it stands for the "Wilkes-barre & Wisconsin ...um... netWork". Henceforth, I shall remember to only use proper United-Statesian grammatical constructions and spelings. (That's how it's done, right? Just leave out random letters?)

In any event, I could forgive all of the above had you not likened me to Scratch. That's going too far. Consider yourself marked for .............. future reference.

(by the way, are you male or female? In some people's minds, it still makes a difference.)

You many think of me as belonging to whatever gender you choose. I shall continue to think of you as Scratch's Mormon character foil.

[_William Schryver]

Tik:

... manufactured home community ...

Sorry, but a MHC is NOT a trailer park. I've seen MHCs, and I've seen trailer parks, and I've seen The Great and Spacious Trailer Park™.

In my judgment, they are anything but synonymous.