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Post by blockbusted on Mar 15, 2018 6:16:18 GMT
No,no,no...NO! Valerian was awful. God, possibly the worst theater experience I had last year. 1. What was so bad about it? 2. Was it worse than ‘Jupiter Ascending’ or recent 3 ‘Star Wars’ films?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2018 6:29:39 GMT
God, possibly the worst theater experience I had last year. 1. What was so bad about it? 2. Was it worse than ‘Jupiter Ascending’ or recent 3 ‘Star Wars’ films? I thought the story was awful. The film felt like a bunch of side quests from an RPG game. I wanted the two leads to die, especially Dane Dehane who was just....blah. The film was 90 minutes too long and I was just cringing throughout.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2018 6:30:20 GMT
God, possibly the worst theater experience I had last year. 1. What was so bad about it? 2. Was it worse than ‘Jupiter Ascending’ or recent 3 ‘Star Wars’ films? As for your second question it’s about as bad as Jupiter Ascending. I’ve liked to loved all three new SW films.
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Post by kevin on Mar 15, 2018 6:37:55 GMT
Yeah of course. I have nothing against Black Panther, but I like Annihilation a lot more.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2018 16:29:15 GMT
From DairyHeiress - "As far as I'm concerned, and I told the mod this, I was doing this forum a favor, and kinda doing THEIR job. Letting a rabid dog loose time and again thinking the slap on the snout "cured" the disease has been an entirely impotent and ineffective approach, and at the expense of the overall health and reputation of the board." From Lord Death Man - "Next, you have to weaponize the mods in your favor - those guileless guardians of the boards who never seem to know what's going on and are never around when you need them." Gee, thanks, the two of you. This guileless, clueless, absent, impotent, and ineffective person appreciates your feedback, granted upon my humble person from the heights of your wisdom and your superior ability to do my job for me. I think the two of you should apply for the (unpaid) job of being Mods since you apparently can do it so much better than I can. Please direct your applications to Admin. And to think that this whole exchange came from my willingness to spontaneously vouch for DairyHeiress when she was unfairly accused (something I was under no obligation of doing), and then simply followed it up by asking both bickering parts to tone it down (without issuing any moderation penalty), which apparently was an unforgivable sin... Well, that should teach me. No good deed goes unpunished. Maybe next time I should just silently distribute penalties right and left, since people don't seem to want a Mod who tries to courteously explain things, talk with members, mediate, and problem-solve. That's apparently being "guileless, clueless, absent, impotent, and ineffective." OK, thanks, lesson learned. Please, no longer count on me to vouch for you when you're in trouble. I wish the two of you the most wonderful of days.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Mar 15, 2018 17:11:55 GMT
From DairyHeiress - "As far as I'm concerned, and I told the mod this, I was doing this forum a favor, and kinda doing THEIR job. Letting a rabid dog loose time and again thinking the slap on the snout "cured" the disease has been an entirely impotent and ineffective approach, and at the expense of the overall health and reputation of the board." From Lord Death Man - "Next, you have to weaponize the mods in your favor - those guileless guardians of the boards who never seem to know what's going on and are never around when you need them." Gee, thanks, the two of you. This guileless, clueless, absent, impotent, and ineffective person appreciates your feedback, granted upon my humble person from the heights of your wisdom and your superior ability to do my job for me. I think the two of you should apply for the (unpaid) job of being Mods since you apparently can do it so much better than I can. Please direct your applications to Admin. And to think that this whole exchange came from my willingness to spontaneously vouch for DairyHeiress when she was unfairly accused (something I was under no obligation of doing), and then simply followed it up by asking both bickering parts to tone it down (without issuing any moderation penalty), which apparently was an unforgivable sin... Well, that should teach me. No good deed goes unpunished. Maybe next time I should just silently distribute penalties right and left, since people don't seem to want a Mod who tries to courteously explain things, talk with members, mediate, and problem-solve. That's apparently being "guileless, clueless, absent, impotent, and ineffective." OK, thanks, lesson learned. Please, no longer count on me to vouch for you when you're in trouble. I wish the two of you the most wonderful of days. I imagine that yours must be a thankless job, John. My heart goes out to you, such as it is. Speaking for myself entirely, I will not and can not recant a word of my original testimony. As for the withdrawal of your protection, sir, if I do happen to run afoul of the authorities here to the point of dismissal, I'll be sure to show myself out. Thanks for the well wishes and best of luck to you.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2018 17:35:34 GMT
From DairyHeiress - "As far as I'm concerned, and I told the mod this, I was doing this forum a favor, and kinda doing THEIR job. Letting a rabid dog loose time and again thinking the slap on the snout "cured" the disease has been an entirely impotent and ineffective approach, and at the expense of the overall health and reputation of the board." From Lord Death Man - "Next, you have to weaponize the mods in your favor - those guileless guardians of the boards who never seem to know what's going on and are never around when you need them." Gee, thanks, the two of you. This guileless, clueless, absent, impotent, and ineffective person appreciates your feedback, granted upon my humble person from the heights of your wisdom and your superior ability to do my job for me. I think the two of you should apply for the (unpaid) job of being Mods since you apparently can do it so much better than I can. Please direct your applications to Admin. And to think that this whole exchange came from my willingness to spontaneously vouch for DairyHeiress when she was unfairly accused (something I was under no obligation of doing), and then simply followed it up by asking both bickering parts to tone it down (without issuing any moderation penalty), which apparently was an unforgivable sin... Well, that should teach me. No good deed goes unpunished. Maybe next time I should just silently distribute penalties right and left, since people don't seem to want a Mod who tries to courteously explain things, talk with members, mediate, and problem-solve. That's apparently being "guileless, clueless, absent, impotent, and ineffective." OK, thanks, lesson learned. Please, no longer count on me to vouch for you when you're in trouble. I wish the two of you the most wonderful of days. I imagine that yours must be a thankless job, John. My heart goes out to you, such as it is. Speaking for myself entirely, I will not and can not recant a word of my original testimony. As for the withdrawal of your protection, sir, if I do happen to run afoul of the authorities here to the point of dismissal, I'll be sure to show myself out. Thanks for the well wishes and best of luck to you. Thank you sir, again, for your wonderful words and of course, I didn't expect you to recant the assessment that I'm clueless, guileless and absent, since you are SO superior to me in so many ways; therefore I can't aspire to be more than this humble and flawed inferior person in face of your brilliant self. It is regretful, though, that you cannot know of ANYTHING that we actually have done and do, or ANYTHING about the level of our awareness regarding what goes on, because it all unfortunately happens in the confidential and staff-only section of this board, so you are less than equipped to pass this harsh judgment (the one of assuming that we are unaware and guileless). But hey, I'm sure that with so many superior qualities, you probably do have mind-reading abilities and some sort of magic access to that private and confidential moderation area - who am I to question the way your superior mind reached your conclusions? Darn, I didn't want to convey the job as being so thankless, because now, how will we recruit your superior self to join us and enlighten us with our guile and clairvoyance??? Oh, the pain! What a dream it would be, to have *you* doing my job! So sad that it can't happen!
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Post by Lord Death Man on Mar 15, 2018 18:27:21 GMT
I imagine that yours must be a thankless job, John. My heart goes out to you, such as it is. Speaking for myself entirely, I will not and can not recant a word of my original testimony. As for the withdrawal of your protection, sir, if I do happen to run afoul of the authorities here to the point of dismissal, I'll be sure to show myself out. Thanks for the well wishes and best of luck to you. Thank you sir, again, for your wonderful words and of course, I didn't expect you to recant the assessment that I'm clueless, guileless and absent, since you are SO superior to me in so many ways; therefore I can't aspire to be more than this humble and flawed inferior person in face of your brilliant self. It is regretful, though, that you cannot know of ANYTHING that we actually have done and do, or ANYTHING about the level of our awareness regarding what goes on, because it all unfortunately happens in the confidential and staff-only section of this board, so you are less than equipped to pass this harsh judgment (the one of assuming that we are unaware and guileless). But hey, I'm sure that with so many superior qualities, you probably do have mind-reading abilities and some sort of magic access to that private and confidential moderation area - who am I to question the way your superior mind reached your conclusions? Darn, I didn't want to convey the job as being so thankless, because now, how will we recruit your superior self to join us and enlighten us with our guile and clairvoyance??? Oh, the pain! What a dream it would be, to have *you* doing my job! So sad that it can't happen! Thank you for sharing your insights, John. I can see that you're upset and, I can also see that I'm likely not doing much to improve the situation. You'll forgive me but, I've always been quite tone-deaf in matters that require delicate diplomacy. That said, I don't believe I ever said that you, in particular, were "clueless" as I don't know you. And, to be guileless, only means to be without the facility for deception - given the world we live in, John, I can see how very few would consider that to be a positive trait. The point is to you, however, with regard to my other two observations; you are indeed present, and you do appear to know what is going on here. But, I must reiterate that my comments were not aimed at you in particular so much as they were directed at moderator folk in general. Of course, that doesn't make it any better but, I must say that it is admirable to see someone take up the defense of the vocation so stridently - as I've remarked previously, yours must be a thankless job, as eaten bread is quickly forgotten. As for my alleged 'superiority,' I must leave that to you to ponder alone, John. It's a shame that there are no openings within the ranks of the moderators currently available. Something tells me we'd have made for a smashing team. Enjoy the rest of your day, John. It's been an absolute pleasure speaking with you.
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Post by Vits on Mar 15, 2018 20:59:37 GMT
Why compare 2 movies of different genres?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2018 21:14:39 GMT
Thank you sir, again, for your wonderful words and of course, I didn't expect you to recant the assessment that I'm clueless, guileless and absent, since you are SO superior to me in so many ways; therefore I can't aspire to be more than this humble and flawed inferior person in face of your brilliant self. It is regretful, though, that you cannot know of ANYTHING that we actually have done and do, or ANYTHING about the level of our awareness regarding what goes on, because it all unfortunately happens in the confidential and staff-only section of this board, so you are less than equipped to pass this harsh judgment (the one of assuming that we are unaware and guileless). But hey, I'm sure that with so many superior qualities, you probably do have mind-reading abilities and some sort of magic access to that private and confidential moderation area - who am I to question the way your superior mind reached your conclusions? Darn, I didn't want to convey the job as being so thankless, because now, how will we recruit your superior self to join us and enlighten us with our guile and clairvoyance??? Oh, the pain! What a dream it would be, to have *you* doing my job! So sad that it can't happen! Thank you for sharing your insights, John. I can see that you're upset and, I can also see that I'm likely not doing much to improve the situation. You'll forgive me but, I've always been quite tone-deaf in matters that require delicate diplomacy. That said, I don't believe I ever said that you, in particular, were "clueless" as I don't know you. And, to be guileless, only means to be without the facility for deception - given the world we live in, John, I can see how very few would consider that to be a positive trait. The point is to you, however, with regard to my other two observations; you are indeed present, and you do appear to know what is going on here. But, I must reiterate that my comments were not aimed at you in particular so much as they were directed at moderator folk in general. Of course, that doesn't make it any better but, I must say that it is admirable to see someone take up the defense of the vocation so stridently - as I've remarked previously, yours must be a thankless job, as eaten bread is quickly forgotten. As for my alleged 'superiority,' I must leave that to you to ponder alone, John. It's a shame that there are no openings within the ranks of the moderators currently available. Something tells me we'd have made for a smashing team. Enjoy the rest of your day, John. It's been an absolute pleasure speaking with you. Oh, you are perceptive enough to be able to tell that I'm upset, huh! Whoa! What incredible power of observation! My admiration for you doesn't stop growing. What on Earth did I say to allow you to reach such an amazing conclusion? You deserve the Sherlock award. Oh, I see, it's because I'm strident. Right. -------- My interpretation of your use of guileless, in this case, was in reference to the alleged lack of some sort of street-wise ability to navigate (with a small dose of helpful malice) these sticky situations. In this herd of cats and kindergarten recess environment here, it might be indeed a positive quality to have, for the job. Yeah, right, DH is engaged in a long conversation with me (of which she posted some accounts), I *publicly* stepped into the very core of this issue, you follow up after her very post where she said "I said [this and that] to the mod" (in the singular, mind you), but no, I shouldn't have taken the jab as directed to this one mod (the very one involved in this from the beginning), right? Okaaayyy.... if you say so. Yeah, you don't know me. You don't know what we know and what we did and do. Which is why passing this judgment (and after I called you out on it, insisting that you can't take it back) does require a dose of clairvoyance and magical powers. Thanks for demonstrating my point, by acknowledging that you don't know me. QED. Now, if I can humbly give you a piece of advice, it's often, well, advisable, to get to know someone or some situation before passing judgment. Are you familiar with the roots of the word prejudice? Pre... judice. Often, making generalizations ("moderator folk in general") is a form of it, especially when the judgment (a.k.a. "judice") comes in advance of (a.k.a. "pre") any deeper knowledge of the full specific picture; the generalization then comes to substitute the required knowledge. Yes, sure, we could benefit of a Mod who can read minds and perceive from outside a firewall what we do and know in our private discussions. Wow! What a great addition to our team you would be! That's why I encouraged you to apply, regardless of openings. If you can demonstrate a few more times these amazing powers, I'm sure Admin will take you! Hm... although the tone-deaf thingy and the lack of diplomacy might somehow speak against your qualifications. But hey, you can always try. Now, over and out, or else, haha, I'd be engaging in the very thing I tried to curb, that is, a flame war. The pleasure was mutual. Enjoy the rest of your day too.
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Post by Lord Death Man on Mar 15, 2018 21:51:46 GMT
Thank you for sharing your insights, John. I can see that you're upset and, I can also see that I'm likely not doing much to improve the situation. You'll forgive me but, I've always been quite tone-deaf in matters that require delicate diplomacy. That said, I don't believe I ever said that you, in particular, were "clueless" as I don't know you. And, to be guileless, only means to be without the facility for deception - given the world we live in, John, I can see how very few would consider that to be a positive trait. The point is to you, however, with regard to my other two observations; you are indeed present, and you do appear to know what is going on here. But, I must reiterate that my comments were not aimed at you in particular so much as they were directed at moderator folk in general. Of course, that doesn't make it any better but, I must say that it is admirable to see someone take up the defense of the vocation so stridently - as I've remarked previously, yours must be a thankless job, as eaten bread is quickly forgotten. As for my alleged 'superiority,' I must leave that to you to ponder alone, John. It's a shame that there are no openings within the ranks of the moderators currently available. Something tells me we'd have made for a smashing team. Enjoy the rest of your day, John. It's been an absolute pleasure speaking with you. Oh, you are perceptive enough to be able to tell that I'm upset, huh! Whoa! What incredible power of observation! My admiration for you doesn't stop growing. What on Earth did I say to allow you to reach such an amazing conclusion? You deserve the Sherlock award. Oh, I see, it's because I'm strident. Right. -------- My interpretation of your use of guileless, in this case, was in reference to the alleged lack of some sort of street-wise ability to navigate (with a small dose of helpful malice) these sticky situations. In this herd of cats and kindergarten recess environment here, it might be indeed a positive quality to have, for the job. Yeah, right, DH is engaged in a long conversation with me (of which she posted some accounts), I *publicly* stepped into the very core of this issue, you follow up after her very post where she said "I said [this and that] to the mod" (in the singular, mind you), but no, I shouldn't have taken the jab as directed to this one mod (the very one involved in this from the beginning), right? Okaaayyy.... if you say so. Yeah, you don't know me. You don't know what we know and what we did and do. Which is why passing this judgment (and after I called you out on it, insisting that you can't take it back) does require a dose of clairvoyance and magical powers. Thanks for demonstrating my point, by acknowledging that you don't know me. QED. Now, if I can humbly give you a piece of advice, it's often, well, advisable, to get to know someone or some situation before passing judgment. Are you familiar with the roots of the word prejudice? Pre... judice. Often, making generalizations ("moderator folk in general") is a form of it, especially when the judgment (a.k.a. "judice") comes in advance of (a.k.a. "pre") any deeper knowledge of the full specific picture; the generalization then comes to substitute the required knowledge. Yes, sure, we could benefit of a Mod who can read minds and perceive from outside a firewall what we do and know in our private discussions. Wow! What a great addition to our team you would be! That's why I encouraged you to apply, regardless of openings. If you can demonstrate a few more times these amazing powers, I'm sure Admin will take you! Hm... although the tone-deaf thingy and the lack of diplomacy might somehow speak against your qualifications. But hey, you can always try. Now, over and out, or else, haha, I'd be engaging in the very thing I tried to curb, that is, a flame war. The pleasure was mutual. Enjoy the rest of your day too. Only the flames of newly found friendship burn between us, John. You've cracked the case and ferreted out the wrongdoers. Justice is served, and we can all now enjoy a hearty belly laugh. Hee hee hee... The Irredeemable Lord Death Man.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 1:34:50 GMT
Wait Power Ranger = Pistachio?
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Post by DairyHeiress on Mar 16, 2018 2:49:28 GMT
Thank you for sharing your insights, John. I can see that you're upset and, I can also see that I'm likely not doing much to improve the situation. You'll forgive me but, I've always been quite tone-deaf in matters that require delicate diplomacy. That said, I don't believe I ever said that you, in particular, were "clueless" as I don't know you. And, to be guileless, only means to be without the facility for deception - given the world we live in, John, I can see how very few would consider that to be a positive trait. The point is to you, however, with regard to my other two observations; you are indeed present, and you do appear to know what is going on here. But, I must reiterate that my comments were not aimed at you in particular so much as they were directed at moderator folk in general. Of course, that doesn't make it any better but, I must say that it is admirable to see someone take up the defense of the vocation so stridently - as I've remarked previously, yours must be a thankless job, as eaten bread is quickly forgotten. As for my alleged 'superiority,' I must leave that to you to ponder alone, John. It's a shame that there are no openings within the ranks of the moderators currently available. Something tells me we'd have made for a smashing team. Enjoy the rest of your day, John. It's been an absolute pleasure speaking with you. Oh, you are perceptive enough to be able to tell that I'm upset, huh! Whoa! What incredible power of observation! My admiration for you doesn't stop growing. What on Earth did I say to allow you to reach such an amazing conclusion? You deserve the Sherlock award. Oh, I see, it's because I'm strident. Right. -------- My interpretation of your use of guileless, in this case, was in reference to the alleged lack of some sort of street-wise ability to navigate (with a small dose of helpful malice) these sticky situations. In this herd of cats and kindergarten recess environment here, it might be indeed a positive quality to have, for the job. Yeah, right, DH is engaged in a long conversation with me (of which she posted some accounts), I *publicly* stepped into the very core of this issue, you follow up after her very post where she said "I said [this and that] to the mod" (in the singular, mind you), but no, I shouldn't have taken the jab as directed to this one mod (the very one involved in this from the beginning), right? Okaaayyy.... if you say so. Yeah, you don't know me. You don't know what we know and what we did and do. Which is why passing this judgment (and after I called you out on it, insisting that you can't take it back) does require a dose of clairvoyance and magical powers. Thanks for demonstrating my point, by acknowledging that you don't know me. QED. Now, if I can humbly give you a piece of advice, it's often, well, advisable, to get to know someone or some situation before passing judgment. Are you familiar with the roots of the word prejudice? Pre... judice. Often, making generalizations ("moderator folk in general") is a form of it, especially when the judgment (a.k.a. "judice") comes in advance of (a.k.a. "pre") any deeper knowledge of the full specific picture; the generalization then comes to substitute the required knowledge. Yes, sure, we could benefit of a Mod who can read minds and perceive from outside a firewall what we do and know in our private discussions. Wow! What a great addition to our team you would be! That's why I encouraged you to apply, regardless of openings. If you can demonstrate a few more times these amazing powers, I'm sure Admin will take you! Hm... although the tone-deaf thingy and the lack of diplomacy might somehow speak against your qualifications. But hey, you can always try. Now, over and out, or else, haha, I'd be engaging in the very thing I tried to curb, that is, a flame war. The pleasure was mutual. Enjoy the rest of your day too. @johnthehumble : Please STOP this STAT. Oh my flippin' God! I haven't even read this exchange but caught that you and LDM are quarreling. Stop it. JtH: Your beef is with ME. You are angry with ME. LDM didn't do ANYTHING wrong and is collateral damage here. He was just 'riffing' off what I said, like folks do all the time. He didn't INITIATE this and it is bad form to link his innocent, simply conversational, dialogue with mine. I'm the one who's in the doghouse and has been publicaly/privately admonished. LDM is a flippin' innocent bystander. If everytime a member says some bullshit about "the mods," and they're personally addressed in this manner, that's setting a bad precedent. With LDM, his words weren't personal, or directed at YOU, AT ALL. He didn't even know YOU existed until you misdirected your anger at him. Shame on you. Really, get a grip. My God, SHOOT ME. Direct your ire AT ME. Sanction ME. We are the ones who are in an ongoing dispute privately. LDM never knew it was YOU that I was referring to b/c I never called you out (by either moniker!) -- even when we chatted privately. LDM is not to be in any way associated with MY BAD ACTS. Full stop. This behavior is extremely unbecoming. As to the rest, OUR abiding fracas will be addressed privately or publicaly as deemed appropriate. I can see you are very angry. This has gone way too far. It's stupid and petty. Let's take a breath and re-group. Luckily, no animals were harmed in crafting this post.* Sincerely, --- DairyHeiress *Another lame JOKE that will annoy you and your high brow sensibilities.
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Post by DairyHeiress on Mar 16, 2018 2:54:06 GMT
Thank you sir, again, for your wonderful words and of course, I didn't expect you to recant the assessment that I'm clueless, guileless and absent, since you are SO superior to me in so many ways; therefore I can't aspire to be more than this humble and flawed inferior person in face of your brilliant self. It is regretful, though, that you cannot know of ANYTHING that we actually have done and do, or ANYTHING about the level of our awareness regarding what goes on, because it all unfortunately happens in the confidential and staff-only section of this board, so you are less than equipped to pass this harsh judgment (the one of assuming that we are unaware and guileless). But hey, I'm sure that with so many superior qualities, you probably do have mind-reading abilities and some sort of magic access to that private and confidential moderation area - who am I to question the way your superior mind reached your conclusions? Darn, I didn't want to convey the job as being so thankless, because now, how will we recruit your superior self to join us and enlighten us with our guile and clairvoyance??? Oh, the pain! What a dream it would be, to have *you* doing my job! So sad that it can't happen! Thank you for sharing your insights, John. I can see that you're upset and, I can also see that I'm likely not doing much to improve the situation. You'll forgive me but, I've always been quite tone-deaf in matters that require delicate diplomacy. That said, I don't believe I ever said that you, in particular, were "clueless" as I don't know you. And, to be guileless, only means to be without the facility for deception - given the world we live in, John, I can see how very few would consider that to be a positive trait. The point is to you, however, with regard to my other two observations; you are indeed present, and you do appear to know what is going on here. But, I must reiterate that my comments were not aimed at you in particular so much as they were directed at moderator folk in general. Of course, that doesn't make it any better but, I must say that it is admirable to see someone take up the defense of the vocation so stridently - as I've remarked previously, yours must be a thankless job, as eaten bread is quickly forgotten. As for my alleged 'superiority,' I must leave that to you to ponder alone, John. It's a shame that there are no openings within the ranks of the moderators currently available. Something tells me we'd have made for a smashing team. Enjoy the rest of your day, John. It's been an absolute pleasure speaking with you. This post certainly betrays the whole "not so good at diplomacy" hooha. This was an excellent approach, and very intelligently presented. Put me to shame.
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Post by DairyHeiress on Mar 16, 2018 2:59:32 GMT
Wait Power Ranger = Pistachio? Affirmative. That, sadly is what this whole steaming pile of crap stems from. And where is he now.....? That dude's an evil genius! I gotta hand it to him -- sincerely, well played.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Mar 16, 2018 3:08:13 GMT
Maybe. Haven’t seen Annihilation. Haven’t seen Black Panther either.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2018 3:14:53 GMT
Thank you for sharing your insights, John. I can see that you're upset and, I can also see that I'm likely not doing much to improve the situation. You'll forgive me but, I've always been quite tone-deaf in matters that require delicate diplomacy. That said, I don't believe I ever said that you, in particular, were "clueless" as I don't know you. And, to be guileless, only means to be without the facility for deception - given the world we live in, John, I can see how very few would consider that to be a positive trait. The point is to you, however, with regard to my other two observations; you are indeed present, and you do appear to know what is going on here. But, I must reiterate that my comments were not aimed at you in particular so much as they were directed at moderator folk in general. Of course, that doesn't make it any better but, I must say that it is admirable to see someone take up the defense of the vocation so stridently - as I've remarked previously, yours must be a thankless job, as eaten bread is quickly forgotten. As for my alleged 'superiority,' I must leave that to you to ponder alone, John. It's a shame that there are no openings within the ranks of the moderators currently available. Something tells me we'd have made for a smashing team. Enjoy the rest of your day, John. It's been an absolute pleasure speaking with you. This post certainly betrays the whole "not so good at diplomacy" hooha. This was an excellent approach, and very intelligently presented. Put me to shame. Hmm... no. You haven't read it that attentively. Pay attention for example to the word "stridently." Do you peg me as so naive that I can't read sarcasm? See, this is interesting. Like I said, I had already stopped. I don't want to get into a flame war myself. You come and say "stop STAT" *after* I had already stopped. But the interesting part is, you post this exchange. You enlist a helper. You say by PM to me that if I hadn't seen it myself so fast, you'd have tagged me to it. The only reason you didn't tag me here, is because I beat you to it. So, I'm minding my own business, I'm about to be tagged and attracted here to this other thread, and now I not only get your accusations that I highlighted above, but the generalizations of your helper, based indirectly on what *you* told him about *my* actions, although he confessedly doesn't even know me. Oh, great. You didn't quote me by name. Oh wow, so that should invalidate the whole thing, right? Oh wait, but you and I know perfectly well that you meant me. "The mod" that you "told." Or else, why did you want to tag me? So, yes, I got irritated. Duh. (See, I even employed a non-elitist - or like you put it, non-high brow - term now, haha). And now I'm being blamed for reacting (to a discussion where you didn't refrain from harshly criticizing me - for basically having tried to vouch for you). Apparently reacting is "unbecoming." Oh wait, wasn't that the pivot of your beef with me? That you were being admonished for merely reacting? Well, if it's unbecoming, sorry, I learned it from you. I mean, have you even noticed what you started? And you came here and spread it more? And now I'm the one to blame, again? Look, if you don't want my anger to spill over to your new friend, here is a hint: don't enlist him. Don't get him involved. You did. I didn't. I just reacted. Well, lady, no wonder I got irritated. Hint: it's because your actions and comments were frankly, well, irritating. Now, I had no intention of continuing this. I had said my last word here. But no, you tagged me again. Great.
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Post by DairyHeiress on Mar 16, 2018 3:23:29 GMT
Oh, you are perceptive enough to be able to tell that I'm upset, huh! Whoa! What incredible power of observation! My admiration for you doesn't stop growing. What on Earth did I say to allow you to reach such an amazing conclusion? You deserve the Sherlock award. Oh, I see, it's because I'm strident. Right. -------- My interpretation of your use of guileless, in this case, was in reference to the alleged lack of some sort of street-wise ability to navigate (with a small dose of helpful malice) these sticky situations. In this herd of cats and kindergarten recess environment here, it might be indeed a positive quality to have, for the job. Yeah, right, DH is engaged in a long conversation with me (of which she posted some accounts), I *publicly* stepped into the very core of this issue, you follow up after her very post where she said "I said [this and that] to the mod" (in the singular, mind you), but no, I shouldn't have taken the jab as directed to this one mod (the very one involved in this from the beginning), right? Okaaayyy.... if you say so. Yeah, you don't know me. You don't know what we know and what we did and do. Which is why passing this judgment (and after I called you out on it, insisting that you can't take it back) does require a dose of clairvoyance and magical powers. Thanks for demonstrating my point, by acknowledging that you don't know me. QED. Now, if I can humbly give you a piece of advice, it's often, well, advisable, to get to know someone or some situation before passing judgment. Are you familiar with the roots of the word prejudice? Pre... judice. Often, making generalizations ("moderator folk in general") is a form of it, especially when the judgment (a.k.a. "judice") comes in advance of (a.k.a. "pre") any deeper knowledge of the full specific picture; the generalization then comes to substitute the required knowledge. Yes, sure, we could benefit of a Mod who can read minds and perceive from outside a firewall what we do and know in our private discussions. Wow! What a great addition to our team you would be! That's why I encouraged you to apply, regardless of openings. If you can demonstrate a few more times these amazing powers, I'm sure Admin will take you! Hm... although the tone-deaf thingy and the lack of diplomacy might somehow speak against your qualifications. But hey, you can always try. Now, over and out, or else, haha, I'd be engaging in the very thing I tried to curb, that is, a flame war. The pleasure was mutual. Enjoy the rest of your day too. Only the flames of newly found friendship burn between us, John. You've cracked the case and ferreted out the wrongdoers. Justice is served, and we can all now enjoy a hearty belly laugh. Hee hee hee... The Irredeemable Lord Death Man. Oh, Lord Death Man : I have apologized to you privately, but that was BEFORE I saw THIS whole debacle. And I'm thinking...over WHAT? I am stunned, and truly ashamed. I never intended to get you ensnarled in an ongoing spat b/w JtH and me. He is mad at me, not you. B/c I had to step away I left you holding the bag and I'm sorry for that. I know you can handle yourself (far better than I ever could, turns out) but you shouldn't have been errantly roped into this bizarre drama, not to mention waste your time engaging in an unpleasant exchange -- tho kudos on your writing acumen, it was really showcased here (for those who appreciate such things). If you wrote about a bag of nails I'd look forward to read it! To you Lord Death Man , @johnthehumble , this board: This is ALL MY FAULT, and I am genuinely sorry. And to the participants wanting to discuss Annihilation, really: I apologize for hijacking what I'm sure is a far more important topic of discussion than this utter nonsense.
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Post by DairyHeiress on Mar 16, 2018 4:03:56 GMT
This post certainly betrays the whole "not so good at diplomacy" hooha. This was an excellent approach, and very intelligently presented. Put me to shame. Hmm... no. You haven't read it that attentively. Pay attention for example to the word "stridently." Do you peg me as so naive that I can't read sarcasm? See, this is interesting. Like I said, I had already stopped. I don't want to get into a flame war myself. You come and say "stop STAT" *after* I had already stopped. But the interesting part is, you post this exchange. You enlist a helper. You say by PM to me that if I hadn't seen it myself so fast, you'd have tagged me to it. The only reason you didn't tag me here, is because I beat you to it. So, I'm minding my own business, I'm about to be tagged and attracted here to this other thread, and now I not only get your accusations that I highlighted above, but the generalizations of your helper, based indirectly on what *you* told him about *my* actions, although he confessedly doesn't even know me. Oh, great. You didn't quote me by name. Oh wow, so that should invalidate the whole thing, right? Oh wait, but you and I know perfectly well that you meant me. "The mod" that you "told." Or else, why did you want to tag me? So, yes, I got irritated. Duh. (See, I even employed a non-elitist - or like you put it, non-high brow - term now, haha). And now I'm being blamed for reacting (to a discussion where you didn't refrain from harshly criticizing me - for basically having tried to vouch for you). Apparently reacting is "unbecoming." Oh wait, wasn't that the pivot of your beef with me? That you were being admonished for merely reacting? Well, if it's unbecoming, sorry, I learned it from you. I mean, have you even noticed what you started? And you came here and spread it more? And now I'm the one to blame, again? Look, if you don't want my anger to spill over to your new friend, here is a hint: don't enlist him. Don't get him involved. You did. I didn't. I just reacted. Well, lady, no wonder I got irritated. Hint: it's because your actions and comments were frankly, well, irritating. Now, I had no intention of continuing this. I had said my last word here. But no, you tagged me again. Great. For the love of God. You are behaving FAR WORSE than what I got called out for. Really-- step back and take some deep breaths. But you know, I "get" your anger and how you want to continue to defend yourself. I totally get that. You more than anyone knows I GET THAT. You're forcing my hand here to use a word I'd like not to use, but I really don't see it any other way: Hypocrisy. I too wanted to defend myself and I got SHUT DOWN -- BY YOU. That has been what we've been going on about privately. You are engaging in harassing behavior. I was simply complimenting the guy. Not EVERYTHING IS ABOUT YOU. My God, when I was angry like you are now, at least I removed myself to avoid being triggered by the object of my ire. I suggest you do the same. As the moderator, unless I am engaging in sanctioned behavior, please back off until you calm the F*ck down. Honestly. No one is ATTACKING you!
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Post by DairyHeiress on Mar 16, 2018 4:32:06 GMT
I guess you missed it JtH, but I tagged you in an apology, I tagged you in accepting ALL guilt. For EVERYTHING. I haven't done anything here tonight but take blame.
How is complimenting someone's style of writing a personal attack on you? Get over yourself already.
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