Originally Posted By KCCHIEF Sorry....I had always thought you were a guy I am sure lots think I am.....I am not...
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Should the politeness rule apply to public figures?" "Yes." Why? If this has been a rule, it's been pretty much ignored. Until Mitt takes some negativity.
Originally Posted By Pal of Minnie Leave all of this crap in WE where it belongs. Shame on the mods too for not making sure this kind of crap does not pollute the rest of the board!
Originally Posted By skinnerbox Hey! I asked the mods to close the thread! I posted the request here *and* I sent them a message. Lighten up. If they don't want to be bothered to close the thread, or they don't think it's necessary, then who are you to argue with the mods over their decision? If you don't like the way the thread is evolving or devolving... you don't have to participate. There are plenty of other threads from which to choose.
Originally Posted By ecdc People are saying things I don't like or agree with on the Internet! This must cease! ;-)
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Wow, I also thought that skinnerbox was a guy. I could have sworn she said she was a 'he' at some point through the years, but I must have confused her with another poster. Man, everything is topsy turvy today!
Originally Posted By Pal of Minnie "If they don't want to be bothered to close the thread, or they don't think it's necessary, then who are you to argue with the mods over their decision?" I expressed my opinion about keeping at least this part of these boards nasty free. WE is already full of name calling, etc-I recommend this site to many people and if this is what this site is sinking to-I will not be passing lp info around. Don't start something that is not there. I am not interested.
Originally Posted By Pal of Minnie "If they don't want to be bothered to close the thread, or they don't think it's necessary, then who are you to argue with the mods over their decision?" I expressed my opinion about keeping at least this part of these boards nasty free. WE is already full of name calling, etc-I recommend this site to many people and if this is what this site is sinking to-I will not be passing lp info around. Don't start something that is not there. I am not interested.
Originally Posted By skinnerbox <<I expressed my opinion about keeping at least this part of these boards nasty free. WE is already full of name calling, etc-I recommend this site to many people and if this is what this site is sinking to-I will not be passing lp info around.>> Then what you should be doing is contacting the moderators directly about your concern instead of whining about it on the boards. If the mods have problems with posters being "nasty" on the boards outside World Events, then they will deal with it. But you don't have any more right to be the 'Attitude Police' in these threads than any other poster. And you certainly don't have any more rights than the mods to tell other posters how to behave. If you have a problem then take it up with the administrators/moderators. Otherwise, quit trying to force your particular brand of LP Etiquette onto everyone else.
Originally Posted By fkurucz Well, this is a thread about a VERY unpopular person who does not hold public office. I don't see anything wrong with saying that you think X or Y public figure is a jerk, as long as you don't resort to profanities, and those would be adminned, even in WE. That said, perhaps this thread should have been moved to WE a long time ago, given who it was about.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "Women are still expected to be demur and dainty and not assertive nor aggressive whatsoever. Aggressive women make Baby Jesus cry, apparently." I don't expect women to be that way, I'm certainly not any of those things. I think it's you're name "skinner" reminds me of B.F. Skinner and Principal Skinner from the Simpsons, so I just naturally associate it with a male.
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I knew Skinner was female...she reiterates this about every 6 months. But at some point I didn't know for sure. I like her simply because she has a low B.S. tolerence...
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "if this is what this site is sinking to" It's always been that way. The abuse some in management have taken over the years is far worse than poor Mitt has taken in this thread.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I wonder if the same people would be complaining if we were talking about Paris Hilton, Sarah Palin, Newt Gingrich, or Jesse Jackson Jr. All are scumbags to varying degrees and Mitt's 47% comment (not to mention his habitual lying on the campaign trail) put him squarely in the same canoe. Yet somehow if anyone points it out somebody gets offended.
Originally Posted By DouglasDubh I find it offensive when liberals lie about conservatives. Liberals tend to take offense when conservatives tell the truth about liberals.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>All are scumbags to varying degrees and Mitt's 47% comment (not to mention his habitual lying on the campaign trail) put him squarely in the same canoe<< Because he was the only one out there campaigning, who wasn't telling the truth. Just look at all of Obama's campaign 'promises' from 4 years ago, and compare that to where we are today. It goes both ways. >>Liberals tend to take offense when conservatives tell the truth about liberals.<< Again, it goes both ways.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Because he was the only one out there campaigning, who wasn't telling the truth. Just look at all of Obama's campaign 'promises' from 4 years ago, and compare that to where we are today. It goes both ways." There's a difference between having obstacles in the way of achieving your goals and downright lying. No one on Obama's team ever described him as being "like an Etch-a-Sketch". Anyway, the point of the OP was to bring attention to another celebrity who visited DLR, not to bash Mitt Romney.
Originally Posted By berol I'm glad this got me to review standards. I've been meaning to (accidentally) break #4 on where to buy a new DL book. Sometimes, forgetfulness is a virtue.
