Seriousness To the MobileRead Community

recluse · 03-17-2010, 03:27 AM

I've been doing some thinking and have come to the conclusion that I've offended some of my fellow members with my posts. If I have, then I would like to apologize. That wasn't my intention. My social skills are not very refined and my defensive mechanisms are still on high alert. If I cross the line, call me on it. I'ed appreciate the heads up. However, I am anti PC. I feel that the whole concept was created, not to level the playing field, but to disarm anyone on the "wrong side" with a vocabulary higher than a five year old's. I will defend my belief system. I don't do character assasinations. Thanks for hearing me out.

happy_terd · 03-17-2010, 05:05 AM

I take it you use a mac?

I am not offended at all.

dsvick · 03-17-2010, 08:23 AM

I've prefer my laptop myself

I've not been offended either. Of course, I'm easy.

.....

going!

Easy going!!

zelda_pinwheel · 03-17-2010, 08:36 AM

wow, recluse, you say your social skills are not very refined, but i know plenty of people who consider themselves above reproach in that area who would never think of making a pre-emptive apology like you did here ! i think this shows a lot of consideration and i thank you for wanting to open a dialogue and listen to the other members of the community. karma coming to you for making the effort. as far as i'm concerned, that's the most important skill to have and i think you're a great addition to our community.

all that said, i've not been offended either.

but maybe i'm easy (...GOING !

) too.

poohbear_nc · 03-17-2010, 09:06 AM

The llounge is the place to flaunt your sense of humor, sense of weirdness, opinions, etc. To prevent bloodshed, serious discussions of politics & religion are mostly avoided - there are more appropriate forums for these topics.

We just have fun here - and aren't shy on calling someone on the appropriateness, taste, or possibly insulting content of a post. It's easy to get carried away, and to forget that the person you are chatting with may live in another country with very different beliefs/morals/conventions. Just think -- zelda had never heard of Easy Cheese!

No offense taken here! Or intended!

zelda_pinwheel · 03-17-2010, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

The llounge is the place to flaunt your sense of humor, sense of weirdness, opinions, etc. To prevent bloodshed, serious discussions of politics & religion are mostly avoided - there are more appropriate forums for these topics.

We just have fun here - and aren't shy on calling someone on the appropriateness, taste, or possibly insulting content of a post. It's easy to get carried away, and to forget that the person you are chatting with may live in another country with very different beliefs/morals/conventions. Just think -- zelda had never heard of Easy Cheese!

No offense taken here! Or intended!

well said, poohbear.

as for EasyCheeseGate, i think that stuff would scare me, if i could convince myself it really exists (i still can't quite believe it).

poohbear_nc · 03-17-2010, 09:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

well said, poohbear.

as for EasyCheeseGate, i think that stuff would scare me, if i could convince myself it really exists (i still can't quite believe it).

I'd mail you a can - but since it is pressurized it would probably be considered an explosive device and detonated at the border!

zelda_pinwheel · 03-17-2010, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

I'd mail you a can - but since it is pressurized it would probably be considered an explosive device and detonated at the border!

can you blame them ?

Greg Anos · 03-17-2010, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

can you blame them ?

Don't worry recluse. They don't come any more anti PC than Red.....

(And I've been known to take a stand or two. (Of course, they're heavy to haul around....))

Queen Z. - I need your help on a scene in the forthcoming Red story. it has to do with American Food and interrogation...

zelda_pinwheel · 03-17-2010, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Don't worry recluse. They don't come any more anti PC than Red.....

(And I've been known to take a stand or two. (Of course, they're heavy to haul around....))

Queen Z. - I need your help on a scene in the forthcoming Red story. it has to do with American Food and interrogation...

the answer is yes : i am pretty sure Easy Cheese is covered explicitly in the Geneva Convention.

kindlekitten · 03-17-2010, 11:01 AM

I haven't seen you step on any toes!

GraceKrispy · 03-17-2010, 06:05 PM

Yikes! Whatʻs Easy Cheese?? Iʻve heard of commodity cheese....

And I donʻt think youʻve done any more toe-stepping than everyone else here. Itʻs like a dance. Sometimes you miss a step and the pulsating thrall of hot, sweaty bodies pushes you back in line. And steps on your toes in return.

poohbear_nc · 03-17-2010, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

Yikes! Whatʻs Easy Cheese?? Iʻve heard of commodity cheese....

And I donʻt think youʻve done any more toe-stepping than everyone else here. Itʻs like a dance. Sometimes you miss a step and the pulsating thrall of hot, sweaty bodies pushes you back in line. And steps on your toes in return.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easy_cheese
Loved by cats everywhere!

Billjr13 · 03-18-2010, 03:21 AM

Notice, it says cheese product! in the wiki. Zelda is from France...world class cheese! She being a lady of high standing would have no need of a Cheese Product.
As John Cleese In the Cheese Shop Sketch would say.
"Fetch hither the fromage de la Belle France! Mmmwah!"

pshrynk · 03-18-2010, 12:48 PM

Recluse:

Don't worry about me. I would say don't worry about anyone who frequents the lounge or the Writer's Corner. Strange is a lifestyle here. If you offend me, I'll give you a whacking you won't soon forget

Spoiler:

and then we'll get on with it.

03-17-2010, 03:27 AM	#1
recluse Banned Posts: 3,724 Karma: 535488 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: the Mortuary Device: Kindle 2	To the MobileRead Community I've been doing some thinking and have come to the conclusion that I've offended some of my fellow members with my posts. If I have, then I would like to apologize. That wasn't my intention. My social skills are not very refined and my defensive mechanisms are still on high alert. If I cross the line, call me on it. I'ed appreciate the heads up. However, I am anti PC. I feel that the whole concept was created, not to level the playing field, but to disarm anyone on the "wrong side" with a vocabulary higher than a five year old's. I will defend my belief system. I don't do character assasinations. Thanks for hearing me out.

03-18-2010, 12:48 PM	#15
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Recluse: Don't worry about me. I would say don't worry about anyone who frequents the lounge or the Writer's Corner. Strange is a lifestyle here. If you offend me, I'll give you a whacking you won't soon forget Spoiler: As in, "Hey did you get a load of that pathetic whacking that the guy in the fake fur panda suit was trying to give Recluse? What a wanker! I've seen better whackings done by dead parrots! and then we'll get on with it.

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03-17-2010, 05:05 AM	#2
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	I take it you use a mac? I am not offended at all.

03-17-2010, 08:23 AM	#3
dsvick Wizard Posts: 2,737 Karma: 635747 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio, USA Device: PRS-900	I've prefer my laptop myself I've not been offended either. Of course, I'm easy. ..... going! Easy going!!

03-17-2010, 08:36 AM	#4
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	wow, recluse, you say your social skills are not very refined, but i know plenty of people who consider themselves above reproach in that area who would never think of making a pre-emptive apology like you did here ! i think this shows a lot of consideration and i thank you for wanting to open a dialogue and listen to the other members of the community. karma coming to you for making the effort. as far as i'm concerned, that's the most important skill to have and i think you're a great addition to our community. all that said, i've not been offended either. but maybe i'm easy (...GOING ! ) too.

03-17-2010, 09:06 AM	#5
poohbear_nc Now what? Posts: 58,777 Karma: 135181808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	The llounge is the place to flaunt your sense of humor, sense of weirdness, opinions, etc. To prevent bloodshed, serious discussions of politics & religion are mostly avoided - there are more appropriate forums for these topics. We just have fun here - and aren't shy on calling someone on the appropriateness, taste, or possibly insulting content of a post. It's easy to get carried away, and to forget that the person you are chatting with may live in another country with very different beliefs/morals/conventions. Just think -- zelda had never heard of Easy Cheese! No offense taken here! Or intended!

03-17-2010, 11:01 AM	#11
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	I haven't seen you step on any toes!

03-17-2010, 06:05 PM	#12
GraceKrispy It's Dr. Penguin now! Posts: 3,909 Karma: 4705733 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: (USA) Device: iPad mini, Samsung Note 3, Sony PRS-650 (rarely used now)	Yikes! Whatʻs Easy Cheese?? Iʻve heard of commodity cheese.... And I donʻt think youʻve done any more toe-stepping than everyone else here. Itʻs like a dance. Sometimes you miss a step and the pulsating thrall of hot, sweaty bodies pushes you back in line. And steps on your toes in return.

03-18-2010, 03:21 AM	#14
Billjr13 Addict Posts: 357 Karma: 550002 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Colorado Device: Sony PRS 700 & 650	Notice, it says cheese product! in the wiki. Zelda is from France...world class cheese! She being a lady of high standing would have no need of a Cheese Product. As John Cleese In the Cheese Shop Sketch would say. "Fetch hither the fromage de la Belle France! Mmmwah!"

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