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Old 03-31-2009, 09:22 AM   #136
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You must have missed the term "karma whore". It was used at least once in this discussion..
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Old 03-31-2009, 09:29 AM   #137
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The red H's are a bit of silliness that is in no way meant to be mean. People who frequent the Lounge will often get off on tangents about fun things. The whole idea of adding another section is to have a place where discussions will be kept on topic as a tradition. The H's were in reaction to the idea that silliness is bad.

It is not. It is just silly. Discussion on topic is not boring, either. It is just on topic. don't take offense at my H and I won't take offense at being called a Karma Whore, okay?
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Old 03-31-2009, 09:38 AM   #138
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The red H's are a bit of silliness that is in no way meant to be mean. People who frequent the Lounge will often get off on tangents about fun things. The whole idea of adding another section is to have a place where discussions will be kept on topic as a tradition. The H's were in reaction to the idea that silliness is bad.

It is not. It is just silly. Discussion on topic is not boring, either. It is just on topic. don't take offense at my H and I won't take offense at being called a Karma Whore, okay?
A few months ago there was also a big red L going around. At the time I believe it stood for Loser but not in a bad way. It harkened to a time when some people would make an L out of their forefinger and thumb and place it on their forehead.

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Old 03-31-2009, 09:42 AM   #139
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It harkened to a time when some people would make an L out of their forefinger and thumb and place it on their forehead.

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Yes, I still do that. Guess I am either old or lame.

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Old 03-31-2009, 09:44 AM   #140
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You must have missed the term "karma whore". It was used at least once in this discussion..
I really don't get the reference nor did I see it in any posts. If you are refering to me, I never even look at the whole Karma thing.

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Old 03-31-2009, 09:51 AM   #141
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The red H's are a bit of silliness that is in no way meant to be mean. People who frequent the Lounge will often get off on tangents about fun things. The whole idea of adding another section is to have a place where discussions will be kept on topic as a tradition. The H's were in reaction to the idea that silliness is bad.

It is not. It is just silly. Discussion on topic is not boring, either. It is just on topic. don't take offense at my H and I won't take offense at being called a Karma Whore, okay?
See...that's the thing I don't get. I haven't noticed any posts where the poster said that "silliness" was bad. I have stated numerous times that I liked to read the postings in the Lounge but just didn't feel comfortable jumping in. I took the original discussion to say that they would just like a place where they could keep to the discussion at hand.

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Old 03-31-2009, 09:52 AM   #142
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I really don't get the reference nor did I see it in any posts. If you are refering to me, I never even look at the whole Karma thing.

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I went looking for the term. I must have mixed up a couple different threads becuase the one person who likes to use it didn't actually use it in this discussion. My mistake.

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Old 03-31-2009, 09:54 AM   #143
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I went looking for the term. I must have mixed up a couple different threads becuase the one person who likes to use it didn't actually use it in this discussion. My mistake.

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Old 03-31-2009, 09:55 AM   #144
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I'll keep my H, because I think it is pretty. Ravenne made it. And I'm one of the guiltier hijackers, so I've earned my scarlet letter.
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Old 03-31-2009, 09:55 AM   #145
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See...that's the thing I don't get. I haven't noticed any posts where the poster said that "silliness" was bad.
One example, from post 12, "I-have-to-much-time-on-my-hands-and-nothing-usefull-to-do-so-I-will-post-something-silly" was a bit derogatory imho.
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Old 03-31-2009, 10:00 AM   #146
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I am sorry to see all the red "H"'s, though. I've bragged to my college-aged kids about how considerate and caring the posters to MobileRead are and I feel like the "H"'s are causing divisiveness and hard feelings.
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The "H"'s are causing divisiveness and hard feelings?

How about insisting on a separate place to "discuss serious things without having to wade thru silliness", when a simple request to "keep it on topic" might do the same thing? "
Had anyone even thought about doing that?
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Yes, I still do that. Guess I am either old or lame.

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Well Lame is another good L word. An H is harder to make.

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Old 03-31-2009, 10:02 AM   #148
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I'll keep my H, because I think it is pretty. Ravenne made it. And I'm one of the guiltier hijackers, so I've earned my scarlet letter.
-> I agree with your avatar. It is pretty, but I don't agree with the whole hijacking thing. If you were in the Lounge, going off topic in that way is to be expected and not something to be condemned.

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-> I guess I missed that one. There is never a good reason to be derogatory when you are trying to make a point. If a point is valid, it should stand on it's own merit.

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Old 03-31-2009, 10:07 AM   #149
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The "H"'s are causing divisiveness and hard feelings?

How about insisting on a separate place to "discuss serious things without having to wade thru silliness", when a simple request to "keep it on topic" might do the same thing? "
Had anyone even thought about doing that?
Perhaps the original and subsequent posters didn't want to stifle the flow of words within the Lounge thread. I would much rather start a serious discussion in a thread designed for that rather than try to censor the posts of others in a forum thread that was more free flowing.

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I'll keep my H, because I think it is pretty. Ravenne made it. And I'm one of the guiltier hijackers, so I've earned my scarlet letter.
Wear it with pride.

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