Countdown to Mobileread.com's One-Millionth Post... - Page 15

kennyc · 07-23-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Did someone mention doughnuts?

still about a week away doggie....are you feeling weak? or week? or wack?

GeoffC · 07-23-2010, 10:30 AM

It was a long time ago ....

montsnmags · 07-23-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Did someone mention doughnuts?

I believe it was you, through a mouth full of bacon.

happy_terd · 07-23-2010, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

Hey we get silly with just about anything...

NEVER with politics and religion. You ALWAYS forget that MR is not an American site.

I dont forget that. I see it whenever a political thread comes up. It is usually 50 UK guys telling us 3 Americans how bad our country is.

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I am not starting an argument but I will tell you the plain truth of the matter.
There is a little bit of a culture difference here. It is insulting to most of us Americans and you guys do it anyways.

happy_terd · 07-23-2010, 11:34 AM

Political threads on this site go like this:

cut and paste or youtube video initial post (never one's own original thoughts on a matter)

side A: America is doing it wrong
side B: SCREW YOU
side A: No screw you
Side B: (long paragraph no one reads)
side A: (15 quotes on a single post that are too confusing to read)
Side A and Side B: (2 pages of personal attacks)
mod: settle down
Side A: (Cut and paste from wikipedia)
Side B: Screw you
mod: final warning guys
Side A and M together: WAAAAA
mod: thread closed

WT Sharpe · 07-23-2010, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Why not just start a poll on "Which is the One True Religion?"

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

Didnt Kenny already do that with his Global warming cultist thread?

I don't believe I've mentioned this today; please forgive the oversight: bite me, H_T!

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Originally Posted by phenomshel

*facepalm*

Ouch! HEY!

kennyc · 07-23-2010, 07:30 PM

Go get 'em Tom!

netseeker · 07-24-2010, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

Political threads on this site go like this:

cut and paste or youtube video initial post (never one's own original thoughts on a matter)

side A: America is doing it wrong
side B: SCREW YOU
side A: No screw you
Side B: (long paragraph no one reads)
side A: (15 quotes on a single post that are too confusing to read)
Side A and Side B: (2 pages of personal attacks)
mod: settle down
Side A: (Cut and paste from wikipedia)
Side B: Screw you
mod: final warning guys
Side A and M together: WAAAAA
mod: thread closed

We all are prejudiced, some of us are more, others less. Discussions in such an international board like MobileRead *can* help to reduce our prejudices. Sometimes it does work, sometimes not. It's not only a question of being prejudiced, it's also a question how other posters will react. Adding a imaginary "in my humbled opinion" to a post made by another user often helps to prevent overreactions.

Anyway, political and religious discussions are more prone to turning into flamewars than many other topics and MobileRead (even the Lounge) is the wrong place for such "Nation/country X is doing Y wrong" discussions imho. One (if not the main) intention of MobileRead is to be place where people can discuss reading and eBook related topics in an friendly and relaxed atmosphere or have some fun in the Lounge. Political and religious topics don't go well with that intention imho.

Anyway, i guess you could need some more sugar today: http://viacomit.net/2008/11/14/do-you-like-lips/

kennyc · 07-24-2010, 08:47 AM

Love those candy-coated lips Netseeker!

yvanleterrible · 07-24-2010, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by kennyc

Love those candy-coated lips Netseeker!

Very erotic!

WT Sharpe · 07-24-2010, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by netseeker

We all are prejudiced, some of us are more, others less. Discussions in such an international board like MobileRead *can* help to reduce our prejudices. Sometimes it does work, sometimes not. It's not only a question of being prejudiced, it's also a question how other posters will react. Adding a imaginary "in my humbled opinion" to a post made by another user often helps to prevent overreactions.

Anyway, political and religious discussions are more prone to turning into flamewars than many other topics and MobileRead (even the Lounge) is the wrong place for such "Nation/country X is doing Y wrong" discussions imho. One (if not the main) intention of MobileRead is to be place where people can discuss reading and eBook related topics in an friendly and relaxed atmosphere or have some fun in the Lounge. Political and religious topics don't go well with that intention imho.

Anyway, i guess you could need some more sugar today: http://viacomit.net/2008/11/14/do-you-like-lips/

I think the key when discussing hot topics is respect. If we all remember that each of us come from different backgrounds, have had different experiences, and have been exposed to different arguments; it can go a long way toward a better understanding of another's point of view. Toleration is fundamental. Also fundamental is the recognition that good people can reach very different conclusions from the same data. Above all, in discussing hot topics, it's imperative that we always allow for the possibility that we may be wrong, even about our most cherished beliefs; for none of us has the complete picture.

Whenever people resort to name-calling and personal attacks, it is a sure sign that their own notions are unsettled and that their arguments are bankrupt of any real intellectual content. Whenever that occurs, I simply refuse to feed into it and consider the conversation over.

yvanleterrible · 07-24-2010, 10:04 AM

Subjects touching fundamentals of our being automatically put us in a defensive mode. This can set off unpredictable reactions unless one is trained and disciplined to leave enough time to react with diplomacy. Honestly, there aren't many here who have the qualities required for fundamental discussion...

happy_terd · 07-24-2010, 11:51 AM

That all works fine in theory and on paper.

This forum's track record is bad. So far all political and religious threads get closed because of fights....real mean fights. Every single one of them.

And no...not all because of me.

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happy_terd · 07-24-2010, 11:53 AM

Besides we dont have political discuss around here...we have cut and paste wars.

IMHO

edit: nice lips btw.

yvanleterrible · 07-24-2010, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by happy_terd

That all works fine in theory and on paper.

This forum's track record is bad. So far all political and religious threads get closed because of fights....real mean fights. Every single one of them.

And no...not all because of me.

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A fight is a fight because there are belligerent opponents. If I am one of them I am responsible for the way it turns off. Isn't this logical?
I don't understand why you think MR is bad there. Is it because you think you lost a fight, or that you haven't clearly won it? Or that it wasn't won because it was stopped before you won it? Do you like fights?
Clearly, there shouldn't have been a fight and the best way to prevent a fight is to prevent it's source. That's the role of policing. I think it's clear enough to understand. MR can't be responsible for the actions of its users. It's a shame that it should need policing at all... But hey! That's how the world is outside too!...

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07-23-2010, 10:30 AM	#212
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	It was a long time ago ....

07-23-2010, 11:34 AM	#215
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Political threads on this site go like this: cut and paste or youtube video initial post (never one's own original thoughts on a matter) side A: America is doing it wrong side B: SCREW YOU side A: No screw you Side B: (long paragraph no one reads) side A: (15 quotes on a single post that are too confusing to read) Side A and Side B: (2 pages of personal attacks) mod: settle down Side A: (Cut and paste from wikipedia) Side B: Screw you mod: final warning guys Side A and M together: WAAAAA mod: thread closed

07-23-2010, 07:30 PM	#217
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Go get 'em Tom!

07-24-2010, 08:47 AM	#219
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,872 Karma: 118716293 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Love those candy-coated lips Netseeker!

07-24-2010, 10:04 AM	#222
yvanleterrible Reborn Paper User Posts: 8,616 Karma: 15446734 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Que Nada Device: iPhone8, iPad Air	Subjects touching fundamentals of our being automatically put us in a defensive mode. This can set off unpredictable reactions unless one is trained and disciplined to leave enough time to react with diplomacy. Honestly, there aren't many here who have the qualities required for fundamental discussion...

07-24-2010, 11:51 AM	#223
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	That all works fine in theory and on paper. This forum's track record is bad. So far all political and religious threads get closed because of fights....real mean fights. Every single one of them. And no...not all because of me. -------------------------------------

07-24-2010, 11:53 AM	#224
happy_terd Banned Posts: 13,045 Karma: 10105011 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Finally made it to Walmart. Device: PRS 420	Besides we dont have political discuss around here...we have cut and paste wars. IMHO edit: nice lips btw.

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