A Thread for Random Bitching

[rockysigman]

Five year old Luke, setting fires with Pop Tarts deserved an ass whooping. What's crazy about that?

[maarts]

Having granny do it with the belt! :grin:

[frag]

I still don't understand a few things, and I'm not taking sides. For the record, I don't think Chrisfan is insane. Confused maybe but not insane.
I guess what I don't understand is why it's okay for Melon to make a board that's purpose was "to give him hell" or for Chrisfan to make a board about hating her. But no one else is allowed to poke fun at them? And Melon started a board about Ken, that clearly implied he had some superiority complex. No one said ANYTHING about it. It wasn't until Ken asked Melon to change the thread name that it changed. But nobody else said anything, to my knowledge.
I enjoy poking fun at friends for their idiosyncracies. And I enjoy having the same done of myself. But there seems to be an invisible line drawn.
And while I can't speak of shin's intentions in creating this or the "piss Melon off" thread, I can just say that I don't see the difference. Maybe it's the sensitivity issue, I don't know. If that's the case, then all I can say to that is...if people are that sensitive about certain things, then they shouldn't make that such a large part of who they are or what their RSCastaways persona is.
I'll fully admit when I am wrong or when I just don't understand things. And truly, this is a subject that baffles me because I don't see the line.
I'm not trying to insight a major discussion on the proper etiquette of discourse on the boards or an argument of any kind, I'm just trying to explain the best I can some inconsistencies I've noticed.
I'll occasionally post a light-hearted comment on the religion boards or on current events, but I avoid the real discussions for a reason. I don't want to piss anyone off with my beliefs. When in fact I am very adamant about my religious and/or political views, I still try to maintain the light-hearted veneer. Such as to say, it's all good.
Maybe that's the problem though, and I will very willingly admit that it's likely...I apply my perspective to other posters whose views tend to coincide with mine. In this case, shin's. Like I said before, I don't necessarily know of his intentions. But when I take it from my perspective, it's all in good fun.
Maybe there's some sort of maliciousness that I don't pick up on because I'm so innocent and naive

All the same, though, I've got to grudgingly agree with Shin's post #72.

But I haven't all the facts, mind you...or all of the delicious back stories. I've only been on this particular board since January

[maarts]

You know what the trouble is? I cannot see the difference these days about someone genuinely trying to offend somebody by setting up a board inviting negative comments or just being ironic.

I don't completely share your disgust about board members not stepping in when needed, frag. Not everybody reads all boards all the time. I stepped in once to defend Melon when I felt that the situation could escalate. You know, I could have been overreacting at the time and that is just simply because I personally sometimes have no clue whether someone's trying to make a joke or is serious.
Shin is a poster that I never have been able to fathom. He has had beef in the past with some people and now with Layla too. Shin also was the one who turned Melon's self-flagellation board brilliantly into a discussion about sweets and snacks. Now he says that he had expected Chrisfan to delete this board- why? To have more ammo to use at her or because to wrench his tongue further in cheek? Mate, I have no idea. Your guess is as good as mine. But he keeps the place alive, that's for sure.

Bottom line is that we are not all friends here and clash sometimes over the etiquette in how to communicate things. Piss people off with your beliefs at leisure, frag. I think you have a lot to say that should be heard.

[shin]

I thought this board was going to be deleted because why shouldn't it? It has nothing to do with Current Events AND it was, at the very least superficially, an insult to the moderator of this category. And I thought the fact that it was a joke was pretty obvious given the "The Chrisfan is Insane Thread" proper title and formal discussion leading intro, as opposed to just "Chrisfan is insane" and "fuck that bitch" as the body.

Like I said, she one upped me by leaving it. I was 100% sure it would be gone within the hour. Now this has evolved into The Shin is an Asshole Thread. I feel like Dr. Claw pounding his desk right now.

And for the record, I'd like to think that when I'm serious and when I'm kidding is pretty obvious by now. I've been doing this schtick for the last 4 or so years now, it's nothing new here

[maarts]

Seems to me not everybody got the 'joke' and, like me, took it more seriously than you hoped. So it's not as 'pretty obvious' as you think.

[kmc]

I think we're all pretty insane in that we have to throw our two cents into anything here, even when it is none of our business.

[kmc]

Not just that, but it should be noted that this is just another drop in the bucket in the long running CE flame wars, of which Chrisfan is an open and willing contributor through sanctimonious, condescending and sometimes biting remarks. So shin made a thread, big deal. It's no different than anything else that happens in this place.

[Kensterberg]

I thought this was the turducken/fried turkey thread!

[Galactus]

At first I was all "no he dit-ant" and now I'm all "waht's the big deal?" and everybody else is all "Fired turkey and spanking luke" and I'm all yeah baby. You know what I'm sayin'?

[kmc]

LOL mantis! OMG!

[strat-0]

"Insulting," "flaming," and "trolling" can be subjective terms. Rules are always subject to interpretation. Indeed, there is an invisible line that is sometimes hard to determine and requires a judgment call. I try to err on the side of "hands off." From the rules posted on the Welcome board:

"- It is up to the board moderator of each board to determine what is appropriate on their board. Please make posts that are appropriate to the board. You will find that on some boards, "anything goes" (almost) and that others are more traditional and stay close to a topic. There will always be some "off topic" posting, though, and that's OK.

- No excessive flaming

- No insulting the staff pertaining to board management. Constructive suggestions and criticisms are welcome. You can have a go at us on other issues.

- No insults to members on grounds of religion, race, sexual orientation, etc.

- No pop tarts without a fire extinguisher or at least a large box of baking soda handy.

There is some flexibility to these rules; they are intended only as a guideline. Common sense and courtesy are your best guides."

[Galactus]

Right and this isn't pertaining to board managment, rather politics...even though the assumption was that CF would excercise or mod powers (actually, in that sense proper board managment was assumed not questioned). I don't really get what the big deal is, CF has been called and has called others worse. So is it such a huge thing to make it a thread topic...(especially when you assume it's temperary)?

[strat-0]

Personally, I don't see how insults of any kind help get your point across; they are the refuge of the inarticulate. But you can call me an ignorant slut for hating the NY Yankees if you want.

[Galactus]

I'm not necessarily defending it, I'm just saying I don't think it's as big a deal as some are making it out to be.