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Group Announcement: This is No Longer a Private Group, Hippies.
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Lobstergirl, el principe
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Feb 16, 2013 08:35PM
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Amelia wrote: "I don't want you to leave, Scout, and you know it. We've had conversations away from here. You know that I just don't understand."I appreciate your saying that, Amelia.
Online discussions are so different from discussing things in person. I'm surprised we do as well as we do without the cues of body language and vocal intonation.
I sometimes find that online it would take typing too many words to explain my take on a topic, so I write something that expresses my attitude, and it's over the top. Face to face, I could say more in less time and add an eye roll or a smile and be perfectly understood.
::wonders if that last picture is showing the 7 footer in action::
What happened to the Lobstergirl that used to insist on sticking to the topic? I remember being reprimanded for not doing so.
Go Proteas! And SA won the USA sevens rugby series last weekend as well.
::sniff::Stay away, jerkholes!
Hi, nice people!
:)
Most everything someone states on the internet isn't very private. It seems like some sites I belong too other than goodreads ties into Facebook.
Oh. That is good. I like my privacy and I am on another site not goodreads related and I believe they tie into facebook, but I'm not 100% sure.
Huh? That's just how I feel today.......you stated it well Felix.....Have a Nice Day!!!
Er...I think perhaps this glue I have been using is not nontoxic.
::looks at label::
Susan wrote: "Er...I think perhaps this glue I have been using is not nontoxic.
::looks at label::"
You mean it may be toxic?
Well, it does not smell. It says it is non-toxic but it has already proven to be false on some of the other asterisked qualities.
I didn't get it for many years, but I've learned a lot by living next door to someone like Ed. They're miserable, and they do what they can to spread the misery around.
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Lobstergirl wrote: "I don't understand why a person wouldn't block Ed, if they can't stand Ed and don't want any further contact with him. Seems like a simple enough solution."If moderators block someone instead of dealing with the problem, the blocked individual gets to set the tone of the group.
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You can't ban a sock puppet from a public group. If he wants to show up under a different name, he can. It's really bad etiquette. That's what we've been dealing with. Somebody who tries and tries and tries to get into the group after having been asked to leave.
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Very good point Misha. Numerous people have done just that.
This was an interesting topic, but what is a "sock puppet"?
Why was the group converted from a private group, to a public one? I thought that the point was to keep trolls at bay...
we had to make it private until everyone learned the secret handshake and then we went public again. anyone that does not know the handshake or the associated fight song should be shunned immediately
::gasps::Why, no one here would EVER attack a new member because of proximity to a troll, would they? What do you say, SusEd?
Excellent summary of the troll, Tardis.
Zardoz is in the Tardis wrote: "Just don't feed trolls. That is a basic Internet etiquette. I mean, if you want, engage with them but just know they desire a sort of "I'm riled up!" sort of reaction from you. They desire atten..."la recherche de trolls
or something like that.
Hmmmm. Bygones.::smiles and hip bumps twinnie::
Susan wrote: "Hmmmm. Bygones.::smiles and hip bumps twinnie::"
Ooh, Ally McBeal reference. I liked Fish.
Fish was entertaining. I had no idea I was referencing Ally McBeal. I usually stick to Looney Tunes references and any others are usually pure happenstance.
Every time I hear "bygones" my mind flashes to Fish.I saw that actor in something just recently. He was in "Clear and Present Danger" and a recent "Law & Order:SVU."
It was a good show. I really liked all the quirky characters. You know Phil, I was told at one point during my troll speculation period something like "wait until Phil gets back" or "your lucky Phil isn't here". I think you were suppose to kick my trolly butt or something.
Too bad we just ended up being kick ass twinnies that rock the casbah!
Oh. I did not know that book. Who would not love reading about the Pickles from Perth?
Richard Fish, from the television show "Ally McBeal."
Ally McBeal. Girl Detective? My oldest was Ally McBeal for Halloween this year. Only the young, hip crowd could figure out who she was.
Misha wrote: "Trolls are people who deliberately stir up trouble just for kicks. Sock puppets are fake accounts, usually set up by trolls. So Troll A might make an inflammatory statement and then use Sock Puppet..."Has this really silly mental image of fire-proof sock puppets in my head right now...
When this group was made temporarily private a while back, Lg said," I get why the group was temporarily made private, and I really do hope it's only temporary, but private groups make me uncomfortable. It has the connotation of a secret club, a secret society. That you have to pass some kind of test before you're deemed acceptable. It feels inherently a little hostile. Like a country club where only rich, white people can get in. Or golf clubs or social clubs that only admit men." I miss Lg.
I'm disappointed that the Ficus has not welcomed me back.
Private groups are not looked upon fondly.
Private groups are not looked upon fondly.
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