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Jan 04, 2012 12:41PM
i love my kindle. all the free books from project gutenberg! awesome. although it is not particularly easy on my eyes and i do prefer an actual book.
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mark wrote: "i love my kindle. all the free books from project gutenberg! awesome. although it is not particularly easy on my eyes and i do prefer an actual book."Have you visited the MR free Memorial Library, Mark? If you're really into PG you would also LOVE The Patricia Clark Memorial Library.
never heard of it. will have to check it out, thanks for the tip!
mark wrote: "never heard of it. will have to check it out, thanks for the tip!"No problem! Drop me a line if you need any assistance. Try not to get lost in there, its very easy to do, lol.
Kevin wrote: "Finally, changed the name to what this thread really is."
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Ala wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Finally, changed the name to what this thread really is."QQ more"
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Ala wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Finally, changed the name to what this thread really is."QQ more"
Why do you always have to do this.
Ronald wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Finally, changed the name to what this thread really is."See, if you hadn't said anything it would've stayed what it was. Now, however..."
No, its because Ala hates me, and likes doing this to me.
Ronald wrote: "What I immediately thought of when I read your post."
You guys always have to go there.
Ronald wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Ronald wrote: "What I immediately thought of when I read your post."
You guys always have to go there."
I gif everyone equally - no one is safe."
Yeah, I can see that, and appreciate that you are equal to everyone.
well, since i am apparently going nowhere, here's my usual comment, except minus the leaving of the group right afterwards. enjoy!Kevin, you really didn't need to make a smart-assed comment in the first place. seriously. do you really expect a non-response to a comment like that? it is like you are setting up situations where you can be the victim. why?
Ala, regarding the thread title: give me a break. it is like you are back in junior high and can't help fucking with people. and then you tell him to go cry some more. are you a moderator or a pre-teen?
Ronald, who are you? you seem to have a lot of time on your hands, jumping on bandwagons etc. are you the Anti-Kevin, a sign of the apocalypse soon to come? or is it the other way around?
signed,
The High Horse
Maybe he just recognizes a dumbass when he sees one.
Kevin wrote: "Ronald wrote: "Kevin wrote: "Finally, changed the name to what this thread really is."See, if you hadn't said anything it would've stayed what it was. Now, however..."
No, its because Ala ha..."
Actually, Ronald is correct here. As we've said before, you just beg for things to be changed like that when you complain loudly like that. No one hates you, but everyone hates incompetent trolling.
Moderator or not, I'm still OP of the thread and would be able to change it at whim. So please spare me the whole "abuse of power" rantings and ravings.
And yes, I'm immature as hell and have never claimed otherwise.
Besides, rationality and reasoning have never worked when trying to discuss something with Kev. Figured I'd give trolling and sarcasm a try for a while instead.
And yes, I'm immature as hell and have never claimed otherwise.
Besides, rationality and reasoning have never worked when trying to discuss something with Kev. Figured I'd give trolling and sarcasm a try for a while instead.
mark wrote: "well, since i am apparently going nowhere, here's my usual comment, except minus the leaving of the group right afterwards. enjoy!Kevin, you really didn't need to make a smart-assed comment in ..."
I'm not making a smart ass comment, but just trying to state the obvious.
mark wrote: "well, since i am apparently going nowhere, here's my usual comment, except minus the leaving of the group right afterwards. enjoy!Kevin, you really didn't need to make a smart-assed comment in ..."
Well said about Ala. It totally sumed him up in a nutshell.
mark wrote: "well, since i am apparently going nowhere, here's my usual comment, except minus the leaving of the group right afterwards. enjoy!Kevin, you really didn't need to make a smart-assed comment in ..."
Thanks for calling me Kevin, Mark. As I told Ala many times not to call me Kev. I don't anyone ever to call me Kev.
Kevin wrote: "mark wrote: "well, since i am apparently going nowhere, here's my usual comment, except minus the leaving of the group right afterwards. enjoy!Kevin, you really didn't need to make a smart-asse..."
Given that he's never committed an actual "abuse of power" and removed you from the group I would say it's not at all obvious that he hates you.
Ronald wrote: "Where group go? me follow group! wait up for me, group! Wait, Wait! Or Me Cry more! :(..."
oh, Ronald
Chris wrote: "Maybe he just recognizes a dumbass when he sees one."or maybe he's just jumping in on the circle jerk, because circle jerks don't happen without a group. or a lot of high-fiving and congratulating each other either. do you like to circle jerk too, Chris?
Ala wrote: "Moderator or not, I'm still OP of the thread and would be able to change it at whim. So please spare me the whole "abuse of power" rantings and ravings.although i have ranted & raved, i don't think i've said anything about abuse of power. you're not there yet. but give it some time!
i think what i have stated is how much i detest group action against one person, no matter what i may think about that one person or their comments. is your role as moderator to moderate? or to get your jollies off by stoking the flames?
And yes, I'm immature as hell and have nev..."
hey, well then i have a fucking kindred spirit! i plan on being just as rude & insulting & immaturely aggressive whenever i see more of these wildly inappropriate gangbangs. it's not really in my nature, but i feel confident i can rise to the occasion!
whatever.Hey, speaking of random conversation changes, have you seen how dran long this thread has gotten?
Soooo if more than one person happens to be annoyed by dumassity and voices their annoyance at the same time.. It's apparently automatically classified as a circle jerk. Not just, you know, annoying behavior that happens to piss off multiple people who then all feel like they have the right to say something because.. Well you know... Because we're individuals and shit. No no... We're obviously all getting our jollies on and ganging up. Only one person is allowed to voice annoyance at a time, people. You should know this...Riiiiiight. Makes
Mark, what you keep going back to is how a mod shouldn't do this or a mod shouldn't do that.
As a mod or a member, I'll still be the same person I've always been. I'm not going to change who I am or how I act just because I get to post polls and sticky/close threads(omg the powah!!).
As for the whole circlejerk/gangbang/blahblah... Kev has gone out of his way to annoy and piss off a lot of people. And has done so constantly for over a year now. He's simply reaping what he's sown and I couldn't care less.
As a mod or a member, I'll still be the same person I've always been. I'm not going to change who I am or how I act just because I get to post polls and sticky/close threads(omg the powah!!).
As for the whole circlejerk/gangbang/blahblah... Kev has gone out of his way to annoy and piss off a lot of people. And has done so constantly for over a year now. He's simply reaping what he's sown and I couldn't care less.
actually, it does make perfect sense to me, Dawn. you're a reasonable person. where do you see the benefit in a group mocking one person? is that fun for you to read? if it was just you slamming Kevin, or Nicki, or Chris, a slam and then moving on... i would literally have nothing to say. but when it becomes voice after voice, complete with mocking pictures etc, even if the comment that started it was foolish... doesn't that sort of give you the creeps? doesn't that remind you of bullying - even if the person being picked on made a dumbass comment and sort of brought it on themselves? for me at least, it really does.
Maggie wrote: "whatever.Hey, speaking of random conversation changes, have you seen how dran long this thread has gotten?"
Yeah, it has gone on for way too long, way too fast.
Ronald wrote: "Me want Mark OUT OF GROUP! me call mark what mark calls me! Me Talk Pretty One Day and Group Will LOVE Me..."oh, Ronald
It's a fucking public forum. If someone chooses to say stupid shit, I don't really give a shit how many people choose to respond. It would be a little different if we were all on the play ground together, circling around some random 130 lb 5'5" twit and all throwing insults at them... This is the internet. Say dumb shit, people are going to say something about it. We all have a right to say whatever we want, if you don't want to then don't and move on. I didn't care to say anything, I was content rolling my eyes in the comfort of my own home. Others wanted to say something. Wooooohoooo, who gives a flying fuck.
Ala wrote: "Mark, what you keep going back to is how a mod shouldn't do this or a mod shouldn't do that. As a mod or a member, I'll still be the same person I've always been. I'm not going to change who I am..."
What, last time I counted a little over a half a dozen people is not such a lot of people, espeically if they are always the same ones over and over again.
Ronald wrote: "Me thinks am having civil conversation by posting funny funny picture of mark and then telling mark to GO FROM GROUP. in Bizarro World, this make sense. why mark not understand??? WAAAAA? me cry!"oh, Ronald
Dawn wrote: "It's a fucking public forum. If someone chooses to say stupid shit, I don't really give a shit how many people choose to respond. It would be a little different if we were all on the play ground to..."Hey, I was not trying to be insulting when I posted my orginal post about the title matching what the thread is about.
Dawn wrote: "It's a fucking public forum. If someone chooses to say stupid shit, I don't really give a shit how many people choose to respond. It would be a little different if we were all on the play ground to..."sorry, Dawn, but bullying is bullying. even if that person is, as you say, a twit. even if that person says things here and in other groups that i personally can't abide. and even if it is the internet - especially in this day & age.
mark wrote: "Dawn wrote: "It's a fucking public forum. If someone chooses to say stupid shit, I don't really give a shit how many people choose to respond. It would be a little different if we were all on the p..."You go Mark.
mark wrote: "Dawn wrote: "It's a fucking public forum. If someone chooses to say stupid shit, I don't really give a shit how many people choose to respond. It would be a little different if we were all on the p..."Well, takes one to know one I guess. You sure are being pretty hypocritical in your interactions with Ronald. But oh, wait... Is it not bullying because it's just you and not two or more people? My poor brain just can't comprehend complete and utter holier than thou bullshit, sorry.
mark wrote: "Dawn wrote: "It's a fucking public forum. If someone chooses to say stupid shit, I don't really give a shit how many people choose to respond. It would be a little different if we were all on the p..."You know what Mark, they drive me crazy.
Kevin wrote: "Dawn wrote: "Hey, I was not trying to be insulting when I posted my orginal post about the title matching what the thread is about..."*eye roll*
See what I did there? An eye roll is worth a thousand words. Or like two or three. Depending on what the words are. Mine was two.
Dawn wrote: "Well, takes one to know one I guess. You sure are being pretty hypocritical in your interactions with Ronald..."Dawn, come on. that is no parallel. do you see a group behind me, egging me on, piling their comments too? and did you just really say that i'm a bully because "it takes one to know one"? i've been reading your posts here and in other groups for a long time now. i know you're smarter than that. i am far from a bully.
Right. I don't think you understand the definition of "Bully". You seem to think it's a group activity that requires support of others... Not so much.Bully: A person who uses strength or power to harm or intimidate those who are weaker.
Now it looks like mark and Kevin are bullying Dawn. Hmmmmmmmm......Oh, and so what if I do like a circle jerk? Sounds like fun.
okay, Ronald, i'll answer your questions.first, i'm here because i've been here for years. and have made comments for years. i'm also here because i'm a fan and friend of one of the moderators. but mainly i'm here because - for years now - i've enjoyed the conversations.
this group started getting a little sour because, well, Kevin started getting a little obsessive over Name of the Wind. and then a whole ugly thing with Kevin & Dawn started that drove me out. my sympathies were completely with Dawn on that one. then i came back. then folks reached their breaking point with Kevin and started lashing back. fine. but then folks started lashing back in a big group, condescending jokes & pictures & physical comments & comments about his ability to write & even threats. i left somewhere in the middle of that. but then i came back. for many reasons - including the books, including one of the moderators, including the idea that i don't like running from a fight.
as far as this thread goes, well... it is the Random Thread. usually i love conversating in these threads!
What the fuck? Seriously? Kev is a fucking twit that is only here for my amusement. And I respect you Mark. But think for a second.
Aren't you homosexual or have an issue with homosexual discrimination? You know that Kev thinks that America is going to self-destruct AND that the reason ROME ended is due to homosexuality.
Yeah. That's who you're defending. Someone who says stuff like that in public, no matter who he offends. And someone who is a liar.
And I don't remember you being this vocal when Kev was going around harassing and stalking Dawn.
So excuse me if I don't cry over Kev's spilled milk.
okay then, if you are unable to have a civil conversation - as i clearly tried to have... why don't you just go fuck off? so-called author. feh!
Kevin wrote: "You know what Mark, they drive me crazy..."Now I have a song in my head, and it's all your fault.
mark wrote: "okay then, if you are unable to have a civil conversation - as i clearly tried to have... why don't you just go fuck off? so-called author. feh!"Civil conversation? LOL. So this...
Where group go? me follow group! wait up for me, group! Wait, Wait! Or Me Cry more!
And this..
Me want Mark OUT OF GROUP! me call mark what mark calls me! Me Talk Pretty One Day and Group Will LOVE Me...
And this...
Me thinks am having civil conversation by posting funny funny picture of mark and then telling mark to GO FROM GROUP. in Bizarro World, this make sense. why mark not understand??? WAAAAA? me cry!
That's your idea of a civil adult conversation? I think I'm starting to see what the problem is. It starts with "h" and ends with "ypocrite".
okay Mrs Joseph, i will bow out of this part of the conversation. i am aware of what you are talking about regarding the talk about homosexuality, and it makes me deeply unhappy. and i do really respect you. as i actually respect several of the folks i've been arguing with. and your point about Dawn & Kevin is valid, so valid it hurts a wee bit. okay, done for the day.except, i'm bi.
and i also love being reminded of Fine Young Cannibals.
So 6 or 7 isn't a lot, just enough for a circlejerk?
k, Mark.
also, way to ignore the rest eh?
k, Mark.
also, way to ignore the rest eh?
really, you all need to just stop.so bored now...
It's not Dawn & Kevin.It's Chris&Dawn.
MrsJoseph wrote: "What the fuck? Seriously? Kev is a fucking twit that is only here for my amusement. And I respect you Mark. But think for a second.
Aren't you homosexual or have an issue with homosexual dis..."
I thanks you, Mrs.Joseph for not taking my original post seriously, and be the one who started this again. I feel like you never one to start any of the fight, but more to add your two cents after it all starts.
Maggie wrote: "really, you all need to just stop.so bored now..."
Go some place else then. Seriously, if you don't want to read or participate in the argument / discussion....... Then don't. Simple really.
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