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Old 03-03-2007, 05:33 PM   #91 (permalink)
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I have a feeling that some members are just really aggravated and they are saying things that they really do not mean.
I disagree.

There are three people on this forum - and face it, I don't even have to name them - everybody knows who they are - who are INCAPABLE of discussing the issue of gay marriage - or gays AT ALL - without spitting and sputtering and fuming and ranting and raving.

Why should the gay marriage forum come down because they are unable to control themselves (these are the same three people who bring up "gay" something-or-other in every other thread)? Why don't you just ask the three people who cannot be on the gay marriage forum without slinging slurs and hurling insults to not post on that forum? There's no need for others who have serious interest in the issue to be deprived.
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Old 03-03-2007, 05:45 PM   #92 (permalink)
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I disagree.

There are three people on this forum - and face it, I don't even have to name them - everybody knows who they are - who are INCAPABLE of discussing the issue of gay marriage - or gays AT ALL - without spitting and sputtering and fuming and ranting and raving.

Why should the gay marriage forum come down because they are unable to control themselves (these are the same three people who bring up "gay" something-or-other in every other thread)? Why don't you just ask the three people who cannot be on the gay marriage forum without slinging slurs and hurling insults to not post on that forum? There's no need for others who have serious interest in the issue to be deprived.
Translation - only people who agree with Tristan should be allowed to express their views!
Old 03-03-2007, 05:45 PM   #93 (permalink)
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Okay folks... I will try to be a voice of sanity here...

Can we all step back and take a look at what is happening on this thread?

Does it MATTER whose fault it is??? Aren't we all responsible for our own behaviors?

It is incumbent upon EACH OF US to keep the forums under control. It is up to EACH OF US to check our OWN behavior REGARDLESS of what other people do.

PLEASE!!! Tell me that I'm not the only person that is watching this thread and feeling disturbed.
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Okay folks... I will try to be a voice of sanity here...

Can we all step back and take a look at what is happening on this thread?

Does it MATTER whose fault it is??? Aren't we all responsible for our own behaviors?

It is incumbent upon EACH OF US to keep the forums under control. It is up to EACH OF US to check our OWN behavior REGARDLESS of what other people do.

PLEASE!!! Tell me that I'm not the only person that is watching this thread and feeling disturbed.
You echoed my thoughts as well as Ridin's I do believe.
Old 03-03-2007, 07:06 PM   #95 (permalink)
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So what is a "troll"?
Okay folks... I will try to be a voice of sanity here...

Everybody is getting angry and accusing others or being "trolls".

So what is a "troll"?
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Okay folks... I will try to be a voice of sanity here...

Everybody is getting angry and accusing others or being "trolls".

So what is a "troll"?

A troll is someone who fakes an id to sneak into moderated group where they are not welcome then uses what they got there to libel other members of the group in a public forum, sound familiar?
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A troll is someone who fakes an id to sneak into moderated group where they are not welcome then uses what they got there to libel other members of the group in a public forum, sound familiar?
Thank you for your response Winston.

We look forward to other contributions on the definition of a "troll".
Old 03-03-2007, 07:37 PM   #98 (permalink)
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...as if we didnt' know...

In Internet terminology, a troll is a person who enters an established community such as an online discussion forum and intentionally tries to cause disruption, often in the form of posting messages that are inflammatory, insulting, incorrect, inaccurate, absurd, or off-topic, with the intent of provoking a reaction from others.

Trolls can be existing members of a community that rarely post and often contribute no useful information to the thread, but instead make argumentative posts in an attempt to discredit another person, more often than not based on what they thought was said rather than what was actually said by the other person, concentrating almost exclusively on facts irrelevant to the point of the conversation, with the intent of provoking a reaction from others.

more can be found at Troll (Internet) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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...as if we didnt' know...

In Internet terminology, a troll is a person who enters an established community such as an online discussion forum and intentionally tries to cause disruption, often in the form of posting messages that are inflammatory, insulting, incorrect, inaccurate, absurd, or off-topic, with the intent of provoking a reaction from others.

Trolls can be existing members of a community that rarely post and often contribute no useful information to the thread, but instead make argumentative posts in an attempt to discredit another person, more often than not based on what they thought was said rather than what was actually said by the other person, concentrating almost exclusively on facts irrelevant to the point of the conversation, with the intent of provoking a reaction from others.

more can be found at Troll (Internet) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I will save that for future use

It is wide open to interpretation and applies to almost everybody!
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intentionally tries to cause disruption, often in the form of posting messages that are inflammatory, insulting, incorrect, inaccurate, absurd, or off-topic, with the intent of provoking a reaction from others.
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It is wide open to interpretation and applies to almost everybody!
not really.

there are actually very few people who do the above
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