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Certified All Positions |
I mentioned this in my OP.
I'll reiterate that you should take the OP and the whole thread into account, and ask yourself "Am I helping?" and if you want to make a negative comment, elaborate. Say why. Wading into a negative thread to detail a positive experience is no different, you should judge the tenor of the thread along with the OP and perhaps conclude that your opinion won't add anything of value. What I'm after is folks making a broad effort to be neighborly, but the primary problem is this type of thing:
The OP of a given thread, is a "mini-moderator" for that thread, hopefully they have a well thought goal of what they're looking to discuss or learn. If you're rolling into a thread just to post "Neil Diamond Sucks!" or somesuch, well, you're a dick. Why do that? It makes you look an ass, helps nobody, and interrupts a discussion you claim to have no interest in. The "you" in this, is just the noun, not you, you. Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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| Freethinker |
I would have liked for this thread to have had more effect in limiting the type of posts it referenced, but lacking that, I’ll bump it up and with a little more exposure, who knows? ► 6.4/93.6 “Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” — Plato | |||
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Frangas non Flectes |
I agree. Maybe in the spirit of it being a New Year and being a new fresh chance at being a better person, this thread will reach some folks who need to read it, and it will have an impact. I hope. Or I guess this here Francis should just lighten up, as suggested to me yesterday.  ______________________________________________ Carthago delenda est | |||
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| Certified All Positions |
Feel free to link to it whenever you feel appropriate. I was as articulate as I could muster about this. Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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| Frangas non Flectes |
Thanks, and I will. And yes, it was articulately stated. ______________________________________________ Carthago delenda est | |||
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| Certified All Positions |
If someone you don't care about, dies in a helicopter crash... You don't need to tell anyone that you don't care. Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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I understand the desire to curb pointless, and nonconstructive negativity, but I feel that not all negativity is pointless. In the case of a helecopter crash, posting “Mr XYZ sucks and I don’t care he’s dead” might be negative and non constructive, but posting “Loss of life is regrettable, but why are the lives lost in a helecopter crash more notable than those lost to cancer, auto accidents, heart disease, or stupidity?” Still seems negative but also constructive in my mind. Are both of these replies to be avoided? | |||
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| A day late, and a dollar short  |
Eggsactly! ____________________________ NRA Life Member, Annual Member GOA, MGO Annual Member | |||
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| Certified All Positions |
If you aren't impressed or don't care about AC/DC made from baby sounds, why waste time telling anyone this? It is absolutely important that the forum knows who isn't interested in what type of fun? No. It is not. Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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| Eating elephants one bite at a time  |
Who knew Neil was so polarizing?  I have seen many comments in many places lately where it seems the person posting simply wants to play the contrarian. It is tiring. Unfortunately it seems there is a new rush to make sure everyone shares their opposing view and refuses to listen to anything outside of their point(s) of view. It's likely a side effect of social media and is unfortunate. The only solve I have come up with is to simply scroll faster when the negativity intrudes. | |||
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I think a lot of negative posts have more to do with boosting post count. As if post count adds to one's credibility somehow. | |||
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| Freethinker |
My reaction: I believe the negative part is what’s significant about your observation. If someone is saddened by an event, comparing it to another isn’t constructive, no matter how valid the comment may be. We humans benefit by expressing our feelings, especially sadness and sorrow, but what benefit is there to anyone by belittling those expressions—unless the belittler somehow gets perverse pleasure or satisfaction by making others lose the benefits they get? I was saddened far more by the news of the Air Force aircraft crash today than I ever would be by the death of an athlete whose name I hardly recognized, but that’s only because of how I identified with the people involved in each. I can express my feelings about the one in solidarity with other members of our armed forces, but what scintilla of good does it do me to say anything whatsoever about the other? (Added: And as an Army general evidently learned very recently with his negative—and unnecessary—tweet that compared one tragedy with another.) That’s not to say there aren’t exceptions. When an evil person dies or gets some sort of comeuppance and someone posts a platitude about “Don’t speak ill of the dead,” a “Get serious! I’m glad he’s dead” response is perfectly understandable. But other than those (obvious) exceptions, and unless an opinion is solicited, I truly do not understand giving into the urge to volunteer such comments, especially when the nabobs of negativity are also the most likely to let us all know how unimportant they believe the subject is. ► 6.4/93.6 “Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” — Plato | |||
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A Grateful American |
^^^ I concur. "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Banned |
The loss of life through any non planned event is tragic. If KB were to have died from a rare disease or Cancer, the news would be the same , just a different topic or subject to keep the cycle full for as long as is needed. He was royalty to sports fans as a performer. All of us have feet of clay in some way. | |||
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| Certified All Positions |
Guys, the Kobe thread was locked.... Arc. ______________________________ "Like a bitter weed, I'm a bad seed"- Johnny Cash "I'm a loner, Dottie. A rebel." - Pee Wee Herman Rode hard, put away wet. RIP JHM "You're a junkyard dog." - Lupe Flores. RIP | |||
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The Joy Maker |
You know what we need? A good plague, or a war, maybe another Great Depression. That way, people might see how good they got it, and wont have to wander into threads they allegedly don't give a fuck about, and shit all over everyone else's good time. Maybe a little pain and suffering, like watching your kids go hungry, will humble folks, so they don't feel compelled to be assholes at every opportunity. 
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| Freethinker |
I actually have a collection of quotations by various SIGforum members, and ASG is one of them. I have said the same thing more than once, and will probably add this one to the lot. I keep hoping that sooner or later the medical threats will win and rather than, “You people are panicking over nothing,” it will become, “Oh, shit; Oh, Shit; OH, SHIT!!!” A little fever, then coughing, then, “I’m having trouble breathing,” then …. Much better for all of us, especially those who don’t survive, but good for everyone. Negative? No: as positive and as hopefully optimistic as I can get. ► 6.4/93.6 “Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” — Plato | |||
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Airsoft, you understand that you just wished for a plague on yourself? You just made a negative non productive post in a thread, about not making negative non productive posts. Wishing pain suffering and death upon Everyone seems like an excessive punishment for a few Debbie downers in the butter thread. | |||
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| Peace through superior firepower  |
It's an annual occurence- all the men get their period aound the end of January, beginning of February. The holidays are over and you're back to work, and although you have hopes and dreams for a bright new year, you realize that a lot of life is just drudgery, and you get pissy and you have cramps and you take it out on others. So, just stop acting special and realize that we're all in the same boat and we're gonna die some day, so, snap the fuck out of it. | |||
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