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Armed and Gregarious |
Interesting question coming from the person who is clearly "losing their cool," and has jumped to using profanity repeatedly. ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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_________________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." Mark Twain | |||
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Go ahead punk, make my day |
Let us know when Para has made you a moderator. Plenty of members do funny changes to quotes, either highlighting the change in a color, bold, or strikethrough, then usually add FIFY. Of course that hurts your sensibilities and your desire to wield power. Good thing those mean jack and shit around here | |||
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A Grateful American |
"the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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Armed and Gregarious |
Moderator? Wield power? Are you.delsuional? I'm not a moderator, and never claimed to be, nor do I have any "power" here, and again, never claimed to have any. I'll all point out wcb6092, is not a moderator either, but that didn't stop him from making demands on how he thought I should post. However, calling out bad behavior is done by many people, on many topics. Posting some something as a quote, that is not is dishonest, and I'm free to point that out, just as you're free to make your delusional rants about moderators and power. However, even if adding a "Fixed It For You," after the change post, it's dishonest, but in this case even that wasn't done. It was only presented as "(o)originally posted by . . . ," and that was not true. If you want to rephrase someone's post great, but doing it so it looks as if you are quoting them is rude, lazy, and dishonest. I can't force you, or anyone else, to stop doing it, but that doesn't mean I can't point it out. You are correct that my opinion means "jack and s***" to some, but the same is true of you, and wcb6092. ___________________________________________ "He was never hindered by any dogma, except the Constitution." - Ty Ross speaking of his grandfather General Barry Goldwater "War is the remedy that our enemies have chosen, and I say let us give them all they want." - William Tecumseh Sherman | |||
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Spread the Disease |
You've been around long enough to have seen this before; it's not like it's new to repost a quote modified in this fashion for humorous/sarcastic effect. I don't recall a big stink being made about any other instances. This BS sidetrack is putting this thread down the shitter quickly. IBTL ________________________________________ -- Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past me I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain. -- | |||
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Fortified with Sleestak |
Para's "faint whistling sound" has become a not so dull roar. Might I suggest everyone who is interested in this thread makes some sight changes to their forum settings. It is quite possible to turn a lot of the distractions down. I have the heart of a lion.......and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.- Unknown | |||
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Fortified with Sleestak |
It is interesting. The official description of the seal does not actually describe what Virtus is supposed to look like other than "dressed as an amazon" and descriptions of her weapons and where her foot lies. Many if not most depictions of her through the years actually have her covered with armor. Even recent ones. The current official seal does show the breast. Some other examples used through the years: 1851 1875 1904 I think the judge gave her much more attention than she needed. I don't know anything about the Judge so I wonder if this wasn't intended to actually achieve this. The push to pass the ERA amendment in Va only failed by 1 vote. I have the heart of a lion.......and a lifetime ban from the Toronto Zoo.- Unknown | |||
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Freethinker |
If we all get to express our opinions on the topic, here’s mine: There are many practices I can think of that were common and tacitly accepted here that were later discouraged, if not simply prohibited: commenting about appearances, gratuitously inserting politics into nonpolitical discussions, and name-calling other posters jump to mind. Being common didn’t make them right; in fact, it’s when the objectionable becomes common that it’s often the reason for making a rule or for people to speak up about it. In the same vein, I agree with the objection to quoting other posts and then modifying them to suit the new poster’s views. By any standard, a quote is supposed to be exactly what the person quoted said, not corrupted into something else, even if the modification is somehow indicated with the strikethrough feature or changing the color or capitalization. That’s why when the quote feature is used, “quote” appears above the selection. If someone wants to restate what someone else said as his own but modify it to reflect his own opinion, it’s easy enough: Type the new statement in its entirety and post it as one’s own comment. If someone objects to something posted earlier, then say so and don’t change someone else’s post. For example, something like, “It was a NORTHERNER who came into our state to spread her filthy ideas,” would make the poster’s own position unambiguously clear. “I can’t give you brains, but I can give you a diploma.” — The Wizard of Oz This life is a drill. It is only a drill. If it had been a real life, you would have been given instructions about where to go and what to do. | |||
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Originally posted by DMF: However, posts like yours are in fact dishonest, and need to be called out. Don't attribute comments to someone they didn't make, because as I've said it's dishonest. You're merely whining about it.[/QUOTE] Are you fucking insane?[/QUOTE]Interesting question coming from the person who is clearly "losing their cool," and has jumped to using profanity repeatedly. [/QUOTE]Let us know when Para has made you a moderator. Plenty of members do funny changes to quotes, either highlighting the change in a color, bold, or strikethrough, then usually add FIFY. Of course that hurts your sensibilities and your desire to wield power. Good thing those mean jack and shit around here [/QUOTE]Moderator? Wield power? Are you.delsuional? I'm not a moderator, and never claimed to be, nor do I have any "power" here, and again, never claimed to have any. I'll all point out wcb6092, is not a moderator either, but that didn't stop him from making demands on how he thought I should post. However, calling out bad behavior is done by many people, on many topics. Posting some something as a quote, that is not is dishonest, and I'm free to point that out, just as you're free to make your delusional rants about moderators and power. However, even if adding a "Fixed It For You," after the change post, it's dishonest, but in this case even that wasn't done. It was only presented as "(o)originally posted by . . . ," and that was not true. If you want to rephrase someone's post great, but doing it so it looks as if you are quoting them is rude, lazy, and dishonest. I can't force you, or anyone else, to stop doing it, but that doesn't mean I can't point it out. You are correct that my opinion means "jack and s***" to some, but the same is true of you, and wcb6092.[/QUOTE] _________________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." Mark Twain | |||
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Certified All Positions |
Wcb6092, DMF, take your argument to email if you like. Stop disrupting the thread. 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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Go ahead punk, make my day |
Musta been a rough week beating witnesses and taking peoples money without cause. <and that was sarcasm, for the humor / common sense inhibited ppl out there> | |||
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