chellim, stop deleting your posts when I'm trying to respond to them. For fuck's sake, this is frustrating!!! The net result of you doing that is to confuse readers of the thread and to make me look like I'm speaking to the last person who posted before me.

Guys, if you had simply done what I asked- if you had simply refrained from bringing any of that shit in here, do you think we'd have this lovely thread? If you had simply done what I asked and left all that crap out of here, then it would be just another day around here. Instead, all of this has brought me to the point that closing this forum is a viable solution. How 'bout just doing what I ask when it comes to this forum? You think it's unreasonabe that I won't let this shit be discussed here? Oh, I forgot- the story is "so big", it can't be ignored. It must be tough, having only several hundred places online where you could go to waste your time talking about this nonsense. Yes, the gall of me, the unmitigated gall of trying to stay out of this insanity. What ever must be going through my head to not allow this "BIG" story in here? "Well, everyone else is talking about it!!" Fine. I don't speak for them. They don't speak for me.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
I'd sincerely appreciate it if you guys would get off this "vacation" and "retirement" stuff. It's silly. Does a man abandon his own house because some of his guests misbehave? He might lock the door to bar entrance, but do you honestly think that leaving would be a right course of action?

Speaking for myself, I don’t see it as abandoning but message received, idea dropped.

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Let's just put that stuff away, please. It's not a solution. Members honoring my clearly stated wishes- that is the solution.

The problem with this is that a certain percentage of people are always going to fail at meeting expectations. Whether their failure is due to malice, entitlement, ignorance, or what have you, I don’t think you’ll ever see 100% compliance on these parameters you’ve established. I think that’s just the reality of dealing with people and it forces your hand to be reactionary towards that group. Most of us can follow directions, most of the rest not in that first group can likely be “self-policed” as we’ve seen in some cases, but some are going to require more direct attention, unfortunately.

How long have I been doing this, thumper? How long have I been moderating this and other forums, day in, day out?

Is there much that I haven't seen in places such as this, in the way of human behavior?

How many members have I subjected to disciplinary action? How many have I banned? How many exchanges of such a nature have I had, both in the forum and in email?

I've been called every name in the book and that's no exaggeration. I've had members threaten to come to my home and kill me. You think I'm kidding?

What have I not seen, not experienced in places such as this forum?

You say that you don't visit here as much because of "drama". Just what in the Holy Hell do you think I was trying to avoid with my prohibition on this subject? And, regarding "drama", there is nothing going on in this forum in that respect, in comparison to years past, when, for example, I banned thirty members in one single day. That's a fact. December, 2006.

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It must be tough, having only several hundred places online where you could go to waste your time talking about this nonsense.

Or. . . actually discussing the issues with people in person. . like friends and family.

Well... I can't undelete it. I would if I could.
I attempted to give an honest explanation and I was ridiculed by braillediver. It's not his place to attack me. I'll take my lumps from Para.

I have never posted directly about the riots.
But what is happening in this country permeates subjects that go beyond talking about the riots. The riots are only a small, but violent part of what has been building for a long time: politically, economically, socially, religiously. It's all inter-connected into what we used to call civil society.

More lectures

Tell me that I have a moral obligation to just step back and let you guys track that stupid shit into this forum.

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I have never posted directly about the riots.

I think it's obvious - if it's related, even if not 'directly', don't post.

It really couldn't be any clearer.

C'mon guys, we can do this.

That's right- at this point, I couldn't make it any clearer, and yet, members keep tracking that shit in here.

Forget about putting up big banners that repeat what I've already said, in order to attract the attention of all members. We're talking about people who are actually participating in this thread, who simply can't manage to stop mentioning this shit. Bizarre. There's no excuse for that.

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Originally posted by zipriderson:

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I have never posted directly about the riots.

I think it's obvious - if it's related, even if not 'directly', don't post.

It really couldn't be any clearer.

C'mon guys, we can do this.

I am shocked Para still needs to drive this subject.

Seems like denser "matter" needs more effort to understand the point.

Member: XYZ

Me: The subject of XYZ is off-limits in this forum

Member: XYZ

Me: The subject of XYZ is off-limits in this forum

Member: OK. XYZ

Me: Once again, the subject of XYZ is off-limits in this forum.

Member: I understand that XYZ is off-limits, but XYZ is a HUUUUUUUGE story, so we can't ignore XYZ. XYZ

Me: The subject of XYZ is off-limits in this forum

Member: I have a question about why we can't talk about XYZ

Me: We're not discussing the subject. There's no point and even if there were, I am asking you guys to refrain. You can talk about XYZ all day long, every other place on the planet AFAIC. Just not here.

Member: You know, Para, XYZ is a HUUUUUUUUUGE story.

Me: The subject of XYZ is off-limits in this forum

Member: But, XYZ is related to ABC.

Me: It doesn't matter. We're simply not discussing any of that stuff here.

Member: OK. XYZ

Me: STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS SHIT!!!!!

Member: Man, you really could use a vacation

This thread is almost burlesque in some of the responses.

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Originally posted by parabellum:

....

Me: STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS SHIT!!!!!

Member: Man, you really could use a vacation Isn't there a "what's Your Bitch" section for that?

FIFY

Para......All the men want is a taste of water in this ever so barren wasteland berifit of "The News" Hank sings their mournful wail so well.

I had an Aunt that required you take your shoes off before entering her house. You either accepted that or you just didn't go see her... period. You did not stand at her door and argue about it.

This is NO different.

If you want to participate in Para's house, leave that shit outside.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
Member: Man, you really could use a vacation

Whatever the internet equivalent of heads on piles mounted by the city gates MIGHT get your point across. No reasonable person could say they weren’t warned.

Some people just aren’t cursed with self-awareness.

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Originally posted by Herknav:
Whatever the internet equivalent of heads on piles mounted by the city gates MIGHT get your point across.

That's a typo, right? Otherwise, that changes the effect.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239454

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Originally posted by parabellum:

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Originally posted by Herknav:
Whatever the internet equivalent of heads on piles mounted by the city gates MIGHT get your point across.

That's a typo, right? Otherwise, that changes the effect.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/239454

Yeah, I’m going to blame autocorrect for that one. It should’ve said “pikes.” But, if pikes doesn’t work, you may have to switch to piles.

I'd rather not, thanks.