Political & Elections

Perhaps we should limit our comments about individuals - if we make them at all - to the private section of the board? 

Not trying to stop the conversation, just want to remind people this section is an open forum.

john doe wrote:

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Mini is probably two people - husband and wife. My spouse, kid and I have all posted under the same username.

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 Maybe....at one point I thought that Mini was a woman.

Mini thinks its safer for women in the Peace Corps than to be around US military members.

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What is with Mini?  For years I thought he was extreme.  Then his posts seemed ok for a bit, then back to extreme.    Is he a cloaked mod?  Or just a mod-pal?   Is Sybbie a cloaked mod? If so, what's her mod name?  She can be very nasty with no fears of being slapped.    Does Entomom have a cloaked name?

I really try to avoid controversy on that forum because I don't like the way the mods and mod-pals gang up on someone whose views aren't in line with theirs.   I once advised a student how to handle his (senseless) suspension with his college apps, and some of the mods and pals went nuts that I was making suggestions that could result in the student not having to report the (senseless) suspension.  Seriously?  Do they really think a kid shouldn't be admitted into any reputable university because some educator decreed that a minor offense deserved a suspension while another educator somewhere else wouldn't?  Sorry, but that's giving educators too much power without any recourse. 

Seriously, the mods' "holier than thou" crap gets old.  Every one of them would resort to whatever means possible in order to avoid having their child's app have a negative aspect. 

Because I have a close friend whose son was expelled from my kids' school over NOTHING (seriously, I'm sure the principal regrets in hindsight), I am very sensitive to the fact that some schools over-react and suspend or expel over minor offenses -  while the "constantly bratty" kids are allowed to remain because their brattiness only reaches the level of constantly being put in detention.   However, the kid who has been a "good kid" but has done something that one person has arbitrarily decided reaches the suspension mark,  now has to report a suspension/expulsion on his college apps, while the brats have a clean record since detentions aren't reported?  (No wonder some families homeschool...crazy schools won't be able to record idiocy on their kids' records)

Goat's milk ice creme sundae's with etc....? 

Gosh, you people are making me hungry. Why does every conversation turn towards desserts with this crowd? I'll go with tiramisu, it covers all the major food categories.

Can't eat dairy? That's awful. Well, here's wishing chocolate and nut covered? tofutti to you. Yikes, I mean, yum.

It's all the talk of deserts, just or not. 

It's probably because I was reading the post on CC about the porno quiz.

I just have to say that, from the point of view of someone who opens up this thread to read the post just before this one, you would think you had definitely wandered into a completely different kind of thread.

Okay, I can buy that too FULL argument. Though I fear it is full of useless, trivial crap. I suppose I would go for that crumb cake if it was soaked in rum or something else highly alcoholic.

NO NUTS? Killjoy!

Ah, well, nothing too exciting at all. Merely on one post, jym said:

""This thread is beginning to have that "ode to >>" feel to it, only the lament is to the old pol forum. IMO, if something geels boring, then by all means liven it up."

Later on, I responded to that line by saying:

"Certainly, there are those that enjoy livening up the duller forums by posting vicious personal attacks, waiting for the person to heatedly respond....and then editing their earlier attacking posts so it appears as if the responder is overreacting.

Then again, most of us are not creative nor destructive enough to enjoy livening up forums in that way."

I thought it was relatively tame, not pointed towards a specific person, just a general commentary upon some posters I had read. And she responded angrily, accusing me of attacking her, being crazy, paranoid, on and on. It was quite an overreaction for nothing much, didn't seem that big a deal to me. Maybe that's why they cleaned it up. I'm not much into getting into it with people. But sometimes I can't shut up. Just trying to liven things up a bit. Not trying to slam cc or anything, just calling em as I see em.

Don't like sand, but do like crumbcake? Hmmm...don't they taste about the same?

Yes, it did seem odd that those exchanges were erased, and the original posts stood. But then again, to give credit to the mods, maybe they were just deleting what could have been construed as an uglier exchange, and let the tamer posts stand. I actually don't understand why she got so inflamed over such a harmless, non-specific post I made. Then again, okay, I admit it, I don't even remember what ad hominem means!!! I am getting old and losing my mind......

That was interesting.  Perhaps the mods didn't see it the same way as the complaining party?  

I didn't think they were infractions, either.  Just thought it was amusing how quickly you were reported to a moderator for an non-existent ad hominem.  And the outrage!  

Maybe there's something wrong with me, but I never even CARE if somebody says something cranky to me, or even occaisonally attacks me outright, on CC.  I'm just as likely to agree with them on a different thread or ask them a question on another one as I am the person who didn't get cranky with me. 

That said, Busdriver, really?  I mean, really?  You had to go there.

Kidding. 

I love how some of those comments disappeared....exactly how you predicted, busdriver.

Busdriver, just fyi, my saying "I wonder how long that comment is going to last," as a response to your latest comment in that thread on CC, wasn't intended as a substantive criticism.  It was more of a curiosity, ready to take bets kind of thing.  (My bet is, not long!)

In terms of anonymity, I've never made a secret of the fact that I use my real first name both on CC and here, as well as in the handful of other places on the Internet where I ever post.  Despite having shared some very personal information on CC in the last two years.  I've always assumed that in the unlikely event someone cared to, they could figure out my last name in about 10 minutes.  But I've never posted a single thing I'd be ashamed or embarrassed to have people know.  Even though a lot of it isn't generally known to most people I interact with in my daily life.  Nor have I ever said anything to anyone that I wouldn't be willing to defend face to face (or apologize for, as the case may be).

-- Edited by DonnaL on Monday 14th of March 2011 03:40:06 PM

-- Edited by DonnaL on Monday 14th of March 2011 07:09:00 PM

Yeah. It's boring. The Cafe has always been boring to me. The Parent's Cafe/Forum used to be semi interesting, even to me as a college student, but now it's like on repeat. College Life sucks because it's 90% of the time one of two topics: OMG TEH LIBERAL ARTZ MUST DIE!!!!! or OMG I HAVE NO LIFE HELP!

Seriously. It's annoying.

-- Edited by romanigypsyeyes on Sunday 13th of March 2011 01:38:48 AM

Anonymity is a cause for people to say the kinds of things they wouldn't say to people face-to-face, which is unfortunate, really.  It's like "road rage."  People will stand in a traffic jam line at an amusement park, face to face and be pleasant.  Nobody shouts at the people in front of them to "get moving!"

But, back out on the highway, who knows what they will say or do?

People change.  I'm not in the mood to hold anyone to anything from the past anymore.  Just in general, in my life, as well.  It's too exhausting to stay angry or annoyed.  I prefer to allow people to change and grow and to meet them as they are today, regardless of past behavior.

JMO

I make no bones about changing my name and identity.  I would also change my name on CC if I could.    I thought when you started the forum you indicated that anyone was welcome to share who they were on CC- or not.   If people are tracking my IP address and sniffing out my identity, that's fine.

I am not a moderator on CC, am not friends with any moderators and have never been a moderator.

berurah wrote:

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zoosermom wrote:

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Berurah, did you see the shot MOWC took at you?  Just a little {{{hugs}}} jab.  I laughed very hard.

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*rofl* Which of the many,  many times? ;) I now have her on ignore, so I don't see any of her posts anymore! :)

 

 

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If you aren't a registered user on CC, how can you put someone on "ignore"?  If someone has been banned multiple times, why would he or she keep wanting to re-register?   What is your newest screen name?

 

from what i read of that thread was pretty tame. Some said that they never or rarely did the Politics threads, someone said to contact SLS;  And of course,  I was trolling for Mom's with daughters's

mini, has two daughters.

zoosermom wrote:

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I saw the post from mini and, frankly, politics aside, you're all missing the point.

In the context, the question isn't whether women are safer in the Peace Corps or among military members.  The question is how safe are young women in mini's presence.

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haha...good point. And my answer to that is...more than are safe in the presence of 07DAD, who seems to have prurient interests in all sex-related threads and who also can proudly tell you the age of consent in every country in the world, an odd bit of trivia to keep track of, imho.

 

I saw the post from mini and, frankly, politics aside, you're all missing the point.

In the context, the question isn't whether women are safer in the Peace Corps or among military members.  The question is how safe are young women in mini's presence.

Or today's discussion - about buying a Prius.