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3007. PelleNilsson - 7/26/2006 8:54:49 PM My remarks were not aimed at you, WoW, you overestimate your importance. I guess that goes along with the temperament artistique: all heart. no brain. 3008. arkymalarky - 7/26/2006 9:10:30 PM I didn't see any problem from the outset. Tmesis posted a no-content unprovoked slap at the Mote and specific posters, and people responded fairly typically. That used to be sop around here, certainly from Fray days, and with much less or no provocation. WRT individual posters, I don't waste time hanging around people whose company I don't enjoy, waiting for them to change, and I would expect most others who consider their time valuable would behave similarly.
The same principle, btw, should also work in reverse: Good posters drive out bad ones. I've never seen the principle work in either direction. 3009. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/26/2006 9:13:35 PM Wrt your pas behaviors. is it any wonder I would make the assumption?
And it is the brain that recognizes patterns–patterns of behavior, as well as art.
And isn't the heart supposed to be about morals, and values and ethics–all behaviors?
Your salvos of un-"aimed" recriminations are more tedious than you seem to know, but evidently you just can't help yourself, can you?
Get over it, Pelle and stop the petty horseshit. 3010. PelleNilsson - 7/27/2006 1:31:11 PM Yes, Wiz. Let's try to start anew. We were friendly once. 3011. iiibbb - 7/27/2006 2:07:22 PM My only gripe about the Mote is that it's hard to find old posts. While the stream of consciousness format is unique... it can be slightly tedious.
However for the howevermanyodd posters there are here it's a minor gripe.
I've said it many time... I largely come here because people here generally don't think like me. I don't know why people would go to a discussion site where they are completely unchallenged.
What's the point of arguing the 2nd amendment at an NRA board?
The best part of the mote is there is little in the way of flaming and spamming. The vast preponderance of you are not completly in left field. I miss some of the old conservative voices that were here. It was fun to read the flurries between the old guard.
But whatever... people who can recognize that they're taking the mote too seriously are right to not spend a ton of time here. Isn't good for them. 3012. wonkers2 - 7/27/2006 2:14:18 PM Well said. 3013. Jenerator - 7/27/2006 2:59:09 PM Arky - you thief!!
( ihad to leave right after I posted millennial run) 3014. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/27/2006 3:16:39 PM Yes, Wiz. Let's try to start anew. We were friendly once.
Yikes!!! Keep surprising me with your human side and we will, Pelle. And just for my own awareness, was there an incident that you recall that started all this sniping?
My only recollection is feeling that you attacked me out of the blue for some unknown (to me) reason. I know my images offend you, but I can't help that. However, I don't ever recall attacking you first–most of my memories are of responding to your personal attacks that always seemed unprovoked from my perspective.
But I have not lied, I really do NOT have any personal animus for you or anyone here now or in the past for that matter.
I enjoyed the sparing with Ace, Cal, Niner, Trouser, et al. I wish they were still around to ridicule–that is to say, because they were so f#@king arrogant and mean-spirited–needing the ego-deflation, IMHO. 3015. wonkers2 - 7/27/2006 3:19:52 PM Let's all join hands and sing Kumbaya! 3016. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/27/2006 3:31:23 PM I hope your boat's head backs up!
(Thanks for the links, btw!) 3017. alistairconnor - 7/27/2006 3:37:32 PM Ace, Cal, Niner, Trouser, et al.
If that's TrouserPilot you're talking about (he of a thousand monikers), you've bracketed him with strange bedfellows indeed! He was always a card-carrying Democrat. 3018. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/27/2006 3:49:33 PM If that's TrouserPilot you're talking about (he of a thousand monikers), you've bracketed him with strange bedfellows indeed! He was always a card-carrying Democrat.
But arrogant and self-important beyond belief. A very funny and smart guy whom I enjoyed, but he could also be a mean-spirited and devious little prick, 3019. alistairconnor - 7/27/2006 3:50:54 PM Ah absolutely! 3020. arkymalarky - 7/27/2006 4:47:14 PM Which is what made him so fun.
I can only speak for me, but if I had my druthers I would spend more time here than I do. Even at my busiest I insist on popping in the Mote and making at least one post almost every day, just to tell myself I still have time to do rhings I want to do. 3021. arkymalarky - 7/27/2006 4:47:47 PM t 3022. Wombat - 7/27/2006 5:11:54 PM Personally, I prefer semi-respectful dialogue to barely-discriminate posting of quotes and links. 3023. alistairconnor - 7/27/2006 5:12:47 PM OK, you're on. What subject would you like to host a thread on. 3024. arkymalarky - 7/27/2006 5:15:46 PM Hey Wombat!
Please do post on what's going on right now.
And on a personal level, I'm going to be teaching an AP world history class, and would really appreciate any resources you can suggest. 3025. TheWizardOfWhimsy - 7/27/2006 5:56:00 PM Personally, I prefer semi-respectful dialogue to barely-discriminate posting of quotes and links.
Here we go again. "barely-discriminate?" Lighten up, Wombat. Not everyone has time for lengthy dialog–maybe they just want to share what they found interesting.
There's plenty of room here for it all; besides, one can easily scroll over what is perceived as detritus & flotsam.
3026. Wombat - 7/27/2006 8:15:33 PM Wiz:
Unfortunately, that means I scroll over most of the threads that I am interested in.
Arky:
What time period does the course encompass? 1789-present?
Alistair:
If you think reviving the History thread would be useful, I am game.
I currently lurk and occasionally post on the Washington Monthly blog (Jay Akroyd and Cal Gal also post there; we are all liberal comrades against right-wing trolls), Brad Delong and Steven Bainbridge.
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