Idle thought, tone of recent posts.

greasemonkeymann

greasemonkeymann

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this has my vote for the absolute best thread I have ever gotten the good fortune enough to read.
Wow, I mean, I can pull like seventeen metric tons of herb in my 12X12 shelf, now.
So informative.
in fact I believe the cure of cancer lies hidden somewhere in the depths of all this astronomically profound information
 
greasemonkeymann

greasemonkeymann

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I think the only missing link to this thread, is the mention of feces.
There.
now this is the best thread.
Because of my thoughtful mention of fecal matter.
No need to thank me, I know my omnipotent ways shed light upon this.
 
Iloveskywalkerog

Iloveskywalkerog

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mr sunshine said:
Because of you.. It's your fault just accept it already...
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I would accept it if i saw a reason, I just don't see it after my sorry thread no one said on any other thread iloveskywalkerog ruined RIU I never heard my name mentioned after all that stuff went down, there's no reason cause I didn't ruin the site.
 
Unclebaldrick

Unclebaldrick

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greasemonkeymann said:
this has my vote for the absolute best thread I have ever gotten the good fortune enough to read.
Wow, I mean, I can pull like seventeen metric tons of herb in my 12X12 shelf, now.
So informative.
in fact I believe the cure of cancer lies hidden somewhere in the depths of all this astronomically profound information
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I don't think that attacking the OP is any more fair than trying to look at the mess this place has become and saying it could all be good if we just ignored certain people. I never played "Ignore a Mole", but it sounds dull.

This isn't in our control. RIU likes a free market exchange of banter, a strategy that has worked well up until now. Ignoring people might be a neat solution on paper, (as did concensus rule in an early 70's commune) but I think one kind of needs to go through the last year before casting blame on how this happened.


@Dr. Jon
But I do appreciate the sentiment of the OP. I too would like this place to be better, but that means different things to different people. I am guilty of some serial bashing and will continue to do so until somebody gets banned or quits acting like an asshole. And if that person ends up being me, I will not create a sock puppet. Its not like I will be missing anything.

Sometimes somebody needs to get a good pounding. Is this not the internets?

Seriously OP, I appreciate your sentiment. But coming along at this point with a panacea solution seems a bit judgey to me. Nevertheless, I appreciate where you are coming from, but not everybody shares your goal of making this a better place. Sometimes people just want to fuck shit up, and so far, they are succeeding.

Regardless of what you might think of me dr. Jon, you have earned my respect through this post. But I have done too much game theory to see your solution as any more helpful than "why can't we all get along?". Wanna know why? Because there are assholes in the world.
 
Unclebaldrick

Unclebaldrick

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I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
But when one of them is a fucking dick
I will beat him senselessly (that's the song I sing)

Hmm, maybe "mercilessly" would have been better.




"Stinkliner is the enemy. Wade into him. Spill his blood! When you put your hand.... into a bunch of goo that twenty years ago was his healthy liver, you'll know you did the right thing."

Georgie Patton
 
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Unclebaldrick

Unclebaldrick

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Dr. Jon said:
Hello;
OK, admittedly I'm a new guy here. The down side of that is I don't know all the history. The upside is I'm not invested in all the history, one way or another. Here's my $0.02, and older members feel free to set me straight.

In just a few months on RIU, the tone of many posts has degenerated to the point where it's hard to even follow. Much of it lately is just bickering, hostility, and petty insults. As I said, I don't know the history, so I wouldn't presume to say who's at fault or why.

My impression when I joined was that it was an online forum for people knowledgeable about marijuana use, growing, etc. I thought it was primarily intended, as many of these forums are, as a place for fellowship with like-minded people, and exchange of information, given that there is a lot of knowledge represented here. The wonderful thing about online forums is that you can post a question, and someone, somewhere likely knows the answer. Healthy, even spirited, debate on various topics is worthwhile. I often learn a lot from reading opposing viewpoints. However, as is often said in my profession, you can disagree without being disagreeable.

In even just these few months, I have noticed a fair number of people leaving the forums because of this trend. For the good of everyone involved in RIU, wouldn't it be better to have everyone involved take a deep breath, and tone down the rhetoric a bit? The nice part about a fairly anonymous online forum is that if you don't care for someone's attitude, approach, style, beliefs or whatever, YOU AREN'T REQUIRED TO INTERACT WITH THEM! If they post something you don't care for, so what? Does that really impact your daily life? Are they likely to show up at your house to debate you? I have often found that my own mental health improves if I just disengage from conflict like this. Say "what an idiot" in your head, then move on. Your psychiatrist will thank you, and you'll save a ton of money on anti-anxiety meds.

At any rate, without casting aspersions on any individual, here's hoping we can move RIU on from this pettiness, and return it to being a fun, educational community.

OK, now feel free to bash me, if that's what has to happen.
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One other thing... Not to put too fine a point on it, but "ignoring" is just not in my nature. Whatever that makes you think of me, I accept it because it is the way I am. I sincerely (no bullshit) hope that it doesn't fuck up your experience but if you are asking me to change my nature it isn't going to happen.

I have had brush ups with quite a few regulars be we get through it. But what would have happened if we just "ignored" it when Hitler bombed Pearl Harbor?

Seriously, I get your point. But we are not all you.
 
UncleReemis

UncleReemis

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For starters, how about getting rid of mainliners accounts as soon as they are noticed. That must be too much to ask even though my one and only sock account was toasted on day one.

I don't wanna hear about how someone might not actually be mainliner. It's very obvious and if someone innocent get's canned... well, sometimes small sacrifices must be made for the greater good.
 
Unclebaldrick

Unclebaldrick

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UncleReemis said:
For starters, how about getting rid of mainliners accounts as soon as they are noticed. That must be too much to ask even though my one and only sock account was toasted on day one.

I don't wanna hear about how someone might not actually be mainliner. It's very obvious and if someone innocent get's canned... well, sometimes small sacrifices must be made for the greater good.
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We are fighting another, much more important force... @rollitup . He has said as much. Axing for stinkliners banning isn't sitting well with him. Bad strategy. Best to flatter him.

I dig the way he does business though. It's quite a place he has here, totally unspoiled.

But that rug really brought the room together.
 
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Final Phase

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I agree with your words Dr. Jon. I've been here for a few months... There are Trolls everywhere online. We can't stop them nor do I wish to try.

Three years ago I was at this site and left due to complications with my health. I was known as Medicine4me.

I came back now because my health is better and I'm having fun growing again!

I can roll with the best punches... We can only do the best we can and that will be okay...

No world wars are started here... we will survive and continue to be part of a very cool place. RIU - YOU ROCK!
 
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Unclebaldrick

Unclebaldrick

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Final Phase said:
I agree with your words Dr. Jon. I've been here for a few months... There are Trolls everywhere online. We can't stop them nor do I wish to try.

Three years ago I was at this site and left due to complications with my health. I was known as Medicine4me.

I came back now because my health is better and I'm having fun growing again!

I can roll with the best punches... We can only do the best we can and that will be okay...

No world wars are started here... we will survive and continue to be part of a very cool place. RIU - YOU ROCK!
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So few Quatloos, so many worth combatants. I salute you.

200 Quatloos
 
ODanksta

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Once again mods can see the location of the user, so if mainliner did make a new account mods will know..

But I think mods may indeed know stinkyliner is him, but lets look to why he was banned anyways. I do know GNW had given him warning but sunni banned him for spamming.

As annoying as he maybe, you can not ban someone for being annoying..

I feel RIU prides itself on not being over modrated, which is a good thing.
 
Unclebaldrick

Unclebaldrick

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ODanksta said:
Once again mods can see the location of the user, so if mainliner did make a new account mods will know..

But I think mods may indeed know stinkyliner is him, but lets look to why he was banned anyways. I do know GNW had given him warning but sunni banned him for spamming.

As annoying as he maybe, you can not ban someone for being annoying..

I feel RIU prides itself on not being over modrated, which is a good thing.
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Yeah, but I can think of a lot of folks that got banned and popped up under a really obvious sock account without any trouble. I think RIU is being consistent. This is a struggle we must fight on our own...

Keep calm and keep hitting the insipid little asshole. If some of us get banned in the process we will just respawn and keep on fighting. I know that the burden will be hard. I know that he is an important cog in an emerging RIU competitor. I know is is on the board of a registered company. But we must prevail or a permanent darkness will descent over the interwebs.

We must make him want to never come back here again. This is what Rollitup wants!
 
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