Idle thought, tone of recent posts.

Hookabelly said:

why can't the Cannabis Cafe have a no holds barred forum? I'm on another (non weed) site where after a short period you pm the mod and ask to be allowed into the "anything goes" room or whatever it's called.

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Yessica... said:

Are we talking FULL NUDITY?

It seems to be anything goes in here, except nudity.

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Hookabelly said:

I guess, but I meant anything as in mods can't delete stuff, any harsh posts, arguments, etc.

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Hookabelly said:

I guess, but I meant anything as in mods can't delete stuff, any harsh posts, arguments, etc.

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Yessica... said:

Mods delete arguments?

I think it's usually easy to avoid a fight in a thread. You see it happening, you stay away. Unless you feel like being a little Chirpie.

I'd be more interested in being able to post nudity in a certain thread. I don't care too much about other people's arguments.

Cept they sure are fun to watch sometimes. When people are being clever.

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ODanksta said:

Lol, it's called tumblr

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Yessica... said:

I don't tumble.

The internet is FULL of nudity, I get that. Just sometimes, it would be nice to combine weed and nudes.

They go well together, in my opinion.

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ODanksta said:

http://tittyblawg.tumblr.com

http://weed-and-tits.tumblr.com

http://marijuanatits.tumblr.com

http://titsanddrugs.tumblr.com

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Yessica... said:

Sweeeeeeeet.

OMG, Ive never been on Tumbler! This is my first!

I think on The Chive they post stuff from there? Oh, from a place called "Tapiture", or something.

Anywho - thanks for the tumble!!!

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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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charface said:

you can only be excited by transplanting tips for a while.
all forums have people come n go
fuck it.

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Dr. Jon said:

I get that. It's just a shame to let a few people ruin it for the vast majority of the others. My guess is that a lot of new people come to the site, see the tone of recent comments, and just move on to other places.

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Yessica... said:

Bet @Flaming Pie would win!!!

But that dick would have to belong to her hubby, because she's a good girl.

My money is still on Pie.

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Flaming Pie said:

Dang. Tumbler is awesome!!! Must not become addicted. that would be bad.

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