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Dang it AMC beat me to it. I was going to remind the group that my Aardvark post was deleted and every time I spice things up one person spoils it for everybody else and starts a b**ch fest. On a side note I think I saw El Batcho getting chased by two very horny Aardvarks, I think he might need a hand there Lycia. :p
[quote]Originally posted by ßracius:
<strong>Dang it AMC beat me to it. I was going to remind the group that my Aardvark post was deleted and every time I spice things up one person spoils it for everybody else and starts a b**ch fest. On a side note I think I saw El Batcho getting chased by two very horny Aardvarks, I think he might need a hand there Lycia. :p </strong><hr></blockquote>
Maybe we bitch, but it's at you and not your post. This is what we need more of. More bitching at each other but not from others who want to whine about things to the mods. I like your posts, though I don't totally agree with you. Keep it up.
There's so many different types of people who post here. There's lots and lots of political correctness in some people, lots and lots of defiance and rebellion in others, a tid bit of sensibility in some, and some wisdom thrown in here and there. The PC's (political correctness people) beat up on the rebel's, the rebels beat up on the PC's, the wise try to find common resolve, the sensible try to find compromise, but in the end, it doesn't really matter.
I could post something that seems great to one user, but another user might be offended, or think it's stupid what I posted. I could post something, and one user might reply with, "LOL" and another user could reply with some long-winded explanation of why they disagree or agree with me. And all the while, there's the one liners thrown in along with the negativity and resentment reply's. The list just goes on and on.
Really, the bottom line is this: If your life revolves around Windrivers that much where it's upsetting you (not singling anyone out, just a general statement) that someone posted happy birthday, then you've got some serious issues to work out. Find a hobby or something. If you're a user that doesn't want to partake in Windrivers posting anymore, then leave. Very easy to do. If you want to post, then post. If you've made a friend from Windrivers, then keep in contact with that specific person.
If someone posts a topic, "My desk is brown", then I'll just skip it, and move on to the next one. It really is that easy. And to those who miss the wit and character of past users, or present users who don't post as often, then find character deep within yourself and rise up and show it off. I don't dwell on the past, I look forward to the future. And if I don't like something I see, hear, read, or otherwise, I turn it off, walk away, or move on. If it's affects me enough, I'll make my stand and then be done with it. If it requires arguing, I'll do it. I won't even take it personally. I've said it before, and I'll say it again,.. Without conflict, we'd all be pretty bored. But to sit around whining about it, and doing absolutely nothing to resolve it,... No,.. That's not me. Just my 2 cents.
I noticed a definite downslide due to all this terrorist stuff. I think we need to fight back. Santa had the right idea. Unfortunately, Osama didn't come out to play... :(
http://www.blurofinsanity.com/blurimages/santa2001.jpg
[quote]Originally posted by WebHead:
<strong>Really, the bottom line is this: If your life revolves around Windrivers that much where it's upsetting you (not singling anyone out, just a general statement) that someone posted happy birthday, then you've got some serious issues to work out. Find a hobby or something. If you're a user that doesn't want to partake in Windrivers posting anymore, then leave. Very easy to do. If you want to post, then post. If you've made a friend from Windrivers, then keep in contact with that specific person.
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I'd have quoted your entire post and supported your thoughts with a resounding HERE, HERE!!! but decided to highlight the bottom line as I've always seen it..... :cool:
[quote]Originally posted by Sowulo:
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I'd have quoted your entire post and supported your thoughts with a resounding HERE, HERE!!! but decided to highlight the bottom line as I've always seen it..... :cool: </strong><hr></blockquote>
I thought you might like that. :)
[quote]Originally posted by WebHead:
<strong>There's so many different types of people who post here. There's lots and lots of political correctness in some people, lots and lots of defiance and rebellion in others, a tid bit of sensibility in some, and some wisdom thrown in here and there. The PC's (political correctness people) beat up on the rebel's, the rebels beat up on the PC's, the wise try to find common resolve, the sensible try to find compromise, but in the end, it doesn't really matter.
I could post something that seems great to one user, but another user might be offended, or think it's stupid what I posted. I could post something, and one user might reply with, "LOL" and another user could reply with some long-winded explanation of why they disagree or agree with me. And all the while, there's the one liners thrown in along with the negativity and resentment reply's. The list just goes on and on.
Really, the bottom line is this: If your life revolves around Windrivers that much where it's upsetting you (not singling anyone out, just a general statement) that someone posted happy birthday, then you've got some serious issues to work out. Find a hobby or something. If you're a user that doesn't want to partake in Windrivers posting anymore, then leave. Very easy to do. If you want to post, then post. If you've made a friend from Windrivers, then keep in contact with that specific person.
If someone posts a topic, "My desk is brown", then I'll just skip it, and move on to the next one. It really is that easy. And to those who miss the wit and character of past users, or present users who don't post as often, then find character deep within yourself and rise up and show it off. I don't dwell on the past, I look forward to the future. And if I don't like something I see, hear, read, or otherwise, I turn it off, walk away, or move on. If it's affects me enough, I'll make my stand and then be done with it. If it requires arguing, I'll do it. I won't even take it personally. I've said it before, and I'll say it again,.. Without conflict, we'd all be pretty bored. But to sit around whining about it, and doing absolutely nothing to resolve it,... No,.. That's not me. Just my 2 cents.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sorry Sowulo...the entire quote needs to be posted... ...I'm glad to be the one to paste "THE BEST DAMN POST" I've seen here since I joined.
kudos Webhead.
Good call opiate. To tell you the truth, I was thinking that myself just a couple of days ago. My time spent here has drastically decreased in the past few weeks for the same reason that you listed. But on the other hand, meaningfull stuff just doesn't happen everyday, and people don't think about the big stuff every day. It is just the way things are. Give it time, I am sure things will take a turn.
[quote]Originally posted by WebHead:
<strong>There's so many different types of people who post here. There's lots and lots of political correctness in some people, lots and lots of defiance and rebellion in others, a tid bit of sensibility in some, and some wisdom thrown in here and there. The PC's (political correctness people) beat up on the rebel's, the rebels beat up on the PC's, the wise try to find common resolve, the sensible try to find compromise, but in the end, it doesn't really matter.
I could post something that seems great to one user, but another user might be offended, or think it's stupid what I posted. I could post something, and one user might reply with, "LOL" and another user could reply with some long-winded explanation of why they disagree or agree with me. And all the while, there's the one liners thrown in along with the negativity and resentment reply's. The list just goes on and on.
Really, the bottom line is this: If your life revolves around Windrivers that much where it's upsetting you (not singling anyone out, just a general statement) that someone posted happy birthday, then you've got some serious issues to work out. Find a hobby or something. If you're a user that doesn't want to partake in Windrivers posting anymore, then leave. Very easy to do. If you want to post, then post. If you've made a friend from Windrivers, then keep in contact with that specific person.
If someone posts a topic, "My desk is brown", then I'll just skip it, and move on to the next one. It really is that easy. And to those who miss the wit and character of past users, or present users who don't post as often, then find character deep within yourself and rise up and show it off. I don't dwell on the past, I look forward to the future. And if I don't like something I see, hear, read, or otherwise, I turn it off, walk away, or move on. If it's affects me enough, I'll make my stand and then be done with it. If it requires arguing, I'll do it. I won't even take it personally. I've said it before, and I'll say it again,.. Without conflict, we'd all be pretty bored. But to sit around whining about it, and doing absolutely nothing to resolve it,... No,.. That's not me. Just my 2 cents.</strong><hr></blockquote>
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I couldn't have said it better myself
Excellent WebHead, just Excellent. The one thing that keeps wandering through my head though. A lot of people keep talking about "The good old days" and how people now are creating the "I just made my XXX number post" If Im not mistaken, werent there Toga parties in "The Ole Days" for such events?? Sure, they were for 1000 posts, but there were still parties.
[quote]Originally posted by cc_penguin:
<strong>Excellent WebHead, just Excellent. The one thing that keeps wandering through my head though. A lot of people keep talking about "The good old days" and how people now are creating the "I just made my XXX number post" If Im not mistaken, werent there Toga parties in "The Ole Days" for such events?? Sure, they were for 1000 posts, but there were still parties.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Yes, and there were far more, "this is my XXX post" topics a year ago....
"The good old days" are for people too wrapped up in the past to enjoy the present....
Too much of this and one day you wake up; wonder where the time has gone; struggle to come up with having anything good to remember; and your friends and family painfully begin to acknowledge you're just a bitter old fart that no one enjoys spending time with anymore.....
[quote]Originally posted by Sowulo:
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Yes, and there were far more, "this is my XXX post" topics a year ago....
"The good old days" are for people too wrapped up in the past to enjoy the present....
Too much of this and one day you wake up; wonder where the time has gone; struggle to come up with having anything good to remember; and your friends and family painfully begin to acknowledge you're just a bitter old fart that no one enjoys spending time with anymore.....</strong><hr></blockquote>
Oh, yeah. People are still hung up on the number of posts, like their ability to post tidbits here and there are really important. Like this...I'm...doing...oh, never mind... :rolleyes:
[quote]Originally posted by Quiet Thunder:
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You're exactly right here Cuervo. I mean, I havn't been around all that long, but look not at who's posting, but who isn't posting.
DW and Cobra's gone, Cuervo, Grover, Dr J, Elbatcho and others have all not been around as much as they used to. There's a new group of people in here, and let's face it, they arn't posting with as much interesting topics/replys as there used to be. The creativity and imagination has left this place, and it's pretty sad, but it's life. People move on. The site's still going, but really, we'll get one, maybe two days a week where there's a lot of posting. Just look at some of the dates on the main page. There's topics which havn't been touched in months. Guess people are just getting more Oxygen and Sun now a days, or are working more, or something, but a lot of the heavy hitters have been gone. Shoot, I reacked up almost 1,000 posts in a couple of months at another site before it closed down, because I found the site interesting, but here I barely post. Just not much to post about anymore. Everything's been said or done.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Things come and go, lets face it on the other site we were all posting up a storm, but soon things change and it closed, I never really left WD I just stoped posting, I got sick of the whining and the complaints, it just lost it's luster. I am trying to post more, but sometimes I feel that people aren't reading anyones post just waiting to see if they are quoted. We have all grown in the last six months and sometimes it hard to be the clown all the time. I think what I am trying to say is that I am back, not going anywhere soon. I think that in time the whole Evil Inc crew will be back, it's truly hard to stay away from somthing you like. As for myself I do have lots of work todo, I have been premouted to Network design and infrastructure lead. Our company is going though a merger and we are moving buildings as well as tripling our server load. So if you don't see me for day's on end it means I am working and not hidding. Like anything else we all go though growing pains and changes happen, people come and go and like I said in another post we spend our whole lifes saying good bye, it always hurts and always sucks.
[quote]Originally posted by ElBatcho:
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Things come and go, lets face it on the other site we were all posting up a storm, but soon things change and it closed, I never really left WD I just stoped posting, I got sick of the whining and the complaints, it just lost it's luster. I am trying to post more, but sometimes I feel that people aren't reading anyones post just waiting to see if they are quoted. We have all grown in the last six months and sometimes it hard to be the clown all the time. I think what I am trying to say is that I am back, not going anywhere soon. I think that in time the whole Evil Inc crew will be back, it's truly hard to stay away from somthing you like. As for myself I do have lots of work todo, I have been premouted to Network design and infrastructure lead. Our company is going though a merger and we are moving buildings as well as tripling our server load. So if you don't see me for day's on end it means I am working and not hidding. Like anything else we all go though growing pains and changes happen, people come and go and like I said in another post we spend our whole lifes saying good bye, it always hurts and always sucks.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Elbatcho,.. I once again salute you! :)
[quote]Originally posted by WebHead:
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Elbatcho,.. I once again salute you! :) </strong><hr></blockquote>
Thank you sir and I accept your salute and return the chimp equvialant.