Wow - potential character assasination attempt!

Chris Maunder

There's a split on that. When I changed it back to the current there were lots of 'Yay - this is much better'. Maybe we can have an icon comp. (or maybe I can get back to important stuff and stop procrastinating

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Leslie Sanford

leckey wrote:

But for someone to directly bring it back here (I'm not worried about the other thread because that was pretty neutral to start) just puts me in a position that I didn't want to be in the first place.

I think you'll always have this problem. In your signature, you describe your blog content:

leckey wrote:

CP Offenders: Over 50 offenders and growing! Current rant: "Me thinks CP needs an application process!"

You reference CP directly. So in other words, if it's fair game for you to mention CP related stuff in your blog, others will consider it fair game to mention your blog content here. I don't see any way of avoiding that, especially since the list seems to be provocative to some/many here.

Mustafa Ismail Mustafa · Citizen 20.1.01

I agree with you on this whole heartedly Shog, but in Leckey's defense she wasn't the one that moved the battleground from there to here. I'm not blaming the thread starter for doing so, he just pointed it out.

Shog9 wrote:

I'm sorry, but i really don't see how this helps anything

It does feel frustrating. Last year, I attempted to be active in the forums but I gave up after a few months because, as you said, its incredible the lameness of some of these questions. So I moved on. For leckey, this is just venting off some steam on her home ground no less.

Shog9 wrote:

But there is no arguing with one who lacks understanding, or chiding one who lacks shame. You only dishonor yourself in trying.

Totally, but dishonoring yourself is a tad harsh don't you think? I agree with you on the principle, but I can see the attraction.

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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

Hans Dietrich wrote:

Come on, guys, let's move on.

That's asking a lot of some people here unfortunately :(

"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon

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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

Totally, but dishonoring yourself is a tad harsh don't you think?

No.

Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

I agree with you on the principle, but I can see the attraction.

So can i. I've fallen victim to the same temptation plenty of times, and don't doubt that it'll happen again - but that doesn't make it right.

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leckey 0

I don't eat ham. :sigh:

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leckey 0

No you're not and Nish should have realized that.

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Oakman

Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

That's asking a lot of some people here unfortunately

Let's go back to talking about mice

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Dan Neely

or a bludgeon with a clue bat smilie.

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Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

I wish one of those threads would just grow to insane proportions. That would be fun

"Every time Lotus Notes starts up, somewhere a puppy, a kitten, a lamb, and a baby seal are killed. Lotus Notes is a conspiracy by the forces of Satan to drive us over the brink into madness. The CRC-32 for each file in the installation includes the numbers 666." Gary Wheeler "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon

Lost User

You got my 5. My wife brought home a fine bag of honey ham a few minutes ago. It's lunch time! Cheers, Drew.

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Feel free to talk about my hamster - it's soft and furry.

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Reynolds Glisner

I wouldn't take her list too seriously as its probably just her time of the month again.... :laugh:

Oakman

Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

Feel free to talk about my hamster - it's soft and furry.

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Oakman

Seems to me that Nish chose to start a flame war rather than solve the problem, then. Too bad.

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Chris Meech

Trying to make the list I see.

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Oakman wrote:

TMI [Dead]

LOL! WAAAAAYY too funny! :laugh:

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cp9876

Nishant Sivakumar wrote:

First, I've got to admit that I find this whole CP-offender list to be extremely juvenile, ridiculous and distasteful

and I would add stupid. It is stupid firstly because one of the key reasons for the success of CP is that the site rewards the behaviour that benefits the site, and ignores / discourages unhelpful behaviour. The self regulating forums are brilliant. By providing ANY recognition of bad behaviour (apart from simply ignoring it or marking particularly bad postings as abuse) will provide incentive to seek this recognition. It is stupid secondly because it achieves nothing. If someone really wants to behave in this way they are not going to be at all worried about a posting on some insignificant blog. It is stupid thirdly because if these folk really do upset Leckey, the worst she can do is to let them know about it. It is no different to training puppies (or in her case cats), rewarding bad behaviour with attention simply encourages more bad behaviour. Finally, it is stupid because she is making judgements of people on the most minimal of information and she may not be right. CP is all about tolerance and providing good advice. I know this may not sound very tolerant, but I hope it is good advice. [edit] and for the intolerant and a more variable quality of advice there is the Soapbox! [/edit]

Peter "Until the invention of the computer, the machine gun was the device that enabled humans to make the most mistakes in the smallest amount of time."

modified on Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:11 PM

Oakman · modified on Thursday, May 8, 2008 9:11 PM

cp9876 wrote:

and for the intolerant and a more variable quality of advice there is the Soapbox!

which is where this, and Nish's entire rant, should have been posted.

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