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Posted on 10/26/2009 4:32:01 PM PDT by Admin Moderator
Lucianne has to be the buggiest forums I’ve ever seen. (at that, it isn’t even working right now).. Its too bad she bailed here over her little soap opera thing with drudge.
Perhaps I am blurring the distinction between name calling and profanity (which I view as equivalent). The foaming at the mouth hatred directed at Mrs. Obama seems the same as Hillary! got. I made the same observation then, that I make now - there's no need to name call, their actions speak for themselves.
I probably made hundreds of parody graphics of Hillary but never saw the meanness of speech that I see now.
There's always a tendency in online forums to look back to the period near when one signed on as "The Golden Age". At least that's what I've observed.
If I complain it's because I never want to see that happen here.
Ditto. I happen to think we're better than that. Thanks for the link. I guess I will start banging on the abuse button a bit more, no matter how much I hate doing it.
Be nice to newbies. Be polite to everyone.
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Most of all, enjoy your time here!
I wasn't raised that way and don't desire to change. My parody gifs are my way of doing things. Shoot, I may be on ‘some’ list by now, lol.
“I have to say when I joined, I read ...a lot first. “
I lurked for two years before posting—1998-2000. Then I registered and posted.
As far as netiquette goes, I learned on Usenet in the early 90’s. Talk about flame wars! No moderation at all—only embarrassment and ridicule and the kill file kept trolls in line.
LOL!
[Lucianne has to be the buggiest forums I’ve ever seen.]
Lol, I’ve gone there to read but it’s like ‘everyone talking to themselves’ over there!
Unfriendly waters with storms on the horizon...
Tell me you don’t get headaches form the evolution-creationism threads?
IBTZ!
Oh, wait...
“You’d be surprised what gets posted on the anti-McCain/anti-Romney/anti-RINO threads. LOL”
Not after seeing post 220 ;-)
Lol, that may be true. I thought PIAPS [Pig In A Pant Suit] was about the worst we said, but may be forgetting.
I DO believe we have an influx of many very young FReepers, who are a bit more wordy. That's just my opinion from what I see and I am here every day.
The Mod said to hit abuse on bad language, they don't want it here either.
Well said. I couldn’t agree more.
LOL...
Need to add Romney...
I’m curious. How does one determine what party one is associated with from the words, “held my nose?” Last I saw, there’s no party mentioned in that phrase.
I encourage all to vote the best they can in the primary, then the most prudent in the general election. That is what I and many others did once Sarah Palin was brought onto the ticket last year.
I see no problem with that.
Very true! I had welcome messages in FRmail, but didn't know about FRmail and it was a month before I nosed around and found them. LOL!
Ping lists were very confusing to me, too. Some were putting me on them and I didn't know what to do with them. ;*)
And Gingrich. And Steele.
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