Jim,
Today, while reading a thread on petroleum, I noticed that recently, thackney has been notably absent on those related threads. So I did some sleuthing and found this thread and now I see why.
I propose that you try to get him back, maybe via a trade of some sort. Maybe send DO out to pasture as an enticement, as the value of his/her contributions to FR is miniscule and can’t hold a candle to thackney’s.
It is a crying shame to lose such a resource.
I miss his expert comments as well, but it was his choice to leave, and not to be blamed on anyone else.
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3392456/posts?page=220#220
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VM170, after taking months of abuse here at the hand of the Cruz folks without responding in kind, I had finally had enough.
References to my being raped from behind by my political candidate finally took a toll, along with an assortment of other vile comments.
On the morning after the Cruz Iowa win, the Cruz folks were insufferable here. And so I came up with that graphic to sober some folks up.
Others, not being the victim of the absolutely vile disgusting Cruz insults, had a pretty thin skin when it came to my graphic.
As I said then and I’ll say now, the Cruz folks can dish out the most vile things imaginable, but if we dare post a graphic that simply addresses the attitudes without being vulgar, we’re supposed to be the ones at fault.
If the Cruz folks don’t like being treated that way, they can be kinder to others on the forum.
Since that time Cruz has decided to join the GOPe to defeat Trump, so that a floor fight will ensue at the convention.
The Trump folks had him pegged months ago. I’m sorry the Cruz folks couldn’t see it.
I’m not happy to see Thackney gone, but what did the Cruz folks expect us to do? We’re not their door mats here.
Enough was enough, and I responded.
We’ve had to have a very thick skin here. It’s not too much too expect the other side to also, if that’s how they choose to play.
And frankly, that is how they had chosen to play.
NONE of the Cruz folks urged restraint even after those vulgar posts were pointed out. I couldn’t even get a Cruz person to admit male on male rape was going a bit too far.
In reality, the Cruz folks drove Thackney off. When I responded in a relatively decent manner considering, he left.
I will never sit still while the other side talks of me being raped by the candidate I support, and I don’t think you would either. And then to just roam the forum acting like jerks after the Iowa win, after their guy had won, sorry, one step too far. I tried to be gracious congratulating the Cruz folks for the win. That didn’t help either.
We asked folks to tone it down. We got a great big F U for trying to reason with them. What goes around comes around.
It’s a shame they tangled, and a great loss to FR that thackney left us, but they’re both ghood friends and great long-term loyal posters. DoughtyOne has been a friend and great supporter of FR since before FR even existed. We posted together for two or three years on the old Prodigy News BBS in the late 90’s. No way do I give him a timeout, nor can I step into the middle of their personal disagreements on politics.