Jerky » Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:19 am wrote:Where did the last few posts come from? What spawned such a strange back and forth, from out of the blue?
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Jerky » Sun Apr 21, 2019 11:19 am wrote:Where did the last few posts come from? What spawned such a strange back and forth, from out of the blue?
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Sounder » Sun Apr 21, 2019 10:54 am wrote:The trouble is, they are all the wrong radio stations at the moment. For me,..radio free for over ten years now, but we are social beings and I need a signal from somewhere, and while the static can be ignored, it is still there, and indeed perhaps it will provide a positive service in the end.
My way to cope is to shut the computer and go play The Wind that Shakes the Barley on fiddle. It's a very pretty tune.
Russia-gate has stepped up the level of my fiddle playing several notches.
By Amy Dickinson
April 22 at 12:00 AM
Dear Amy: I love and respect my wife. But we can't converse because she is always talking. When we go out with friends her verbal domination exhausts everyone. She repeats generally well-worn childhood stories. Her style is intense, yet repetitive, and endlessly meandering. She conducts a running monologue when others attempt to get a word in edgewise.
If I have an interesting experience? She jumps in to tell my story. Alone together, she'll ask me a question then respond before I can answer.
Can you discern the root cause of this over-talking behavior? Can you recommend some nonconfrontational encouragements toward conversational calm, or will my meaningful conversations always be found outside my marriage?
Seldom Heard
Seldom Heard: This seems to be an increasingly common frustration.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyl ... 5d07a03397
It should be assumed that this is a place where the dignity and rights of all people are respected.
MacCruiskeen » Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:05 pm wrote:Oh for jesus christ almighty's sake, whose decision was this? ^^ What prompted it? What can possibly justify it? Especially at a time like this?
Elvis??? Who made this call??? Who let this infamous board-destroyer back in, this notorious troll, sneak and flamebaiting fake? Who made this decision to destroy RI General Discussion once and for all? Why, [b]exactly?
Please explain the reasoning behind this, if any, and exactly who was involved in it. (Was Jeff Wells consulted? Was this yet another case of "moderation" by the back door, in secret, via PM or email? Who participated?)
What is going on here?
MacCruiskeen » Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:21 pm wrote:
It beggars belief.MacCruiskeen » Sat Oct 05, 2019 12:05 pm wrote:Oh for jesus christ almighty's sake, whose decision was this? ^^ What prompted it? What can possibly justify it? Especially at a time like this?
Elvis??? Who made this call??? Who let this infamous board-destroyer back in, this notorious troll, sneak and flamebaiting fake? Who made this decision to destroy RI General Discussion once and for all? Why, [b]exactly?
Please explain the reasoning behind this, if any, and exactly who was involved in it. (Was Jeff Wells consulted? Was this yet another case of "moderation" by the back door, in secret, via PM or email? Who participated?)
What is going on here?
Jeff » Sat Oct 05, 2019 6:18 pm wrote:There's no way this won't sound anodyne, but isn't the board big enough for everyone?
I won't pretend to be up to speed on all of the disagreements here, but maybe that's good. The issues are maybe irrelevant to my point, which is that you don't all need to be pals, but maybe you do need to give each other some space.
I don't want anybody banned or the board to be heavily moderated. In return, all I'd like is some basic, online courtesy. Like not flooding someone's thread, or driving discussion off topic, or making vicious personal attacks. That kind of stuff.
Jeff out.
Elvis » Sat Oct 05, 2019 9:17 pm wrote:
I've been busy and away, and checked in about an hour ago.
No one consulted with me on decisions made the last two days. I am as surprised as anyone.
If 82_28 will have the courtesy to reply to my PM, maybe I'll learn what happened.
Jerky » Mon Oct 07, 2019 1:53 am wrote:Do you really think Elvis was consulting with 82_28 when he was doing you and Jack and the other handful of Usual Suspects' bidding, handing out year-long bans and perma-bans to participants here who were "guilty" of doing a tiny fraction of what you and your cohort were doing on pretty much an hourly basis?!
McClesky isn't a one man operation anymore. Get over it. And get over yourself.
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