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Yes, but will you be staticky? I hate it when I go to pet my kitty and get zapped by random electricity. Posts: 3141 | Registered: Apr 2000
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quote:Kat was not the first one to be condescending with regards to the name issue.
You're going to have to take my word for it, but I've never misspelled someone's name on purpose. The only time I changed someone's name on purpose to try and annoy them was saxon75! Added: And that was trying to be funny.
I'm just a very, very bad speller. *sigh* And that time I was even trying. I was proud for remembering the N went at the end.
Ayelar, I have no memory of you expressing displeasure over being called the initials that your username comes from. As I KNOW I can spell that, and it's shorter, that's what I used when I wrote in a hurry. *raises palms in air* I've edited stuff in that thread, but only to add. I haven't edited the spelling of anyone's name.
This is so wildly out of nowhere I'm trying to figure what the heck is going on. I mean, it CAN'T be the name thing. People misspell my name ALL THE TIME and it bugs me, but not this much. Something has inspired an attempt at character assasination. What's going on?
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How did you misspell my name in the instance you're talking about? I don't remember. I hope it was more clever than suxon75, though.
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As questionable as it may sound, some people use "poo" as an endearment, I imagine it's derived from "boo" A former co-worker used to call me that all the time and after the first couple of "what did she just call me" reactions, I was fine with it. But I definitely understand people not liking it and I would never call anyone that.
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Katharina, I guess one of the reasons why mispelling a name after someone specifies that they are sensitive on the issue bothers me is because it APPEARS inconsiderate, even if it really isn't. To me this is extremely inconsistent (I won't go as far as saying hypcritical) with your testimony as someone of the LDS faith. This is simply someone from the outside looking in, but I've come to expect a higher standard of behavior from LDS people after partipating in this forum.
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I'm really, really not trying to spell someone's name wrong. I knew Ayelar got her name from her initials, that's easier to write, and I missed her saying she didn't like being called that. I was really, really trying to spell Suneun's name right. I was so careful about the N at the end I missed the middle. I don't want to be in a catfight. I'm not sure how I ended up in one, although I do apologize about the demand for a compliment. Poor impulse control, and part of my brain (the evil part) thought it would be funny.
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I believe you that it is an accident. The thing is it happens repeatedly.
I was just trying to explain the reason why it bothers me. I mean, if it was someone you were inviting to church, wouldn't you bend over backward to get the name right? But it seems (note the seems, I'm not saying it is your intent) that you won't extend the courtesy to someone who disagrees with you. This is why I see them getting upset.
Apparently my screen name is easy to remember, which I find horribly funny because it is a derivative of my real name which always gets screwed up in real life.
Banna: Have I ever told you the story about the time I saw someone on campus, invited him to come to church, and it turned out he lived on the other side of town, was taught by the other missionaries, and was getting baptized next week after we'd invited him to church the month before?
Guy: "I already go. Don't you remember me?" Me: "Um...." Guy: "It's Alex. You invited me last month - I'm getting baptized on Saturday?"
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Oy. I mess up people's screennames all the time. Misspell them or abbreviate them. I don't mean to be rude. Just lazy. I type slow and I USUALLY don't have much time to hang on Hatrack. (been under the weather today).
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Actually, nothing ends a fight like sinking your teeth into your opponents throat, and shaking them like a polaroid picture.
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Scott, did you know that shaking a polaroid picture could actually ruin it? I learned that from Outkast too. Posts: 6367 | Registered: Aug 2003
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Why are there HUGS in this thread? GAK! This is a CATFIGHT thread. I want to see blood and fur flying. Keep your hugs confined to sweeter threads.
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I'm really getting sick and tired of my deep posts being ignored--that damn essay has answered so many of the questions put up in the homosexuality threads but most seem content to either ignore it or not read it at all or pretend it didn't exist.
Once I posted an important resource link, only to have no one (on the opposing side) address it for four pages, even though it very-much had to do with the subject matter at hand.
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quote: I think you called me poo once. Which really is offensive. Someone did.
I have to say that I think a nickname of 'poo' would be really amusing as long as I was the one who didn't have that nickname. Posts: 13123 | Registered: Feb 2002
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You know what, no one gets to complain about their posts getting ignored, especially about the homosexuality issue. It seems to be the way of things here at Hatrack, on both sides.
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Screw you, telling me that I can't complain. My posts and Suneun's and Bob's have addressed many of the issues brought up and have gone largely either ignored or unacknowledged by the anti-gay-marriage crowd.
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I guess I needed a smiley there, I was kidding about being offended. Though this ID was chosen during a member number race (which I obviously lost), so not deeply thought out.
My mother in law, however, was not allowed to read or talk about Winnie the Pooh growing up. Just the tip of the iceberg.
Which essay, mack? I kind of had my fill of arguing last night or I'd just check Hobbes thread or the Rejoice in love thread.
Edit: I was writing this while you two posted, now I sound like Counselor Troi or something.
quote:Screw you, telling me that I can't complain. My posts and Suneun's and Bob's have addressed many of the issues brought up and have gone largely either ignored or unacknowledged by the anti-gay-marriage crowd.
Screw you right back. I can say the same thing about my posts on the subject. So can a lot of other people.
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I rarely read essays that are linked. When on Hatrack, I want to know what other Hatrackers think, so unless it's a summary of a study and I want to corroborate the poster's interpretation, I almost never follow links. If it has a cogent argument, then the poster can summarize it.
I also don't expect people to follow any links I post, although I rarely do it unless someone asks for an official interpretation of something.
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