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I'd say it's safe to say we've once again peeked and are going into another calm valley in our cyclical Hatracker's way. So, what damage has been done? Who left? Who thought about leaving? Whose embarrassed about there member number? We need to know who we offended off the face of the earth so we understand what issues we need to work out.
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I'm almost done with the gay threads because there's little left to say and no one is listening to each other (generally), but I think we're okay. Did anyone leave permanently. I know John L declared that he did, but that lasted (as could be expected) slightly less than 24 hours. I did get to witness Zal very distinctly NOT tell me to be quiet, but I have a feeling he wanted to. *frown*
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Oh, and the exchange with John L falls under the "members with member numbers under 1000 can say anything they want to each other" rule.
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I left for a few hours to calm down, and to hug my kids and play with them when I got upset on one gay marriage thread, but that was it.
I'm done with them now too. Feel free to call me a bigot and a hypocrite on any gay marriage thread, I won't see it. Posts: 14428 | Registered: Aug 2001
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Ah, katharina -- no frowns. I wasn't frowning when I posted. I said what I wanted to say in the way that I wanted to say it. I swear I wasn't just being politic or thinking 'shut up' in my head.
Now if you are frowning because your not pleased that I entered the fray, well, hey, I can't let all you people think that I'm perfectly placid 24-7. The pciture of civility. I got to mix it up a bit. Keep from being typecast, channel my inner-Lalo if you will. Or won't. I'm thinking -- won't.
EDIT: all that and I drop a vowel from your name (now fixed). Hmmmm. Maybe I was about to fly off the handle.
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I was able to severely limit my posting Saturday and Sunday. But I'm back off the wagon. Still, it gave me pause to see that my post count is now not much under Amka's.
Also, a couple/few weeks ago ak was talking about how things used to be, you couldn't hit refresh and see five new replies beat yours into the thread. It caused me to consider how much better post quality would be if we knew that was how our opinion would be weighed for the next 24 hours.
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There appears to be an overabundance of newbies. Is it possible that that's partially related to the article? Or just that comic strip?
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And Phanto is one huggy newbie! Or else he just means "hey you" by the parentheses that we use here for ((((hugs)))). I thought hugs were netwide, though. Anyone else ever see this usage?
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I have some admitting to do. I have thought about it over the last little while and I need to express my feelings. Since I came back to Hatrack last year, I've come to really feel for the people that post here. Some of the newbies might see this and totally think that I'm just the weirdest dude there is. But, I have to say it.
First, I hope that katharina never leaves. For some reason I just can't imagine staying here if kat happened to drop off the face of the earth. She doesn't really address me directly a whole lot, but she is strong in her beliefs and is willing to fight for them. I think she is very noble for that and without her, the board would suffer tremendously.
Second, BannaOj. What can I say, she's fixing my Care Bear after my dog ate it. She says that it's the only thing she can do to help a person in uniform and she acts like it's nothing. But, it really means a lot to me and I'd like to thank her publicly for being as selfless as she is.
Third, Dan_Raven and Bob_Scopatz (sp?) In my head the two of them go hand in hand. I've said it before and even started a thread thanking Bob. I think they are another very big contributor to the board. I hope that someday I can mean as much to someone as they mean to me.
Fourth, the newbies. Though they're fun to pick on sometimes, some of them show a lot of class. It has become sort of a sport to see which newbies are worth listening to.
I wish I could go through the whole list of people I admire on the board and thank them, but I've already lost a good chunk of productivity today. I have a lot of paperwork to log, so I've got to get to it. So, thanks everyone! You've made a permanent fixture out of me. No matter how good or bad that is.
I just saw this. Good heavens, I LOVE it when you post, and I like my friends to call me on things when I need it. I will listen, I promise. I won't listen to anyone that isn't, which led me to promise myself that I'll listen to those who are.
I was frowning because...I've heard "I'm not going to say shut up, but I sure want to." before, and I'm prickly about it. I'm sorry. I believe you when you say that wasn't in your head.
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