quote:That is correct. Often when a thread gets too heated, I just back out of it. I enjoy discussion, but I don't enjoy arguing. Just because I don't respond to somebody doens't mean I don't have a response. It's not a competition to see who can win.
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Oh, I liked your post. There's a tone that says I am joking/making light. And there's a tone that says I hate/dislike you as a person and am posting my opinion of you.
Now I am the Flamboyant Chad!
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[wistfully considers the fair and the not-fair, the being and the nothingness which are too abstract to be visible to the naked eye (oh, if only one had a can of spray-paint!)]
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saxon needs to grow some self esteem. the only times he's not charming are when he's whining about not being charming.
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So, celia, would you prefer that the next time you call me I just let the awkward silences stand instead of filling them by talking about how awkward I am? Personally, I think the latter is funnier (and you were laughing), but I'm pretty good at not talking. In fact, I'm apparently charming enough that I can be charming without talking at all.
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No one has ever, ever said that to me. I'm scared. I truly believe you can do it.
I want one brownie for each picture.
*pat-pat don't worry, I don't have enough money right now to buy anything let alone gorgeous pictures of some scary lady and her husband*
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[I edit for you, my little bon-bon. It was the most vicerally ghastly image from a movie I'd ever seen, impossible to forget. I almost threw up in the theatre. I'd never do that. But I would try to walk backward in time, just for the heck of it. Totally irresponsible. ]
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I was young and gullible once, and I had an older brother. This is not a good combination. He convinced me that there was a mirrorworld in the looking glass (after we'd read Alice's Adventures), where I could pass in and the Alternate Sara would jump in and take my place, leaving me free to read and play all day.
Luckily, he had a conscience, and he stopped me from jumping off the couch straight at the mirror. I've always wondered, though, what would have really happened.
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I had a mean cousin who told me scary stories. She lived in an attic room. She told me there was an old lady that lived in there. The old lady came out at night and used her brush. She even showed me the long supposedly gray strands of hair.
It never dawned on me at the time that the old lady's hair could have very well been Rachel's blonde hair.
See...that's not even that scary and it certainly isn't that believable and yet I still get a little nervous in attics.
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Ok, now that this thread has deteriorated into fluff, I can meaninglessly defend my statements. Firstly, Chad's posts are either intentionally inflamatory, or display a remarkable lack of reflective thought. I'll give Chad the benefit of the doubt and assume that he's not as thoughtless as I have previously assumed, and that he is merely seeking attention, a sin we are all occationally guilty of, but perhaps not to the same extent.
I also think it's possible to be a troll unknowingly here. This is because trolling is the status quo in alot of places, and Hatrack tries to be different. Therefore, what is perfectly acceptable on Fark would be abborrent here.
As for the comparisons to Thor, I think that's somewhat unfair to Thor. While he may have been deservedly banned in the past, now his occationally trollish posting doesn't have much of a negative impact on the board. His "Which drug users are our enemies?" thread was inflamatory to begin with, but when I tried to steer it into a serious debate about drug policy, he didn't try to bring himself back to the center of attention by continuing to post incendiary comments. Considering the thread was Thor's and the topic is an important one for him, I think it displays restraint that Chad currently lacks.
The thread that prompted me to post this was "One Nation, Under Whom?" I would normally have wanted to post in that thread, but the thread was not about the pledge of allegience or the relationship between religion and the state, the thread was about Chad, and whattever he had to say. His posts were frequently angry and more than a few are rather incoherent. He refuses to respond in a meaningful way to what others have to say. His behavior is not unsual for many places online, but I like Hatrack because it's different. It's exceptional in that. To give an example of what Chad has said that is corroding meaningful debate on this forum:
quote:Also "Aids Research" is paid for with Tax Money, but is pretty much a 100% eradicable disease. But people aren't willing to do what it takes to beat it. It's "Find a cure for me" because no one likes being told to change their lifestyle.
And in response to people who pointed out kids are born with the disease:
quote: Your mother won't have it if she doesn't have sex with anyone that has it and if she doesn't use drugs.
In response to someone mentioning a friend with Aids:
quote: Also, did your friend get it from transfusion, or lifestyle choice (sex/drugs)? Just wondering.
Read the thread. His habit of quoting people out of context and ignoring the substance of their argument is a classic trolling strategy.
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I'd never do that. But I would try to walk backward in time, just for the heck of it. Totally irresponsible. 
