tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post5428260989939559525..comments2024-01-18T19:54:13.876+11:00Comments on The Other Andrew: Flame WarsThe Other Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-32944419347338776282008-04-30T15:39:00.000+10:002008-04-30T15:39:00.000+10:00John, there are plenty of locats on Ravelry forums...John, there are plenty of locats on Ravelry forums too! It does balance it out nicely!<BR/><BR/>Mel, whenever I feel like my head is going to explode I go and hang out with the bad kids on Completely Pointless & Arbitrary. We generally talk about cake, boys, Brewergnome's nude pics (OMG), boys, more cake. It's like sitting up the back of the classroom.The Other Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-80007506222945123672008-04-30T13:45:00.000+10:002008-04-30T13:45:00.000+10:00I stick to fairly civil forums on Rav. Though I've...I stick to fairly civil forums on Rav. Though I've seen a few heated discussions, they've tended to be reasonably civil, at least. I'm not sure where the nasty ones have cropped up, but I know at least a couple of the people who have been unfairly targeted for vitriol and it's a bit distressing, to say the least.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18047049720897209506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-36952650048492434032008-04-30T13:18:00.000+10:002008-04-30T13:18:00.000+10:00Penny Arcade summed up the situation perfectly wit...Penny Arcade summed up the situation perfectly with this gem:<BR/><BR/>http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2004/20040319h.jpg<BR/><BR/>I'm a mod in a small gay chatroom and I've been reading forums for years now so I'm very used to the situation. Nice thing about chatrooms is if they're properly moderated you can either kick or ban troublemakers pretty easily; as a result people tend to be better behaved. Forums and blogs are worse since the hatred has more of a lifespan. The Boing Boing solution is a smart one which is to leave the comments but remove all the vowels.<BR/><BR/>One thing I've noticed is that you gradually get used to the unbridled spleen and start to tune it out. The initial urge is to want to argue back at people but that tends to make things worse. Any time I feel that urge now I immediately close whatever window I was looking at and do something else. Life really is too short and some people are simply loonies that can't be reasoned with. Look at some Lolcats instead, they're better for the soul. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-12812370795162473842008-04-30T13:05:00.000+10:002008-04-30T13:05:00.000+10:00You just need repeat from *s!You just need repeat from *s!The Other Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-62578054365056389662008-04-30T12:27:00.000+10:002008-04-30T12:27:00.000+10:00The words to Kumbaya... sure do: "(Kumbaya, my lor...The words to Kumbaya... sure do: "(Kumbaya, my lord, Kumbaya)x3, Oh, Lord, Kumbaya. Someone's [crying] [singing] [knitting] [whatever] Lord, Kumbaya)x3, Oh, Lord, Kumbaya." Repeat ad nauseam.<BR/><BR/>Does that look like a knitting pattern or what?M-Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18409916623998907121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-35458641739501837542008-04-30T11:33:00.000+10:002008-04-30T11:33:00.000+10:00It really is weird, all the hate. There must be a...It really is weird, all the hate. There must be a lot of very unhappy people out there. Taking out there unhappiness on others.<BR/><BR/>Why can't we just have one great big group hug? Does anyone one know the words to Kumbaya?The Other Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-31868974899127354452008-04-30T11:29:00.000+10:002008-04-30T11:29:00.000+10:00People are intolerable. I recently changed Fabulon...People are intolerable. I recently changed Fabulon settings so that people had to register in order to make comments. I am <I>so over</I> people who feel compelled to spread their hateful messages in an anonymous manner. At least have the creativity to make up a pretend name!Thombeauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14610129742797260253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-76577175116879102512008-04-30T11:22:00.000+10:002008-04-30T11:22:00.000+10:00I know, right? MADNESS. But, so hard to resist.I know, right? MADNESS. But, so hard to resist.The Other Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12492925896131382172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7035053.post-42019611012844287652008-04-30T11:16:00.000+10:002008-04-30T11:16:00.000+10:00I can't stay away either. It's insane and so ove...I can't stay away either. It's insane and so over the top. I actually have to look away from the monitor occasionally because I'm embarrassed for some of the participants. I love it!IamKnitGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14428266041011778397noreply@blogger.com