To the Rant-Rave Guys

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:02 am

spot wrote: Hah! I simply called myself God and got on with it. I've had damned little worship, it must be said.

Dare I get on my knees in front of God? :sneaky:

Elouise · Post by **Elouise** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:04 am

Pinky wrote: Maybe if you stopped being offensive and just get on with posting like a normal person, others will stop being defensive. Makes sense when you think about it, huh?

.....and where did the offense, lie...who was first in this thread to strike the blow...

ah there's lies the rub.

Post by **spot** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:04 am

cherandbuster wrote: Dare I get on my knees in front of God? :sneaky: :DCher, there are definitely times when you go further than I expect. Just make sure that dog of yours is in another room first, I don't want Buster joining in.

Rapunzel · Post by **Rapunzel** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:05 am

spot wrote: Our Rapunzel's not often stroppy (English word, excuse me) but every now and then her maggot bites and she hauls away at anyone. We met in London a while back and saw an elephant, that seems to have excused me from assault ever since but I'll happily watch. Just bear in mind that there's nobody present that I don't actively like, OK? These are friends, they're not out for blood, they've no reason to be.

Stroppy? Moi?

Nooooooooooooooooo! As if! I was just having a little jape, a jest, a game of tennis with words as we gently lob the ball back into the other's court.

Elouise · Post by **Elouise** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:07 am

Pinky wrote: I don't think it was this thread that did it actually.

Observationalist, defend your reasoning.

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:07 am

spot wrote: Cher, there are definitely times when you go further than I expect.

Ahhhh

Where's the fun in being predictable? :-6

koan · Post by **koan** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:30 am

Good memory on the Freemasons thread, Rapunzel :-6

It is my philosophy and I haven't imagined myself as part of the gynocracy of which E has spoken.

ETA: I do so wish you'd chosen "GLouise" as your user name. That would have made my night.

Elouise · Post by **Elouise** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:31 am

Pinky wrote: I don't feel the need to TBH.

Anyone can look at your posts in the BDS thread. In fact, I would think just about everyone has!

But that was then, this is now. Most people are trying to be nice, but I'm sure you can see why some feel the need to be defensive in light of the previous.

What does it mean to 'try' to be nice?:)

Call me Anthrax? Continue the harrassment from the previous thread?

Defending my friend against continuing false accusations and the mistreatment continues?

My gripe was with Paul. He made the claims without proof. Other slanderers gathered round and sent me disgusting PM's. I was called Jives without proof.

Proven guilty without proof? Nice "try" to be nice here...

....and you say you're on the defensive?

Post by **spot** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:41 am

Pinky wrote: I have a few things do in RL.Don't be silly Pinky, you're on holiday still, sit back and enjoy a quiet week.

Bez · Post by **Bez** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:45 am

Pinky wrote: The way this is going, I think I'll go now thanks.

I think that may be best for all concerned.

Think I'll join you Pinky....off to my silly games site

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:49 pm

Accountable wrote: A member of ran-rave.com got angry at things that transpired here. Just as back home in Redneckville, friends run to friends' aid - and a whole bunch that just like a good fight come to stir things up.

For those of you who are willing to come here without preconceptions, welcome. For the rest, you'll have your fun and go regardless of what I say.

BTW, I think it's funny to call us a christian forum, italics and all. :wah:

http://www.rant-rave.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8582

Obviously FG holds a facination for other Forum users who grow tired of their own. Seems some just keep coming back time and time again, I would have thought a good "Christian Forum" like FG would have proven much to boring the first time around. I guess we are far more engrossing than the forums from which these folks come from.

Remember you always have the option to leave if we aren't your style.

Cheers

M

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 12:52 pm

Originally Posted by cherandbuster

Can this be a club made up of those who hold me close in their hearts?

would anyone here join?

++++++++++++++++++++ I've made t-shirts for everyone! (Pours another vodka/lemon for Cher.) I'd like to sit down & watch, if I might. Passive-aggressive TROLLERY is usually mildly amusing.

Post by **spot** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:00 pm

I suspect far more accusations of trollery are made than can be substantiated by any reasonable definition of the idea.

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:03 pm

Lulu2 wrote: Originally Posted by cherandbuster

Can this be a club made up of those who hold me close in their hearts?

would anyone here join?

++++++++++++++++++++ I've made t-shirts for everyone! (Pours another vodka/lemon for Cher.) I'd like to sit down & watch, if I might. Passive-aggressive TROLLERY is usually mildly amusing.

at least we can amuse ourselves among ourselves. T-shirts wonderful, where do I line up for mine?

Lulu2 · Post by **Lulu2** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:06 pm

Choose your color, Minxster!

minks · Post by **minks** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:08 pm

Lulu2 wrote: Choose your color, Minxster!

fushia for me please

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:10 pm

Hiya Minxsie :-4

I know you're having a busy week at work

But it's always nice to hear from you, my friend :-6

CheshireCat · Post by **CheshireCat** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:18 pm

Lulu2 wrote: Choose your color, Minxster!

OOh, do you have blue?

YZGI · Post by **YZGI** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:19 pm

spot wrote: I suspect far more accusations of trollery are made than can be substantiated by any reasonable definition of the idea.

I declare Spot I'm about three reincarnations short of understanding about half of your posts.

sunny104 · Post by **sunny104** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:21 pm

YZGI wrote: I declare Spot I'm about three reincarnations short of understanding about half of your posts.
:wah:

CheshireCat · Post by **CheshireCat** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:38 pm

YZGI wrote: I declare Spot I'm about three reincarnations short of understanding about half of your posts.

Same here

MoreThanALover · Post by **MoreThanALover** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:59 pm

I'm 13 pages late and ya'll are already talking about other things...but I love all you

christian people! lol I'm glad there aren't people like that here who love to start drama....it's quite funny tho.:wah:

Trixie Belle · Post by **Trixie Belle** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:31 pm

So what's going on in here then?? :-3

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:32 pm

:-6 :-6

This is far more pleasant than I'd expected. I'm very pleasantly surprised.

Trixie Belle · Post by **Trixie Belle** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:41 pm

We Rant Ravers are a pleasant bunch!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:42 pm

Trixie Belle wrote: We Rant Ravers are a pleasant bunch! :DGlad to find that out. :-6

devist8me · Post by **devist8me** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:46 pm

Yea! I'm a "rant and raver" and I'm pleasant

Post by **spot** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:54 pm

YZGI wrote: I declare Spot I'm about three reincarnations short of understanding about half of your posts.
Oh dear...

"I suspect far more accusations of trollery are made than can be substantiated by any reasonable definition of the idea."

I suspect X. That seems simple enough. It seems to some extent probable to me that X is true. So, what's X?

Y, by any reasonable definition of the words used to describe Y. So, what's Y?

"far more accusations of trollery are made than can be substantiated".

How about if we paraphrase it?

A lot more accusations of Z are made than can be proved to be true.

Where Z is trollery. Trolling. Performing the actions of a troll.

A lot more people are accused of being trolls than act like trolls, so long as you really mean trolls and not, for example, say, angry people having a fight.

Most people accused of trolling are actually doing something entirely different and have been misunderstood by people who don't really stop and consider what a troll is, who haven't read a sensible definition or who have forgotten it in the heat of the moment.

Post by **spot** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 6:57 pm

devist8me wrote: Yea! I'm a "rant and raver" and I'm pleasant :DI, on the other hand, am also both a "rant and raver" and an acknowledged inspirer of nightmares.

Hide well, children, or you'll be spotted.

MoreThanALover · Post by **MoreThanALover** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:10 pm

spot wrote: I, on the other hand, am also both a "rant and raver" and an acknowledged inspirer of nightmares.

Hide well, children, or you'll be spotted.

Spotted by none other than spot!

Trinity · Post by **Trinity** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:29 pm

I certainly have no aversion to being spotted for who and what I am. I am a ranter, and on the odd occasion, a raver. I have been labeled a flamer, and once or twice.. the "C" word *gasp!*

I came here with the sole intention of figuring out what my mates were on about at RR. I've been very quiet in all of this, and have simply taken time to read the threads that I've been linked to...

I have this nasty habit of giving my opinion whether anyone wants it or not, so here I go:

Spot expected a mass "dog pile" from ranters. I fail to see why this was your expectation, sir. Of course you have been witness to some fairly muddled in-fighting amongst the members at RR, and in fact, have jumped right into the fray. However, I should think that you would know that we have a tendency to make up our own minds about things, rather than being spoon-fed popular opinion.

Eloise, I can understand your anger at your shoddy treatment, and the treatment of your friend. It seems to me, that if one wishes to fit in here, one must conform to the socially acceptable behavior of the members here. I do that IRL. I come to forums, to discuss widely varied, and often irritating, closed minded opinions of people who, if not for the relative anonimity of the 'net, would otherwise hold their tongues. "bad words" do not offend, or shock me. Racism does not shock me. I'm not afraid to hear someone's opinion simply because it's the polar opposite of what we call "normal", "acceptable", or "politically correct".

For the rest of you, The thought that we are here to 'troll' you is more laughable than you can possibly know. Paranoid much? I would wager that there are a few who signed up with the thought of having a bit of fun, and more who signed up just so they can understand why Eloise is ranting about some other forum.

Personally Eloise, I see very little difference between what was done to you and your friend, and the myriad of times that some poor slob has been accused of being TWISM or Xishi, over at RR. The only real difference that I see, is that these people seem to really care whether you are a returning member or not.

In closing, I would like to point out that this is not a forum raid. No RR member that I have seen has even half heartedly attempted to flame any FG member. What do you people think Ranters are?? Brawl-Hall? :rolleyes:

Trixie Belle · Post by **Trixie Belle** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 9:43 pm

From what I have seen of this forum so far, I really like it!!!

I have no intention of going back and reading 100s of 1000s of posts but I will at some point read from this point forward threads that interest me!

So there... I'm the nice one... not Trin!!!! :-6

AussiePam · Post by **AussiePam** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 10:10 pm

Trinity, Trixie, Eloise and all the other folks who seem to have suddenly arrived. I haven't really got a clue what's happening. I've been a member here since early this year - I think ForumGarden has about 5000 members. As far as I can see we're a really diverse lot from a number of different cultural backgrounds, religions etc etc. Out of this there seem to be a few members who know what you're all on about, but personally I really don't know. Is it all that important??? We do get lots of visitors and many stay and happily contribute. I hope those of you who genuinely are interested in this Forum do stay around so we can get to know you better.

Crème brÃ»lée · Post by **Crème brÃ»lée** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 12:05 am

cherandbuster wrote: I'm servin' up some fresh and lovin' Cher

Stop using the "C" word!

Post by **spot** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 1:11 am

Trinity wrote: Spot expected a mass "dog pile" from ranters. I fail to see why this was your expectation, sir. Not a mass, Trin. Were there no attempts at harrassment then I'd say I'd been alarmist but in fact there have been, tidily and unshowily dealt with by admin, so I think the mention of what was possibly on its way was needful. What didn't happen is one side of what started to rumble and then stopped. The headline can read "Small earthquake in FGland, no casualties reported".

cherandbuster · Post by **cherandbuster** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:17 am

AussiePam wrote: Trinity, Trixie, Eloise and all the other folks who seem to have suddenly arrived. I haven't really got a clue what's happening. I've been a member here since early this year - I think ForumGarden has about 5000 members. As far as I can see we're a really diverse lot from a number of different cultural backgrounds, religions etc etc. Out of this there seem to be a few members who know what you're all on about, but personally I really don't know. Is it all that important??? We do get lots of visitors and many stay and happily contribute. I hope those of you who genuinely are interested in this Forum do stay around so we can get to know you better.

My friend Pam

This is so eloquently stated :-6

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 2:31 am

AussiePam wrote: Trinity, Trixie, Eloise and all the other folks who seem to have suddenly arrived. I haven't really got a clue what's happening. I've been a member here since early this year - I think ForumGarden has about 5000 members. As far as I can see we're a really diverse lot from a number of different cultural backgrounds, religions etc etc. Out of this there seem to be a few members who know what you're all on about, but personally I really don't know. Is it all that important??? We do get lots of visitors and many stay and happily contribute. I hope those of you who genuinely are interested in this Forum do stay around so we can get to know you better.

My feelings exactly, I couldn't have put it any better!! Great job Pam!!

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:33 am

Trinity wrote: I certainly have no aversion to being spotted for who and what I am. I am a ranter, and on the odd occasion, a raver. I have been labeled a flamer, and once or twice.. the "C" word *gasp!*

I came here with the sole intention of figuring out what my mates were on about at RR. I've been very quiet in all of this, and have simply taken time to read the threads that I've been linked to...

I have this nasty habit of giving my opinion whether anyone wants it or not, so here I go:

Spot expected a mass "dog pile" from ranters. I fail to see why this was your expectation, sir. Of course you have been witness to some fairly muddled in-fighting amongst the members at RR, and in fact, have jumped right into the fray. However, I should think that you would know that we have a tendency to make up our own minds about things, rather than being spoon-fed popular opinion.

Eloise, I can understand your anger at your shoddy treatment, and the treatment of your friend. It seems to me, that if one wishes to fit in here, one must conform to the socially acceptable behavior of the members here. I do that IRL. I come to forums, to discuss widely varied, and often irritating, closed minded opinions of people who, if not for the relative anonimity of the 'net, would otherwise hold their tongues. "bad words" do not offend, or shock me. Racism does not shock me. I'm not afraid to hear someone's opinion simply because it's the polar opposite of what we call "normal", "acceptable", or "politically correct".

For the rest of you, The thought that we are here to 'troll' you is more laughable than you can possibly know. Paranoid much? I would wager that there are a few who signed up with the thought of having a bit of fun, and more who signed up just so they can understand why Eloise is ranting about some other forum.

Personally Eloise, I see very little difference between what was done to you and your friend, and the myriad of times that some poor slob has been accused of being TWISM or Xishi, over at RR. The only real difference that I see, is that these people seem to really care whether you are a returning member or not.

In closing, I would like to point out that this is not a forum raid. No RR member that I have seen has even half heartedly attempted to flame any FG member. What do you people think Ranters are?? Brawl-Hall? :rolleyes:Well said. :yh_clap

I think we really care because it is so rare. Lots of people have become more honest with each other here than they are with 3D people. We're close.

Except for Floppy, who I think just called me a moron.

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:34 am

Trixie Belle wrote: From what I have seen of this forum so far, I really like it!!!

I have no intention of going back and reading 100s of 1000s of posts but I will at some point read from this point forward threads that interest me!

So there... I'm the nice one... not Trin!!!! :-6Sorry, we can only like one of you, and Trin was first.