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Posted 22 June 2004 - 05:31 PM
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Posted 22 June 2004 - 06:03 PM
I notice you've put that in your sig... 
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Posted 22 June 2004 - 07:01 PM
| QUOTE (Ferret Overlord @ Jun 22 2004, 09:18 AM) |
| Think of it this way people. Act to the people on the forums as if they were standing right in front of you. Pretend that if you got them angry they could physically punch you. The only reason you insult them is because they can't physically hurt you or get you in trouble. |
You are under the assumption that each and every one of us is afraid of a physical encounter. I, for one, am not. I'd prefer if the person was right in front of me, because then I could tell them off without posting about it.
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Posted 22 June 2004 - 07:15 PM
People resort to violence only because they have lost, and the only way they can gain any satisfaction is hurting the one they're arguing with. I call it weak.
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Posted 22 June 2004 - 07:23 PM
| QUOTE (Traver @ Jun 22 2004, 03:15 PM) |
| People resort to violence only because they have lost, and the only way they can gain any satisfaction is hurting the one they're arguing with. I call it weak. |
Nah sometimes its for cash or to be accepted. As for me, I only use it to defend myself.
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Posted 22 June 2004 - 07:51 PM
The warring faction ITSELF has to want to fight, not some bailiff or thug.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 02:16 AM
| QUOTE (Ferret Overlord @ Jun 22 2004, 08:18 AM) |
| Think of it this way people. Act to the people on the forums as if they were standing right in front of you. Pretend that if you got them angry they could physically punch you. The only reason you insult them is because they can't physically hurt you or get you in trouble. If you're acting snobby on the forums, then I'm going to consider you snobby in real life. And if you're snobby in real life, you need help. Even though this speech isn't very long, I hate having to type about this topic and on this topic. It's too stupid to keep up. If you're going to insult people, do it off the forums, because we don't want it here. |
That's good stuff, right there.
Nice, Ferrety. 
If there's a *real* conflict, I have no problem sorting it out at all costs. Sometimes issues just need air, and humans tend to avoid resolution sometimes. Our dark side wants to fight.
As for playing politics, snobbery, and blackballing other people just because you don't like them, I think it's gross and has no place in our alliance.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:38 AM
| QUOTE (Glammeress @ Jun 22 2004, 09:16 PM) | ||
That's good stuff, right there. Nice, Ferrety. If there's a *real* conflict, I have no problem sorting it out at all costs. Sometimes issues just need air, and humans tend to avoid resolution sometimes. Our dark side wants to fight. As for playing politics, snobbery, and blackballing other people just because you don't like them, I think it's gross and has no place in our alliance. |
Hold the Phone, lol.
I'm curious, just what exactly do you classify yourself as, Lisa? You refer to people as humans, so we all might start to think you're an alien or something, lol. I don't really think people/"humans" have a tendancy to avoid resolution. I think that if people want to fight, they'll keep it going. Other people just feel they need to express their opinion. It's not necessarily to hinder resolution; it's more of a bolster to their argument to just make their point. As for the dark side thing . . . I really don't think it makes us want to fight. That applies to more drastic measures such as stabbing and shooting, not to mention physical torture, lol. I know sometimes I feel like pounding a guy's face in just because he acts like a douche, but that doesn't mean it's my "dark side." You make it sound as if fighting only occurs in cult-like situations, lol.
And as for Ferret, I agree somewhat. There aren't as many older members as there are younger, so I think to apply a real life situation to this isn't very valid. I'm positive that if any of you guys started crap with me in real life, you'd wish you hadn't. I think the younger members that do insult use the forum as their only safety. They know that they can't really argue with someone who is more mature and wise, so they keep their insults and arguments in the forums because they know that some of their peers are moderators and will back them up. (I've seen this happen before) But in any event, if it came down to it being in real life with me, you guys would get more than you bargained for. For now, I just use my extensive vocabulary and long-winded posts to state my well-thought out points.
And as for the physical confrontation thing, I have no problem posting anything that I'd say in real life. I wish most of the times when there are conflicts that I'd be right in person with them. I definitely know they'd change they're attitude and words if I was up in their face. But that's neither here nor there. I just think we have a lot of people trying to be badasses when they really aren't. Maybe if we just concentrated on being who we really are, we wouldn't have so much conflict.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 03:55 AM
Phil has a great point. Many members here are young, or are young and try to act old. In many cases, they just don't understand some things...
Once you get older, you start getting a head on your shoulders. People begin to realize that insulting others isn't the way out, but you start to judge people by who they are and not what they look like. I myself am not inclined to want to talk to "smart" kids, you know what I mean by smart. Those kids that use witty comments to express themselves aren't going to be liked once they reach that age of maturity.
As for the conflicts here, they are very pointless even though we still have them, including myself. I will be the first to admit that I have lost great friends here because of misunderstandings, arguments, and "bad moods". Those are things that you can't correct, and I am so sorry for the things that have happened (you know who you are). People have hard times and 95% of everyone here won't understand mine, but the few that know are the ones that I trust and I know that they won't gossip it around.
So, if you are reading and I have upset you, I'm sorry. People jump out of their skin and say things that they don't mean, when they only want to help. You just can't throw hundreds of people together and not have those fights.
From this post on I intend to correct myself as a person from what has happened to me since Saturday (personal) and what has happened to those around me here. I just know that you can lose your best friend in one single moment, but you can't always get it back. So just watch what you say to others because you might lose them at any time in your life and you don't know how important those people are until they are gone.
The Mediator forum will be open to anyone who has conflicts in Seed or has conflicts outside of Seed. The staff will be here to help you, but if the staff doesn't help then find somebody else that can help you.
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Once you get older, you start getting a head on your shoulders. People begin to realize that insulting others isn't the way out, but you start to judge people by who they are and not what they look like. I myself am not inclined to want to talk to "smart" kids, you know what I mean by smart. Those kids that use witty comments to express themselves aren't going to be liked once they reach that age of maturity.
As for the conflicts here, they are very pointless even though we still have them, including myself. I will be the first to admit that I have lost great friends here because of misunderstandings, arguments, and "bad moods". Those are things that you can't correct, and I am so sorry for the things that have happened (you know who you are). People have hard times and 95% of everyone here won't understand mine, but the few that know are the ones that I trust and I know that they won't gossip it around.
So, if you are reading and I have upset you, I'm sorry. People jump out of their skin and say things that they don't mean, when they only want to help. You just can't throw hundreds of people together and not have those fights.
From this post on I intend to correct myself as a person from what has happened to me since Saturday (personal) and what has happened to those around me here. I just know that you can lose your best friend in one single moment, but you can't always get it back. So just watch what you say to others because you might lose them at any time in your life and you don't know how important those people are until they are gone.
The Mediator forum will be open to anyone who has conflicts in Seed or has conflicts outside of Seed. The staff will be here to help you, but if the staff doesn't help then find somebody else that can help you.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 04:15 AM
Firstly, I would like to ask how you drew such meaningful conclusions from a few lines? 
Your rather heavy-handed tone makes me think this has something to do with the aftermath of the other night, perhaps? No details here, but it's curious after everything I have said in the confines of these boards you would hone your radar in on this and pick it apart the way you have...
Your rather heavy-handed tone makes me think this has something to do with the aftermath of the other night, perhaps? No details here, but it's curious after everything I have said in the confines of these boards you would hone your radar in on this and pick it apart the way you have...
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| I'm curious, just what exactly do you classify yourself as, Lisa? You refer to people as humans, so we all might start to think you're an alien or something, lol. |
I mean human beings as an expression, silly. That's what we are. Again, you're reading too deeply into a chunk of text that was just in agreement with what someone else said.
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| I don't really think people/"humans" have a tendancy to avoid resolution. I think that if people want to fight, they'll keep it going. Other people just feel they need to express their opinion. It's not necessarily to hinder resolution; it's more of a bolster to their argument to just make their point. |
Yeah, but chances are, once you're angry--you're gonna wanna make it known. That alone is counter-active. It's not so much for the sake of resolution as it is to vent.
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| As for the dark side thing . . . I really don't think it makes us want to fight. That applies to more drastic measures such as stabbing and shooting, not to mention physical torture, lol. |
Hmm, didn't know that an individual's dark side didn't make one inclined to more subtle forms of destruction. I don't know many murderers, Phil.
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| I know sometimes I feel like pounding a guy's face in just because he acts like a douche, but that doesn't mean it's my "dark side." You make it sound as if fighting only occurs in cult-like situations, lol. |
I don't remember mentioning religion. Only social tendencies. Any high school clique can (in theory) practice a milder form of mind control. *LOL!* Peer pressure, for instance? Ah, this is getting a little too sociology for me, I'ma let it go. No point in continuing it this late at night.
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Posted 23 June 2004 - 04:53 AM
I, Myself.. I'm unsure of what to classify myself as in Baseballl's perspective. I was one of those "Smart" kids.. I did flame, but I was in between the "smart" kids and the more matures... I tried to straighten things out but got caught up in everything and got dragged down to insulting and fighting.
Everybody does it. Though, I feel that after those conflicts, a portion of me aged a few years. I, myself, am a wise person. I possess wisdom too advanced for my age. However, I was very immature for my age. I now.. however.. feel more mature, mature enough to know not to start petty arguments and the like.
And with that comes the ability to adapt to what people say and how they act.. also to identify the feeligns people have left in their posts..
Phil and Lisa.. I think I see a bit of an argument in there.. but I hope it's just a freindly thing. Otherwise.. I suggest you guys sort of lay off eachoterh for a few days.. just some friendly advice.
Everybody does it. Though, I feel that after those conflicts, a portion of me aged a few years. I, myself, am a wise person. I possess wisdom too advanced for my age. However, I was very immature for my age. I now.. however.. feel more mature, mature enough to know not to start petty arguments and the like.
And with that comes the ability to adapt to what people say and how they act.. also to identify the feeligns people have left in their posts..
Phil and Lisa.. I think I see a bit of an argument in there.. but I hope it's just a freindly thing. Otherwise.. I suggest you guys sort of lay off eachoterh for a few days.. just some friendly advice.
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Posted 24 June 2004 - 05:46 PM
I have a question though. If they declare war on us, what are we gonna do? Do we fight and drop to their level or dont fight and look weak to people who dont know the situation?
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Posted 26 June 2004 - 04:17 AM
| QUOTE (X Zolon @ Jun 22 2004, 11:53 PM) |
| Phil and Lisa.. I think I see a bit of an argument in there.. but I hope it's just a freindly thing. Otherwise.. I suggest you guys sort of lay off eachoterh for a few days.. just some friendly advice. |
As for your comments pertaining to Base's post: Chris, everyone has their moments. We all can get dragged down sometimes.
The moral of the story is to try and not repeat past mistakes. I think you're doing great. As for GM8 and I: I'm not all too sure what's up there, either. I know we had some friendly rivalry thingie going, then I got angry with him, then he got even ANGRIER with me. Oh well, water under the bridge. Not a big deal, and definitely not something to keep going on these forums.
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Posted 26 June 2004 - 04:20 AM
| QUOTE (ratzaroony @ Jun 24 2004, 01:46 PM) |
| I have a question though. If they declare war on us, what are we gonna do? Do we fight and drop to their level or dont fight and look weak to people who dont know the situation? |
It doesn't mean you're weak if you don't fight. In fact, Alexander the Great retreated at several points to come back with a stronger group of allies and win just by the size of his army.
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Posted 26 June 2004 - 06:48 AM
And in many cases it's the emotionally weak who do fight back. Refusing to take part in something pointless can be a matter of strength of will, rather than weakness.