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some of you treat this place like you're own little sandbox...

Posted by Mel Profit (aka Mel Profit) Jul 17 '09, 12:18

the toxicity both overt and subtle is killing it but good.

We're good at being there for one another for someone needs a kidney but I'll cram my foot down someone's throat if they pretend this place is special on a day to day basis.

But do with it what you will. I've soured on this place over the last year. I enjoy it as a diversion but the sense of community is a farce.

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I can't stand when people jump on you for facts when you post a comment or opinion. -- nm - lileve Jul 17, 12:45
other than a smaller number of people in the sandbox than on TT, it feels pretty much the same to me -- nm - just dug Jul 17, 12:39
I've been online for a long time, and I've been a part of my share of online communities, and ST remains one of the most solid I ever lived. - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 17, 12:38 2
- I like following arguments, but only because the people aren't real. - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 17, 12:39
- I agree with this too. -- nm - mara Jul 17, 12:39
it seems like it's stagnating.. even though some were annoying, it was fun having new people come onto the Misc boards to keep things honest.. - colinski Jul 17, 12:31 6
- "Hey EL, you stink." - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 17, 12:32 5
  - effin' n*bby... -- nm - Troll si Jul 17, 12:36
  - [insert something stupid here] LOL ;)))))))))))))))) -- nm - Nick Fudge si Jul 17, 12:34 3
    - I don't see how attacking Nick Fudge solves anything. -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 17, 12:35 2
      - I admit I can't tell if you're being serious right now or not. ;) - Don Homer Jul 17, 12:38 1
        
        So totally not. *crotchkicks Nick Fudge* -- nm - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 17, 12:38
If me and David can get along and civil to each other, then there's hope for ST. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 17, 12:28 4
- Snrub makes a good point. -- nm - David Jul 17, 12:38
- hey I meant to say - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:31 2
  - You're fat and ugly. -- nm - Mop (still 235lbs... on a good day) Jul 17, 12:32 1
    - your face. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:35
You know we're just hours from ST's 1st birthday, right? - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 17, 12:26 7
- technically, the domain was registered yesterday, it just propagated a year ago today ... :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 12:27 6
  - *shivers* -- nm - David Jul 17, 12:38
  - I know you implemented it a week or more ago but being able to continue where - Krusty Jul 17, 12:29 3
    - I didn't implement it! Firefox developers fixed their shit. lol :) -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 12:30 2
      - (*ahem* interpret that as "giving credit where credit is ... erm .. due") -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 12:31 1
        
        Huh, I thought it was something you controlled. - Krusty Jul 17, 12:33
  - HAPPY BIRTHDAY SLACKERTALK! *sniff* They grow up so fast. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 17, 12:28
And I can't understand why it happens. There's so much to like about the people here - ty97 Jul 17, 12:26 11
- It happens because some idiot talks smack about the Burn Notice lead. -- nm - David Jul 17, 12:41
- I think I do. - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:28
- Maybe it's just the normal ebb and flow. - nubby, Astronauts champion Jul 17, 12:27 8
  - I think some days there is a collective crabbiness about the place. Quite frankly I don't think it's that big of a deal. - pmb Jul 17, 12:30 4
    - Yeah, that sounds right. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 17, 12:36
    - Agreed, word for word. -- nm - con_carne Jul 17, 12:35
    - I agree. -- nm - mara Jul 17, 12:34
    - like today, it's raining here, and that's not cool. -- nm - Max Jul 17, 12:31
  - Partly, is the community slowly eating away at itself due to lack of new blood? - ty97 Jul 17, 12:29 1
    - Maybe, and (IM): definitely. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Jul 17, 12:36
  - Your subject line is what I thought, when colin and hyde and them had their issues over the winter ... I thought it was season-related snark. - Beryllium Jul 17, 12:28
It really can be poisonous. nm - Dignan Jul 17, 12:24
Well, I remember people saying this kind of thing about TT, but on closer to a bi-weekly basis. - Dr.Vermin Jul 17, 12:22 5
- no, you are wrong. - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:25 2
  - It is a much smaller pool than it used to be. this makes all actions that much more noticeable. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 12:27 1
    - yup. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:28
- the aggression just simmers now. - Mel Profit Jul 17, 12:24 1
  - I agree and for the first time ever, I have the feeling we should - amoxy Jul 17, 12:32
Agreed. When it drove Amy away, I let go of any such notions. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 12:20 30
- I know I ticked her off at one point. I hope that it wasn't the proverbial straw. -- nm - TWuG Jul 17, 12:26
- With all due respect, didn't Amy get driven away by two specific people, IIRC? Not ST as a whole. -- nm - con_carne Jul 17, 12:25 17
  - (or maybe those were straws on a camel's back?) -- nm - con_carne Jul 17, 12:26
  - I don't know about that...but it certainly seems like all the horrors of ST are seeming to get dumped on only a couple specific people... - Jim Jul 17, 12:26 15
    - fwiw, that is not what i think at all. - b. Jul 17, 12:29 14
      - Maybe not...but this sure as hell seems like a shit on Spawn and Jim thread to me... - Jim Jul 17, 12:32 13
        
        the events of today were the genesis of my post yes...and yes...you and Spawn are doing your level best to up the toxicity today but... - Mel Profit Jul 17, 12:41
        
        that's how you're reading it then. there are other people here who go after eachother regularly. - b. Jul 17, 12:35 3
        
        I saw it. And I appreciate that...I just wish you were hearing what I'm saying. - Jim Jul 17, 12:37 2
        
        i understand what you're saying, i just see it differently. oh well. drive safely! -- nm - b. Jul 17, 12:38
        
        enjoy. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:38
        
        honestly, to me this isnt a blame anyone thread - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:35 4
        
        The memberships will change, at least. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 12:40
        
        i am just outright baffled that you would think it wouldn't survive a year. *baffled* -- nm - b. Jul 17, 12:37 2
        
        I would be very sad if something like that happened ... - Beryllium Jul 17, 12:38 1
        
        me, too, man; and i am sure we are not alone. -- nm - b. Jul 17, 12:40
        
        ... except no Amy. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 12:35 1
        
        Well...maybe if you and I agree to be good boys...we can talk Amy into coming back. -- nm - Jim Jul 17, 12:35
        
        I suppose that's part of it, to be honest. But everyone has their reasons for behaving the way they do, and in many cases the reasons are valid. - Beryllium Jul 17, 12:34
- yeah it used to be almost like I was addicted to TT/st. I wanted to know what was going on. - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:23
- I so miss amy. she added balance on the good side. -- nm - safari for windows *loves* mandy lane Jul 17, 12:22 9
  - Agreed. I do wish there was something I could do to tone down the negative elements ... - Beryllium Jul 17, 12:25 5
    - If not a "cool off" function, maybe we can temporarily prevent some users to reply to other specific users. That seems to be the main problem, to me. -- nm - con_carne Jul 17, 12:37 1
      - then they would just post to the top level, and carry it across more boards :( -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 12:39
    - You are 100% correct. On all counts. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 12:28
    - Scribble them!! :) -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 17, 12:28
    - digging posts, or something like it to hide them? (don't know if that's possible) -- nm - Don Homer Jul 17, 12:26
  - if there was a way to bring her back I'd be all for it as it's something we agree on. - Mel Profit Jul 17, 12:23 2
    - honestly though, that is how st/tt has been for years. - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:26
    - There was a discussion about what the true definition of alcoholism is, and it got VERY out of hand. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 12:26
I sorta agree with the leghumper. - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:19 15
- I don't think it's constant at all. I think it's isolated and very specific. -- nm - mara Jul 17, 12:20 14
  - That's how it seems to me -- nm - con_carne Jul 17, 12:28
  - no, I think it is constant, subtle maybe. - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:21 11
    - it's usually the same people with the same people, though. - b. Jul 17, 12:27 1
      - yeah, but its that - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:32
    - Well, I guess I'll ask you who you think is the target tomorrow, because I can almost bet that I won't think there is one. -- nm - mara Jul 17, 12:23 8
      - honestly, the weekend st is a different animal. I am sure there will be someone on monday. -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:25 7
        
        No, it'll be the same one. nm - Dignan Jul 17, 12:28 6
        
        maybe. it isnt always, but there is a core there -- nm - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:30 5
        
        I will admit that I'm aware of a second frequent victim, and I've never spoken out against those pile-on threads.. -- nm - mara Jul 17, 12:33 4
        
        perhaps some of us should? - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:36 3
        
        some of us do. -- nm - b. Jul 17, 12:37 2
        
        ok, well - tRuMaN Jul 17, 12:38 1
        
        :) - - b. Jul 17, 12:41
  - yep. - b. Jul 17, 12:21

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