Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

[Miulang]

Re: Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

Stupid is not fun or funny, and College is not a cure.

And a good mind is a terrible thing to waste.

Miulang

[timkona]

Re: Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

I often have the most fun when im wasted.

[Miulang]

Re: Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

I often have the most fun when im wasted.

Then you'd better make sure you drink lotsa Kona coffee...to stave of cirrhosis of the liver.

Miulang

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

I have often wondered if I am one of the posters sometimes put on ignore by a few, only to have them open my posts eventually to see what I wrote.

Wonder no more; I will admit to my own behavior.

Some time ago, I put a few posters (with whom I often disagreed or who caused me to find myself overheated) on "ignore" status - only to catch myself opening several of their posts anyway. I decided that I was being hypocritical by doing that, so I "un-ignored" (?) them. If I am truly in favor of civilized debate, I cannot participate in the electronic equivalent of sticking my fingers in my ears and going "la-la-laaaa."

I use the "ignore" function now only to block obvious spammers who contribute nothing else, such as "gregoahu," or those who are severely abusive, such as "aaa111" and "boowa" (both of whom ended up being banned anyway.)

[Pua'i Mana'o]

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I don't get the necessity of the ignore function. I have participated on internet boards for over a decade (old blue netscape navigator on a mac performa, with an external dial-up modem anyone? ) There have been plenty of opportunities for me to get pissed off at personal attacks; sullying my (imo) untarnished reputation, being surrounded by immature and ignorant spew.

But ah, even after getting p-ed off, I realize that from time to time, **I** needed the reality check, the paradigm shift, the passionate opportunity to look in the mirror. Those opportunities, even when it seems something as futile as fencing with trolls, are the very ones that will enable to me to see a new point of view.

I'll be damned if my pride get's in the way of my zest for learning. Nor shall I give up the gem of a lesson realized that the ability to apologize and concede is not a weakness.

Some of our most prolific writers here, even the asshole ones, make this place worth its while.

[kimo55]

Re: Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

the paradigm shift,
my pride get's in the way

OOoookay THAT does it. You are on ignore!

old blue netscape navigator on a mac performa, with an external dial-up modem anyone?

hey. that's my old compuker too!
ok, off ignore.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

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***brazen stare***

what, brah!?!? You wanna piece of me?!?! You WAIT til I get to your moku and you BETTA not let me catch you outside Old Navy at Ala Moana, or somebody's gonna be screaming my name!??!

ignore DAT bebe!

<Captain Picard voice, exuding choke class>

COMPUTAH! Who has put me on ignore?!?!? Fire all sanimanimanifrolds! NUMBAH ONE! Put that sassy Kimo into the brig until he tells me sorry!

</Captain Picard, pau wit da classy exhibition>

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

sanimanimanifrolds

'zat from "Lord of the Rings" or "Lard of the Onion Rings" or somethin'?

[kimo55]

Re: Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

You wanna piece of me?!?!

no. just yer wig.

BETTA not let me catch you outside Old Navy at Ala Moana,

DON'T tell, anyone I go there.

[Pua'i Mana'o]

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I completely accept your apology.

*bats eyelashes*

[sinjin]

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Ego is a useful servant but a poor master.

[kimo55]

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a penny saved is greener on da odda side.

[Leo Lakio]

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a penny saved is greener on da odda side.

I mean to ignore that...

[kimo55]

Re: Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

I mean to ignore that...

***bats eyebrows, waving from atop the pa'u horse, peeking in the room, getting back on topic***

yer too mean to say that.

[Leo Lakio]

Re: Is HawaiiThreads.com too mean?

the pa'u horse, peeking in the room

Whew! I misread this the first time, and left out the letter "k." Whole nother meaning...