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What happened to the Room?!
This used to be such a nice room to visit. After 9/11 things got nasty when
I responded to another post saying I thought it criminal to invade another country that had nothing to do with 9/11, with no proof that they were a threat to us. I would have thought things would have gone back to how it had been by now. It really seems that the politics of hate has taken over everywhere. Sadly even what had been safe havens such as this room. |
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Nt as much as the politics of self centered self appointed know it
alls, with different sets of rules for different folks! On Mon, 21 Feb 2005 13:14:19 -0500, "DKat" wrote: ===This used to be such a nice room to visit. After 9/11 things got nasty when ===I responded to another post saying I thought it criminal to invade another ===country that had nothing to do with 9/11, with no proof that they were a ===threat to us. I would have thought things would have gone back to how it ===had been by now. It really seems that the politics of hate has taken over ===everywhere. Sadly even what had been safe havens such as this room. === |
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"DKat" wrote in message ... This used to be such a nice room to visit. After 9/11 things got nasty when I responded to another post saying I thought it criminal to invade another country that had nothing to do with 9/11, with no proof that they were a threat to us. I would have thought things would have gone back to how it had been by now. It really seems that the politics of hate has taken over everywhere. Sadly even what had been safe havens such as this room. I mostly lurk here and it seems that it's only the past month or two that things have gotten really nasty. Doubtless the culprits will flame me for even this message. However, those of us who want to carry on civil converations still can. We just need to ignore those who think wrecking such a lovely, supportive community is fun. Jacqui |
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"DKat" wrote in message ... This used to be such a nice room to visit. After 9/11 things got nasty when I responded to another post saying I thought it criminal to invade another country that had nothing to do with 9/11, with no proof that they were a threat to us. I would have thought things would have gone back to how it had been by now. It really seems that the politics of hate has taken over everywhere. Sadly even what had been safe havens such as this room. =================== This isn't a political NG. Why not discuss ponds and fish instead. :-) -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
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I mostly lurk here and it seems that it's only the past month or two that
things have gotten really nasty. And we haven't had a political flame war for well over a year? DKat, give it another month, as the north starts warming up, we'll all be outside getting our gardens going. Last night I dreamed I heard a Pacific Tree Frog. Since it got down to 24F I don't think they're awake yet. Doubtless the culprits will flame me for even this message. However, those of us who want to carry on civil converations still can. We just need to ignore those who think wrecking such a lovely, supportive community is fun. Jacqui That's right, and not lower ourselves if we're compiled to answer them back. Just keep it civil. If you read something and it gets you upset, heart pounding, etc. don't reply till you've calmed down. Anger is simply, hurt, frustration, or fear. One RPer has all 3 going on apparently, hopefully he'll get over it and give advice without the bite someday. ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ |
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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... I mostly lurk here and it seems that it's only the past month or two that things have gotten really nasty. And we haven't had a political flame war for well over a year? DKat, give it another month, as the north starts warming up, we'll all be outside getting our gardens going. Last night I dreamed I heard a Pacific Tree Frog. Since it got down to 24F I don't think they're awake yet. Doubtless the culprits will flame me for even this message. However, those of us who want to carry on civil converations still can. We just need to ignore those who think wrecking such a lovely, supportive community is fun. Jacqui That's right, and not lower ourselves if we're compiled to answer them back. Just keep it civil. If you read something and it gets you upset, heart pounding, etc. don't reply till you've calmed down. Anger is simply, hurt, frustration, or fear. One RPer has all 3 going on apparently, hopefully he'll get over it and give advice without the bite someday. ~ jan ~Power to the Porg, Flow On!~ We had a warm spell that completely left me unprepared for the 8" of snow we got last night (yes I know that is NOTHING for those who live where 3' is the norm but this is Long Island!). And it had just gotten to where I could see in the pond (which I have to admit I have been avoiding over fear of what I will see since things completely closed up after the last blizzard....). So glad to hear your voice and to hear that the room hasn't gone over the edge. It was a bit of a shock to step in after being gone for so long to not find it as I remembered pre-flaming days of post 9/11. |
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Hi DKat,
Just takes a bit of extra time, after awhile it is easy to flip past the disruptive stuff. Comes and goes in my experience. kathy |
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"DKat" wrote:
This used to be such a nice room to visit. It isn't a room, it's a newsgroup. And the whole troll/nasty thing is cyclic. There are people who feel that they can be a good less tolerant and polite on the Net than they would be in a person. And there are a good many other people who just cannot resist being drawn into an obviously silly argument. For me, I killfile, usually with a time limit, people who are constantly unpleasant. Less often I killfile people who always extend the argument. But you can do whatever you wish; the important thing is to not get sucked in, and ignore the idiocy. Easier said than done. ObPond: Mine's frozen. Gary Woods AKA K2AHC- PGP key on request, or at home.earthlink.net/~garygarlic Zone 5/6 in upstate New York, 1420' elevation. NY WO G |
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So will somebody open the stinking windows in the Room, it sells like
that webslut Windsong has been in here again............and while your at it., straighten up this place............and quit spilling all this salt all over the place it does not cure a roach problem. |
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So will somebody open the stinking windows in the Room, it sells like
that webslut Windsong has been in here again............and while your at it., straighten up this place............and quit spilling all this salt all over the place it does not cure a roach problem. |
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"DKat" wrote in message ... This used to be such a nice room to visit. After 9/11 things got nasty when I responded to another post saying I thought it criminal to invade another country that had nothing to do with 9/11, with no proof that they were a threat to us. I would have thought things would have gone back to how it had been by now. It really seems that the politics of hate has taken over everywhere. Sadly even what had been safe havens such as this room. IMHO, aside from the recent flood of Roy related garbage, this group is as good as it's always been. Post your political thoughts with an OT: and you'll be just fine. Especially during the winter, when pond talk is slow. Its winter time, don't feed your fish, and don't the trolls. -- BV Webporgmaster of iheartmypond.com http://www.iheartmypond.com I'll be leaning on the bus stop post. |
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"C+J Tondreau" wrote in message . .. I mostly lurk here and it seems that it's only the past month or two that things have gotten really nasty. Doubtless the culprits will flame me for even this message. However, those of us who want to carry on civil converations still can. We just need to ignore those who think wrecking such a lovely, supportive community is fun. Yes, everyone PLEASE just IGNORE the trolls. Responding in anyway just encourages them. -- BV Webporgmaster of iheartmypond.com http://www.iheartmypond.com I'll be leaning on the bus stop post. |
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"~ jan JJsPond.us" wrote in message ... I mostly lurk here and it seems that it's only the past month or two that things have gotten really nasty. And we haven't had a political flame war for well over a year? DKat, give it another month, as the north starts warming up, we'll all be outside getting our gardens going. Last night I dreamed I heard a Pacific Tree Frog. Since it got down to 24F I don't think they're awake yet. snip I've been hearing crickets at night...but that might be the crickets in the Fire Bellied Toad's vivarium, in the kitchen. -- BV Webporgmaster of iheartmypond.com http://www.iheartmypond.com I'll be leaning on the bus stop post. |
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"~ Windsong ~" P@P wrote in message ... "DKat" wrote in message ... This used to be such a nice room to visit. After 9/11 things got nasty when I responded to another post saying I thought it criminal to invade another country that had nothing to do with 9/11, with no proof that they were a threat to us. I would have thought things would have gone back to how it had been by now. It really seems that the politics of hate has taken over everywhere. Sadly even what had been safe havens such as this room. =================== This isn't a political NG. Why not discuss ponds and fish instead. :-) -- Carol.... the frugal ponder... "People who want to share their religious views with you almost never want you to share yours with them." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Carol...I agree this is not a political group, but for the most part rec.ponds has a fairly regular and long term membership, that often enjoys each other's company and opinions whether it be on salting your pond, or salting your fundamentalist neighbors. For the most part these posts are prefixed with OT:, so you can avoid them if you like. -- BV Webporgmaster of iheartmypond.com http://www.iheartmypond.com I'll be leaning on the bus stop post. |
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"Benign Vanilla" wrote in message ... "DKat" wrote in message ... This used to be such a nice room to visit. After 9/11 things got nasty when I responded to another post saying I thought it criminal to invade another country that had nothing to do with 9/11, with no proof that they were a threat to us. I would have thought things would have gone back to how it had been by now. It really seems that the politics of hate has taken over everywhere. Sadly even what had been safe havens such as this room. IMHO, aside from the recent flood of Roy related garbage, this group is as good as it's always been. Post your political thoughts with an OT: and you'll be just fine. Especially during the winter, when pond talk is slow. Its winter time, don't feed your fish, and don't the trolls. -- BV Webporgmaster of iheartmypond.com http://www.iheartmypond.com I'll be leaning on the bus stop post. Oops! That was not meant to be a posting of a political thought... just a bit of history as to why I disappeared for a couple of years (or so it felt like). The political discussion at the time was a OT thread. That didn't keep it from getting very ugly. I eventually figured out that all the weird posts I was reading came from a crossposting bunch connected to religion. Once I blocked all of those posters the room looked quite normal (except for the weird interaction between a couple that seemed out of character...). Yes, I'm a firm believer in not feeding the trolls though at times it is tempting to play at yanking their chains... I just kill file them which helps cut down in how crowded the room is in any case. Thanks for the reply. DK |
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