What’s a nice thread?

[WillowTheWhisp]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

I’ll let you into another secret. Not calling someone by their name is a form of bullying and a puerile way of trying to establish a pseudo superiority over the other person.

No it isn't. I have never come across anyone yet who took offence at this until you did. I have called Acrylic-Bob AB for yonks and he's never kicked up a fuss. Tinkerbelle gets shortened to Tinks and Garinda to Rindy. Where's the offence taken by them? None at all. Most people just call me Willow. Some may call me WTW. I use the same name on other forums and more often than not on one I'm referred to as WTW. Do I get the 'ump? Do I heck as like. It's not an insult, it's normal internet behaviour. Good gried in the AOL chatrooms everybody gets shortened. You want to try being called Wombatinawhirl and get shortened to "Womb" !!

And before you jump to wild conclusions, no it wasn't me who left you that karma comment.

I have real friends in real life and we don't use each other's given name we have nicknames. It's a sign of friendship and affection. I shorten my daughter's names or even call them things like "Pumpkin" or "Chuckybut".

If someone had called you an offensive name I could have understood your attitude but this is just being silly about nothing. Age has absolutely nothing to do with maturity.

 

[Ianto.W.]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

I have not worded my last reply very well jambutty reading through it, it as usual makes little sense, by your I mean the ever ready finger gang, im still smarting from having points removed by a d/h that never raises threads, that perule merchant follows members about trying to destroy their confidence, thank the lord there are some decent people on line.

 

[jambutty]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

Actually Ianto.W. I don’t give two hoots about Karma, Power or Ackers. In my view, which if no one minds I am entitled to, they only serve to turn a forum into a competition. I do give two hoots about anonymous derogatory remarks.

The favourite food of sailors in my day was a mixed grill. A rare event on board ship but the local NAAFI ashore served a great mixed grill.

It would appear that at least one person thinks somewhere along my lines. Pity that no name was given.
just ignore the negative karma, it gives some people some kind of wierd kick to dish out negative

This forum has a number of cliques and factions that try to rule the roost. But then I suspect that you have noticed that too.

Yes it is WillowTheWisp.
Now it’s your turn to come back with “No it isn’t.”

Just because you have never come across anyone who took offence at being misnamed, doesn’t mean that it doesn’t happen. Oh! Sorry! I forgot! Your word goes and that is that. BUNKUM!

I don’t care what other people call each other, it has nothing to do with me. I do care about being called by my proper user name and I have asked nicely in the past that people do so. Some do and some go out of their way not too.

I don’t care who left me the negative Karma, or positive Karma for that matter, it’s all a silly childish game anyway. See first sentence. But as it is in place I may as well use it when and as I see fit because I accept that other members like the idea of being awarded good Karma and some self opinionated members preen themselves when they get some.

I don’t jump to wild or even tame conclusions. My conclusions are based on current known facts.

If you want to call your real friends by a nickname and they don’t object, it’s got nothing to do with me. But I am not a real friend of anyone bar two on this forum. Thus all members, bar two, are nothing more than names on a screen. I know little about them other than what I have read. Which isn’t much because most profiles tell me nothing.

Just because you call other members by a shortened name or your kids by what people call pet names doesn’t mean that everyone should do so. Or maybe it does because some people are so self opinionated that other opinions are dismissed.

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

No Jambutty, I'm not going to descend into silly babyish arguments which even my kids would think childish.

There are many times I disagree with the point of view of people on this message board but we are nearly all adult enough to respect that we can have a different opinion on some things and then agree with each other on other topics. Do you recall receiving a lump of positive karma from me not long ago?

However, as you are so touchy about so many things Jambutty this will be the last time I shall ever direct a comment specifically towards you. Please feel free to accuse me of ignoring you if you so wish. There are plenty of other members' post worth reading and replying to.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

This forum has a number of cliques and factions that try to rule the roost. But then I suspect that you have noticed that too.

Really? When people harp on about cliques and mafias I often wonder if I'm reading the same forum as some members!

some self opinionated members preen themselves when they get some.

Who are these people then I can watch out for their public karma preening? It would make a lovely change from reading the negativity from people that permenantly whinge when they lose it!

 

[Ianto.W.]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

Really? When people harp on about cliques and mafias I often wonder if I'm reading the same forum as some members!



Who are these people then I can watch out for their public karma preening? It would make a lovely change from reading the negativity from people that permenantly whinge when they lose it!

You are the epitomy of what jambutty said. If you decide to dish negative karma out to myself, for not agreeing with you so be it . thou shall not hurt me with impunity. Cicero.

 

[bullseyebarb]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

By the way my user name is jambutty, not JB, jam, Jambuttie or anything else so please do me the courtesy of addressing me as jambutty.

From now on, if anyone addresses me as anything other than jambutty I will be sorely tempted to adjust their Karma downwards a bit.

Dearest jambutty - You are always worth reading!

 

[Ianto.W.]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

:engsmil: Long may the likes of jambutty be with us, this site needs all opinions, unstifled on the alter of free speech, not just the the opinions of the entrenched clique.

 

[Gayle]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

The Accyweb mafia or clique is only in the minds of people who do not consider themselves to be a part of it. As it happens there is no such thing and it is those people themselves who are trying to perpetuate the myth.

 

[Ianto.W.]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

The Accyweb mafia or clique is only in the minds of people who do not consider themselves to be a part of it. As it happens there is no such thing and it is those people themselves who are trying to perpetuate the myth.

Well well Gayle, who keeps dishing this unknown negative karma out. I do not mind anyone's point of veiw as long as they stand by what they say. I hope when you eventually join the ranks of the politicians, your principals will not be discarded.

 

[Gayle]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

It's not the mafia, that would indicate that it was only a small number of people - I just think you've successfully managed to p*ss most people off!

 

[Margaret Pilkington]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

I don't know who dishes out negative karma...but I don't think they are part of a clique...or the Accyweb Mafia...they are just sad people who cannot live with someone else's point of view.
I have been part of Accyweb for quite a long time and I have only once given negative Karma.......I gave it out because the post was illegible.....spelling, punctuation etcetera......it just didn't make any sense at all.....I pointed this out to the recipient and I signed it. I would NEVER penalise someone with negative Karma for holding a different point of view to myself.

 

[Ianto.W.]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

I don't know who dishes out negative karma...but I don't think they are part of a clique...or the Accyweb Mafia...they are just sad people who cannot live with someone else's point of view.
I have been part of Accyweb for quite a long time and I have only once given negative Karma.......I gave it out because the post was illegible.....spelling, punctuation etcetera......it just didn't make any sense at all.....I pointed this out to the recipient and I signed it. I would NEVER penalise someone with negative Karma for holding a different point of view to myself.

Thank's Margaret that is the point jambutty was trying to make.

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

You are the epitomy of what jambutty said.

Well, because terms such as ‘clique’, ‘faction’ and other derogatory remarks are usually used by people who doubt their own value within group dynamics, you may well be correct ….. the problem therefore is yours.

If it makes me part of a ‘clique’ to take part in discussions on a forum message board (without the need to be argumentative just for the sake of it) and meet up with the members of that forum board as part of a social gathering then yes, I hold my hand up, I’m guilty of being part of an elite little group that is the great accyweb.

 

[Ianto.W.]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

Well, because terms such as ‘clique’, ‘faction’ and other derogatory remarks are usually used by people who doubt their own value within group dynamics, you may well be correct ….. the problem therefore is yours.

If it makes me part of a ‘clique’ to take part in discussions on a forum message board (without the need to be argumentative just for the sake of it) and meet up with the members of that forum board as part of a social gathering then yes, I hold my hand up, I’m guilty of being part of an elite little group that is the great accyweb.

Whatever you say angel, i'm only a geriatric old fool, don't seek to preach to me youv'e been nowhere, and if your contribution is to a----e with the clique, I suggest you get your own story line, with comments like that your going nowhere!

 

[Tinkerbelle]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

I suggest you get your own story line, with comments like that your going nowhere!

If I could just make a little suggestion of my own? A reply that makes sense would be great chin chin

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

AccyWeb must be the biggest clique I've ever come across. If I hadn't already given out too much karma tonight Tinks and Margaret you could have some but it won't let me. I wish we could split our karma power up a bit so we could spread it out more.

 

[Ianto.W.]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

If I could just make a little suggestion of my own? A reply that makes sense would be great chin chin

Stick with me and ill have you dripping in diamonds, file all these gems for future reference.

 

[Ianto.W.]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

AccyWeb must be the biggest clique I've ever come across. If I hadn't already given out too much karma tonight Tinks and Margaret you could have some but it won't let me. I wish we could split our karma power up a bit so we could spread it out more.

Ask them that took fifteen points of hard earned karma off me, if I win them they are hard earned.

 

[WillowTheWhisp]

Re: What’s a nice thread?

I don't get how that is a response to the post of mine that you quoted.

I'd just like to be able to split my power a bit so I can give more bits of karma to more people per day.