It wasn't Mari, it was someone anonymous.

That wasn't a threat. She was talking about the health effects of weed vs tobacco.

Ah...I see.

I'm going to have to just step back from this whole thing, as I'm actually having trouble being objective. I didn't really see anything from Mari that would merit such a comparison, and since I hold your judgement to be unusually just and reasonable, it is better that I stop batting this issue around.

<Stormieweather munches popcorn and follows all the links, getting to know the Cellarites>


One question, what's AG? Another site? Forum?

Yikes! Thanks for the vigilance.

AudioGalaxy, a board dedicated to file sharing, which apparently folded, which for some reason resulted in a whole bunch of refugees washing up here on the shores of The Cellar.

Now that the wheat has been pretty much sorted from the chaff, it has actually been rather a good thing (Patrick waves and smiles at our new members who were able to survive the Inquisition and stayed around to become substantive contributors).

Not to minimize the importance of the Cellar, but in the grand scheme of things, it's just a Goddamned message board. I know we can get to know people fairly well here...but it's only a sliver of a person, really. Even if we are acting as real as possible here, we don't really know each other. And I know that I've gotten into my share of flamefests...and they were pretty fucking stupid. There was really no point to them.

Anyway, let me get to my point...I think it's stupid to be a dummy on a message board. There are so many better things to do...like smoking weed. :)

Ah, then I'm with ya, UT. F her.

Have a good day all, I'm off to the Tribeca Film Festival.

Actually at that point she was talking about her original ban.

When I see people rummaging around in their handbag for the most damaging thing they have at hand, I don't wait around to see whether it's a gun.

GOOD POST SYCAMORE

We need 'How not to be dummy rules' posted.

well I need um anyway. In fact that should be my personal user tag. ' message board dummy'
or sumpin.


[edited spelling-sorry it sucks so bad]

Ok thanks! Carry on.

I (obviously) found it very frustrating to converse, debate, argue, co-exist, with Mari because she was not constrained by truth or reality. It was not a welfare* issue, or what I thought people on welfare should be buying with their money - it was Mari's posting style, her habit of fabricating whatever bullshit argument she needed to come out on top. And if someone who is not adverse to making shit up threatens to make you uncomfortable, I think concern is valid.
Elspode, I'm not sure why you're comparing your son buying dvd's to Mari's endless string of absurd claims. I think you'll just need to rest assured that if someone had an issue with you or your son, they'd let you know.

I realize this kinda shit is no fun for anyone and I apologize for my role in it.

*or any other assistance program

Might I also add, I've been the subject of a few rather obvious "phishing expeditions" recently. And so has my mom, because one or two 25-year-old personal details about me are still published with her address attached to them. So if I'm on a hair trigger for threats...

Nothing makes me want to give this up more than that. Syc's right; the "this is just a message board" aspect swings many ways. One of them is "it's just a message board so why ban people?" Another is "it's just a message board so why do it at all, if you'll be threatened for it?"

I have no idea what any of this is about, so therefore please leave me the fuck out of it.

don't read this!