Would you ever post the contents of a private message?
If someone PMed you, would you post the message, or convey the information of the PM to the rest of the board?
No. Unless both parties were not opposed to it and it was relevant for the rest of the forum.
Would I EVER?
Ever is a long time, so yes, I would if I thought it was appropriate.
Only if I was Spexx, and the PM was the one that prompted me to start this thread.
If I got an abusive PM I just might, although first I'd probably share it with UT or a moderator to see if we need to start ban proceedings.
Never without the PMers consent.
In cases of personal safety or in matters with legal implications I would point it out to UT but I can't think of any reason to ever post it publicly.
Would I EVER?
Ever is a long time, so yes, I would if I thought it was appropriate.
Note to self: never PM Cloud with private info. :D
I would not post, or divulge the contents of, or otherwise parade another's PM to me unless the PMer told me to or said it was OK. That holds true whether it was a nice PM, a mean PM, an abusive PM, a slammin' PM...whatever.
But I know there are those who don't live by that credo, which is equivalent to telling Miss McGillacuddy that Mark is chewing gum in class, only worse.
Nope. There are probably some circumstances where I would with permission of the author, but generally I wouldn't even paraphrase a private communication on a board.
Probably some of the most boringest posts I have ever seen on the internet are where somebody goes "so-and-so is abusing me and they should be banned" and posts a big string of PMs they supposedly got from someone. Snooozefest. That might be funnier on this site, though.
would and have.
would you ever considering manning the fuck up and saying what you mean? or would you prefer to continue to be a little weasley bitch about everything?
Yes I would. And I have.
Eek. I hadn't thought of something like that. I might post something like that for either the sheer humor or the sheer fear! :eek:
would and have.
would you ever considering manning the fuck up and saying what you mean? or would you prefer to continue to be a little weasley bitch about everything?
Name calling? Insults? Why don't you say what you mean? Come on, Man up! What do you think I mean, that I'm not saying?
oh, i was just asking a general question! you didn;t think i was talking to YOU did you???
I'd never say never--but it would have to be under extremely unusual circumstances.
No. Not a kid.
A simple "no" would have been enough. Why throw in the judgmental crap?
You think I'm a kid?
I was talking about myself, no one else.
If you read something into it, that is you, deal with it.
Nah, its in Private for a reason :)
Would you ever relay what someone said to you via PM to another party via PM? :p
If the PM was abusive and I thought it would be beneficial to all to share or be the only way to get it stopped, I might. But mostly I ignore anything unpleasant. I would never reveal personal details given in a PM, and go the moderator route first, but I think it's a form of bullying to be abusive in a PM. If you believe it's OK to say what you want to say, say it in public. Don't hide behind closed doors. And when people try to do that, then it's OK to rat them out if that appears to be a positive way forward
/gospel according to St. monster.
Hell yea, I would and have. But only in the cases where people have lied on the general board and then pm'd something different. I don't like people who play all nicey and then pm something where they are attempting to spank you verbally.
Would you ever relay what someone said to you via PM to another party via PM? :p
Only to my attorney or hit man.
If the PM was abusive and I thought it would be beneficial to all to share or be the only way to get it stopped, I might.
Delete, ignore, all better.
Trying to dissuade opponents and/or rally support, offstage, is so pathetic.
Trying to dissuade opponents and/or rally support, offstage, is so pathetic.
I got the idea there was a lot of that nonsense back when Mar*ch*o was on the board.
The example that glatt posted looked like a pretty obvious troll to me, so I might've posted it in that case, because, well, who cares about trolls?
In general, though, I wouldn't, unless I had the person's permission, and even then only if it was something that wasn't inherently private in nature -- like if I was just chatting with a friend through PMs and they happened to say something funny about, say, Pirates of the Caribbean, I might ask if I could share it with the rest of the class. If they had something funny to say about, say, TheMercenary*, though, that would be a bad thing to post.
On one forum where I used to post, we had some controversy over this issue. Someone got a PM from another user saying that he was using his presence on the forum to gather quotes and examples for an "expose" he was planning to write about the depravity and excesses of liberals on the internet. The person who received the PM posted it without saying who the author was, on the theory that we should know that our words might be taken out of context. I'm not sure if she did the right thing or not, but I guess I'd lean towards yes -- the person who claimed to be writing the book was being a troll.
*nothing personal, dude.
Hell yea, I would and have. But only in the cases where people have lied on the general board and then pm'd something different. I don't like people who play all nicey and then pm something where they are attempting to spank you verbally.
I'm guessing you've never heard of the policy of praising in public and punishing in private, neh? You strike me much more strongly as a public humiliator, for effect.
I sent someone a PM the other day asking why they've decided to antagonise me and they've yet to respond to it. I'm thinking about posting the contents of my pm here in the hope of getting some sense out of the situation.
If it is who I think it is... last time I'll stick my nose into it, but I really think ignore is best, I really do.
From experience & I don't think they are worth it.
*done*
You're probably right rkz.
Only if it was inflammitory.
[Dr. Phil]You don't want "some sense out of the situation", you want validation. You don't really think anyone will be able to make sense out of an antagonizer's behavior based on how you asked them about their behavior. You just want everyone to see what a good effort you're making to be friendly, and take your side of things. Everyone's posts already speak for themselves. So quit contributing to the negativity by repeatedly dredging it up.[/Dr. Phil]
I have not 'repeatedly brought it up', and I don't require validation (this is definitely not the place I'd come for if that were so), but thanks for your thoughts Dr Phil.
Any PMs sent to me are private conversations between me and another member. Under no circumstances would I post it.
What if I PMed you and dared you to post it? Would you pussy out?
Any PMs sent to me are private conversations between me and another member. Under no circumstances would I post it.
what if i sent you a pm asking you to post a message that i had contained in my pm, onto the board....and it was a matter of life and death.....but i couldnt post it myself because i had some weird kind of configuration conflict....and i was very convincing about the whole thing?
what if i sent you a pm asking you to post a message that i had contained in my pm, onto the board....and it was a matter of life and death.....but i couldnt post it myself because i had some weird kind of configuration conflict....and i was very convincing about the whole thing?
Uhh...what?
Uhh...what?
i said, "what if i sent you a pm asking you to post a message that i had contained in my pm, onto the board....and it was a matter of life and death.....but i couldnt post it myself because i had some weird kind of configuration conflict....and i was very convincing about the whole thing?"
You're welcome to try.
<SIGH>Been a month, and yer still hazin' the newbie...priceless.
Actually this is quite normal behavior.
here's a pm i sent to drax:
post this on the cellar
drax!
i need you to do me a favor. For some reason, I can;t post this message:
Quote:
Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.Flint likes boys.
It is absolutely imperative that this message gets out, but I just can;t get the configuration of my framitization module properly aligned with the dang ebuliancy tenant. So, I need you to go a head and post this for me, mkay? do it in the pm thread, mkay?
thanks, babe.
sincerly,
Marcus Aurelius
And I deleted his rather juvinile PM as soon as I reAd it.
so what you're trying to say is that you have no sense of humor whatsoever. ok...gotcha. here's a picture of a dog's balls for you:
Oh I have a sense of humor. Your PM simply wasn't funny, just stupid, and as for that pic...a pretty pathetic attempt to anger me.
anger you? please.
you have a sense of humor. of course you do. tell you what....i've got a great knock knock joke for you...
you start.
:lol2:
(Sorry, Drax.)
You could've posted the PM...with um, edits. But it's too late now!
anger you? please.
you have a sense of humor. of course you do. tell you what....i've got a great knock knock joke for you...
you start.
Knock, Knock
Who's there?
Jim
Jim who?
Jim, the lumberjackass. :lol: :lol: :lol:
I like you. Very niiiiiiice.
I like you. Very niiiiiiice.
Why does that seem sarcastic to me?
fresh doesn't get along with lj. I doubt it was sarcastic. lol
fresh doesn't get along with lj.
The way redneck Jim's been acting towards me, I'm not surprised.
I doubt it was sarcastic. lol
In that case, my apologies fresh. :D
Most of what 'redneck jim' says should be taken with about a pound of salt...maybe two.
I'd just move along if I were you. It'll be easier. ;)
Well I thought it was hysterical and I try really hard to hate lj, just so's I can assimilate. :p
try as you might....i'm just too loveable. even alianthia has begun acting as a kind of emmisary to those that tend to assume that i'm ripping on them personally.....when in fact i'm just testing their ......well...that's actually a secret.
nevermind.
How would you know? I mean, what if you send a very personal PM, and that person forwards it to others...you'd never know, unless the party of the second part called you out on it. Even in the Cellar you have to learn to trust, no easy task. I guess it's just like IRL, there are people who can't wait to spread the latest gossip, and those who really do keep secrets in a vault. All we can do is hope we've trusted the right people. I'm not talking about dissin' PMs per se, just anything you share with a friend that maybe you don't want to be public knowledge. I think I've been lucky in the friends I've found here.
try as you might....i'm just too loveable. even alianthia has begun acting as a kind of emmisary to those that tend to assume that i'm ripping on them personally.....when in fact i'm just testing their ......well...that's actually a secret.
nevermind.
:dedhors2:
try as you might....i'm just too loveable. even alianthia has begun acting as a kind of emmisary to those that tend to assume that i'm ripping on them personally.....when in fact i'm just testing their ......well...that's actually a secret.
nevermind.
You do realize this doesn't change anything between us don't you lj? :eyebrow:
yes, i know.....you still want me.
Yeah, like an extra hole in the head.
just another place for me to violate you. your love knows no bounds, i see.
I always read....two does not make a clowder as tw does not make chowder... and I find myself wondering if its true.
I always read....two does not make a clowder as tw does not make chowder
Me too! But then I wonder wtf is clowder. So now I looked it up and now I know.
I do have a really good chowder recipe if he's ever interested.
clowder: a group of feral cats.
just another place for me to violate you. your love knows no bounds, i see.
Yes...my love is as boundless as your compassion. :)
I always read....two does not make a clowder as tw does not make chowder... and I find myself wondering if its true.
I did the same thing!
There's a whole cat motif going on in the Cellar.
Well the NSFW picture thread has just embraced pussy :)
wait -- how did this get in this thread. Isn't there a whole 'nother thread about animal groups? (confused).
I actually thought it was chowder at first, but it's clowder. And just so you know, it refers to my two beloved Siamese kitty-cat boys, whom I really should take some pics of.
two beloved Siamese kitty-cat boys, whom I really should take some pics of
Yes - you should... what flavor are they? I have a
flame and a
seal.
I have Miles-- a Siamese/Birman mix--seal point with white feet--Mr. Elegant;
and Ivan--a fat hybrid seal point with a cobby body, who fetches.
it's so funny to see, because they have very similar coloring with very dissimilar body types. They are not purebred.
they were so cute this morning! and they are so spoiled! I'm trying not to turn into one of these witchy old ladies with 100 cat clowder. :)
Edit: okay, I posted some pics in the post your pet thread. They're not very good, and yes, there are two different cats there.
Yes - you should... what flavor are they? I have a flame and a seal.
You want to cook them and put them in tupperware for tomorrow's lunch?!
;)
You can't do that. Who ever heard of eating pussy... for... lun.. uh, nevermind.
just the fact that a pm is private...technologically...does not mean that it is private information. you can't send someone a PM out of the blue and just assume that they will behave as though they were your psychiatrist or attorney. there is no pmee/pmer confidentiality rule in place.
Establishing a trust with someone and being betrayed is one thing....but being exposed in your attempts to whisper down the lane is another altogether.
ok, who's been telling on who now?
I admit it I know who it was!!!
It was Prof Plumb, in the courtyard, with the candlestick!
I just couldn't keep it inside any longer!!:mecry:
It was Prof Plumb, in the courtyard, with the candlestick!
I just couldn't keep it inside any longer!!:mecry:
Yeah, a candlestick would hurt! How'd you get it in there in the first place? :lol:
With a lotta lube and a lotta effort
Haha!! Ah, you guys just made my day. Thanks. :)
Had to come up with something: the whole Clue connection made me chuckle! :)
just the fact that a pm is private...technologically...does not mean that it is private information. you can't send someone a PM out of the blue and just assume that they will behave as though they were your psychiatrist or attorney. there is no pmee/pmer confidentiality rule in place.
Establishing a trust with someone and being betrayed is one thing....but being exposed in your attempts to whisper down the lane is another altogether.
True, there is always the chance they are a shithead.
True, there is always the chance they are a shithead.
that doesn't really make sense in reply to what i said. perhaps you didnt read it carefully enough?
that doesn't really make sense in reply to what i said. perhaps you didnt read it carefully enough?
Nope, I read it just fine and saw it for what it was, apologist bullshit.
Nope, I read it just fine and saw it for what it was, apologist bullshit.
oh..i see you're a moron then? yes, i'm using your own favorite words against you.
what part of it was apologetic?
i came a cross this thread, re read it, got re-mad, and wanted to point out that unless you ask someone to treat the contents of a pm as private (.....
and get their assurance that they
will do so....) ahead of time....then you should have no expectation that they treat it confidentially.
Riiiiigggght.. it would be CRAZY for someone to think you would NOT treat a PRIVATEmessage as something else.
LOL!!!
Yeah, I'm the moron. You run with that.
it's called a PRIVATEmessage because it is sent to one person and and not posted on a bulletin board. As I said, confidentiality should not be assumed. If you tell someone something and they repeat it, or convey your message to other people, theres no foul. UNLESS you ask them to hold it private. In some cases, the information shared is inherently private. But it aint automatic. IOW, if you sent me a PM saying that you were sexually attracted to Spexxvet, but were afraid to say it to him....I wouldn't post that. But if you mentioned that you thought he looked hawt in his new sweat suit, I might make reference to that if the topic came up.
Yup, he's runnin' with it.
naw....i'm standing here with my legs spread slightly in superman fashion, and i have it hanging out of my zipper. it's danglin' for ya.
So now if you want every one of your PM's to be private, you probably need to put a disclaimer at the bottom like they put on some company emails. You know..."the contents of this message are meant for the recipient and no one else. The contents of this message are confidential blah blah blah..."
Is that right?
So now if you want every one of your PM's to be private, you probably need to put a disclaimer at the bottom like they put on some company emails. You know..."the contents of this message are meant for the recipient and no one else. The contents of this message are confidential blah blah blah..."
Is that right?
if I have an expectation of the contents being treated confidentially, then yes.
I have stayed out of this till now. I agree with LJ's definition of a PM.
it's called a PRIVATE message because it is sent to one person and and not posted on a bulletin board. As I said, confidentiality should not be assumed.
I don't PM much, but when I do, it's because I want to say something specifically to a single person. I make no assumptions about them keeping it private from the rest of the board.
As if I was at a party (just can't get away from this analogy) and was talking quietly in a corner with someone. If I didn't want them to repeat what I was about to say,
then I wouldn't say it in the first place.
That being said, I wouldn't blab to any third parties about what I have been chatting with a person. I figure, if they wanted that third person to know, they'd tell them themselves. It's not
my place to do so. There are a few exceptions, like if I am honestly worried about the well being of someone.
I don't PM much, but when I do, it's because I want to say something specifically to a single person. I make no assumptions about them keeping it private from the rest of the board.
As if I was at a party (just can't get away from this analogy) and was talking quietly in a corner with someone. If I didn't want them to repeat what I was about to say, then I wouldn't say it in the first place.
That being said, I wouldn't blab to any third parties about what I have been chatting with a person. I figure, if they wanted that third person to know, they'd tell them themselves. It's not my place to do so. There are a few exceptions, like if I am honestly worried about the well being of someone.
How about if the someone took you into a seperate room, with the sign "this room is for private communications" over the door. You know, the one down the hall, next to the bathroom. Would you then keep your conversation confidential?
Stupid is as stupid does.
...But if you mentioned that you thought he looked hawt in his new sweat suit...
And I do. ;)
Like I said, I would keep any conversation to myself. As for expecting the other person to keep it between us, I could say "This stays between us" till I'm blue in the face and have a signed contract fron the other person, but have learned enough times that it never does anyway...so if I don't want it leaked, I keep my mouth shut.
The only person I totally trust is my husband.
Stupid is as stupid does.
What does this mean?
Well, it's a quote from Forrest Gump.
Um, yeah. I knew that. What were you referring to when you posted it?
It's an obscure reference that I feel under no obligation to explain. A wise man once told the masses that people either get the joke or they don't; explaining it is moot.
Why do you ask, twice???????
Because obviously I wanted to know what the heck you were going on about. If it's a joke, and you don't want to explain it to someone who wishes to understand, so be it.
Lazy is as lazy does.
Because obviously you haven't been interested in anything I've said since I've been here, so now I'm asking why are you suddenly? You so "wish to understand me" now? Yeah, right.
Methinks you construed it as something to do with you, or you wouldn't ask. But rest assured, it has nothing to do with you. Believe it or not, not everything in the world, not even the Cellar, is about you.
[SIZE="5"]CATFIGHT!!! [/SIZE]
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Slap her clothes off...!!!
Oh, you wish Flint.
I'd rather slap your clothes off.
The crazy chicks are out in force lately.... something in the water here or what??
Oh, you wish Flint.
I'd rather slap your clothes off and pinch your titties. :lol:
Why are you so obsessed with pincing titties? I didn't say anything about that... (???)
You little editing fuckwad! Grrrrr...lmao.
The crazy chicks are out in force lately.... something in the water here or what??
Let's see...27 or 29 people here are cutting each other to pieces, crying, being paranoid, poking each other's eyes out, and whining. And you get crazy from that little exchange? Ohhhhhhhhhhkaayyyyyyy...
Screenplay:
Poster # 1: quotes a line from a movie
Poster # 2: what does that mean
Poster # 1: it's a quote from a movie
Poster # 2: well, what's it mean?
Poster # 1: it doesn't really mean anything. why do you ask? (slightly concerned about seeming suspicion)
Poster # 2: I asked because I am interested to know what it means.
Poster # 1: It's not about you.
Cast extras: omg, they've all gone crazy, catfight...etc and so on.
Call out the national guard, quick!
Haven't we seen enough of Labrat's ass? Don't answer that. That was supposed to be rhetorical.
:)
JHC on a low sodium saltine. PMSing much S123?
Dude, we don't all work in a laboratory...
I wouldn't say/post anything, but then I've only been PM'd 3 times, no worries there!:)
JHC on a low sodium saltine. PMSing much S123?
Damn that was a good one. Very clever. :lol:
Cock.
(Oh lord, she's gonna call her mom to her defense again.)
I'd ask who my mom was, but I don't want to get what's left of my head bit off.
Damn that was a good one. Very clever. :lol:
Cock.
(Oh lord, she's gonna call her mom to her defense again.)
what do you mean.....'Very clever'?
You've got a few mistakes in there...I corrected them for you.
Poster # 1: quotes a line from a movie
Poster # 2: what does that mean?
Poster # 1: it's a quote from a movie
Poster # 2: what was it referring to?
Poster # 1: It's an obscure reference that I feel under no obligation to explain...because I'm feeling lazy (total paranoid freak who thinks she should be the center of everyone's thoughts beginning to get suspicious that poster #2 might be attacking her when in fact she just didn't get the joke.)
Poster # 2: I asked because I am interested to know what it means.
Poster # 1:Total meltdown
Later that night, poster #2's husband tells her he didn't get the reference either, but that LJ's picture of the dog's balls made him laugh to the point of tears. He also chides poster #2 for bringing conflict wherever she goes...Poster #2 told him to shove it.
That was a meltdown? Um, er, eh, who isn't letting it go?
I don't expect you, or your husband, to get any of my jokes. Despite your 38000 on the ACT, I've not been impressed with your stellar intelligence.
Just keep doing your one trick, pony. When you stray from that you get lost, confused, and paranoid.
(total paranoid freak who thinks she should be the center of everyone's thoughts beginning to get suspicious that poster #2 might be attacking her when in fact she just didn't get the joke.)
Laughable. Again, I say you have NEVER been interested in any thing I've said before (even a few lame attempts to be nice to you) until you think it has something remotely to do with you.
I think I should be the center of everyone's thoughts? When someone else gets the tiniest bit of attention you start bumping your ass shots, or posting your pasty-looking pasties. As far as lazy, that's even funnier...I have no problem typing this; I must have felt more like you're not worth the effort. So, Lazy for Labrat.
Now, go lay down.
Yeah, you should have let it go.
Well, You are right about one thing. I should have let it go.
My apologies to the rest of the Cellar.
Oh, no! Now even the cool kids are getting hot.
[That's intended as a compliment to both of you.]
why is it that every thread lately seems to devolve into a personal battle where people have to pick sides? It feels like the cellar has been replaced with an online version of Big Brother.
[size=1]In this deeply fractured society, it is now an option to believe that the other side is not just incorrect, not just wrong, not even just stupid, but actually broken.[/size]
"We're not not having a conversation, we're lecturing each other."
-- Dennis Miller the other day
Jimbo...thanks for the PM big fella. ;)
It's nice that you feel that way about me, but honestly, remember that you're a married man!
jinx doesn't mind if i send pictures of myself in nothing but hipwaders and a sombrero to people as long as i swear them to secrecy. so....it's cool, baby.
But what about the one with the rooster in it?
Yeah...the big black one.
Im all about getting PM's
[SIZE="1"](although I never get them)[/SIZE]
i got a long pm last night. it contained a message that i think should have been put right in a thread. should i treat it as confidential? the person made no mention of secrecy or confidence. just demands that I change what I do. I think it's worse to try to influence behind the scenes than it is to spill a pm like this.
someone referred to 'the word on the street' today.....made me think they'd been chatting back and forth in pm about someone else.
lame
Ask 'em whether they mind if you bring it to the light of day--I'm all curious now.
i got a long pm last night. it contained a message that i think should have been put right in a thread. should i treat it as confidential? the person made no mention of secrecy or confidence. just demands that I change what I do. I think it's worse to try to influence behind the scenes than it is to spill a pm like this.
someone referred to 'the word on the street' today.....made me think they'd been chatting back and forth in pm about someone else.
lame
As Vince Lombardi said "Praise in public; criticize in private."
i got a long pm last night. it contained a message that i think should have been put right in a thread. should i treat it as confidential? the person made no mention of secrecy or confidence. just demands that I change what I do. I think it's worse to try to influence behind the scenes than it is to spill a pm like this.
someone referred to 'the word on the street' today.....made me think they'd been chatting back and forth in pm about someone else.
lame
I said "word on the street" and rest assured, I have had no PMs concerning you. I have a couple friendly PM interchanges with a couple nice people here. Really, you think too much of yourself. I have better things to talk about with friends than you.
Leave me out of your complicitious Jr Hi games...
The Piss Gang gets off on stirring shit...stop accusing me of your own imaginations? K, Cocks and Cunts?
i didn't think you were talking about me.
In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC) Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.
One day the great philosopher came upon an acquaintance who ran up to him excitedly and said, Socrates, do you know what I just heard about one of your students?"
"Wait a moment," Socrates replied. "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test."
"Triple filter?"
"That's right," Socrates continued. "Before you talk to me about my student let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?"
"No," the man said, "actually I just heard about it and..."
"All right," said Socrates. "So you don't really know if it's true or not.
Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about my student something good?"
"No, on the contrary..."
"So," Socrates continued, "you want to tell me something bad about him, even though you're not certain it's true?"
The man shrugged, a little embarrassed.
Socrates continued. "You may still pass the test though, because there is a third filter - the filter of Usefulness. Is what you want to tell me about my student going to be useful to me?"
"No, not really"
Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?"
The man was defeated and ashamed.
This is the reason Socrates was a great philosopher and held in such high esteem.
It also explains why he never found out that Plato was banging his wife.
lj...I'm not in a good state o' mind right now, and I have nothing against you...but you said someone referred to 'the word on the street' today.....made me think they'd been chatting back and forth in pm about someone else." and I am contending that whoever you are talking about it has nothing to do with me, and it's no secret I used the phrase word on the street. How any of it relates to you I haven't a clue. So your PM was not related to me.
Wish I could feel more like the Elephant Man "I am NOT an animal."
Good God DAMN you're a wise man, Flint. For a drummer.
In ancient Greece (469 - 399 BC) Socrates was widely lauded for his wisdom.
...Well," concluded Socrates, "if what you want to tell me is neither True nor Good nor even Useful, why tell it to me at all?"
...
Ok, folks. The internet has no reason to exist. Please walk calmly to the exit.
It also explains why he never found out that Plato was banging his wife.
LOL
i was thinking that you were referring to saying what you said about labrat and things of that nature via pm with whoever comprises 'the word on the street'. I think that talking about someone behind their back is one thing....and i wont say that i never do it....but to then refer to it publicly as a common opinion held by ...?who? ....the people in the street? is kinda dirty pool.
i dont have anything against you either. i was trying to say that pm's that attempt to steer or influence behind the scene are not ok with me.
"attempt to steer or influence behind the scene are not ok..."
Yabbut Jimmylegs, how'd ya think I got She Who Must Not Be Named banned?
I KID! I KID!!! I'm really just kidding! :D
No, I said I am not the only one who feels that way. So your twist is to either 1) call me out as lying or 2) make me rat (get it?) on those I know who feel the same.
I reiterate that I don't do things from behind the scenes. I have conversations about...omg...them, and me and MY life and THEIR life.
Though I will concede that it shouldn't have been brought up, still, from the king of dirty pool that's quite a compliment.
Didja get my original screen shotted, jinx?
you have a lot of hatred in your nose
LOL! @ Flint!!
Looks like everyone knew but him! AaaaH!
I had a shower and decided the deletion was more misleading.
What I was wanting to say was....
If Shawnee had said *word behind closed doors*, you may of been correct in assuming that there had been conversations behind the scenes.
As she said, *on the street*, I took that to read on the board, in the open. :)
I think everyone is talking about me.
Keep it up.
I think everyone is talking about me.
Keep it up.
THE PRINCE OF WALES:
Ah, my congratulations, Wilde. Your play is a great success. The whole of London's talking about you.
OSCAR WILDE:
Your highness, there is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
...she said, *on the street*, I took that to read on the board, in the open. :)
If it was on the board, in the open, then wouldn't we all have read it, and wouldn't need to be told about it? [SIZE="3"][/[/SIZE]:2cents:[SIZE="3"]][/SIZE]
When did the board have streets put in? I think that is just a waste of my taxes.
If it was on the board, in the open, then wouldn't we all have read it, and wouldn't need to be told about it? [SIZE="3"][/[/SIZE]:2cents:[SIZE="3"]][/SIZE]
Without entering the debate on either side, I know I
have seen comments posted by users other than Shawnee voicing (to an extent) the opinion she has.
If anyone wanted to find them they could - I'd like to think no-one would be interested in compiling a dossier of negative comments about
any other poster.
In answer to the original question: no I wouldn't post a private message. I may however refer obliquely to something someone has said in a private message.
Dana PMed me last night, and she said something about you. She said.... just kidding :D
Without entering the debate on either side, I know I have seen comments posted by users other than Shawnee voicing (to an extent) the opinion she has.
If anyone wanted to find them they could - I'd like to think no-one would be interested in compiling a dossier of negative comments about any other poster.
Yeah, thats what I meant.
Just bumping this up to be a pain in the ass. :D
How can sheldon be a pain in the ass? Let me count the ways.
How can sheldon be a pain in the ass? Let me count the ways.
Bend over and I'll help you count. :D
I hope to post the contents of every pm i receive in this thread.
Is your name pronounced Ogre?
Enquiring minds need to know.
I would have PM'd, but was wary of being exposed as a pronunciation geek if you posted it.
I've been pronouncing it somewhere between Ogre and Ochre.
Yes. It is just like ogre.
I am glad i have satisfied your sick curiosity
Yes. It is just like ogre.
Let me guess... like Skinny Puppy much??? Ohgr as in Nivek... I'm assuming.
I had never heard of Skinny Puppy or Nivek before looking at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nivek_Ogre I also get people thinking i think i named my guy after the band Ohgr which isnt the case either.
Ohgr Bushi was a troll/ogre samurai from japanese lore. I started using that tag back in 96 for gaming and have used it ever since.
If you send me an unwarranted abusive PM I'm'ma post it. Here's whip's little treasure that was waiting for me tonight. He took something on the board not the way I intended, I can even see why, but this is not an appropriate use of a PM (the quote is from a thread, not a PM). IMO.
oh and if you send me one that's called "For the Record" when we've been "debating" in a thread, you can bet your ass I ain't gonna read it. If it's for the record, it should be posted in public ;)
at least there isn't any apostrophe abuse -that would've really hurt my feelings:
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Nice Mon. Good thread use.
Has anyone stopped to think that whip has recently been posting some pretty weird thoughts?
I'm concerned about him and hope he's going to be ok...whatever it is that's bothering him right now.
He hasn't been sleeping and does sound pretty stretched...
then maybe thsi is the wake-up he needs.
take deep breaths monster
geez I think no ones ever gotten in your face before
you're so upset you keep making typos
I'd make you a cup of herb tea if I could :kettle:
I had Whip on ignore before, because I thought he was a fruitloop.
I said so and got into one with Cic about it, because she thought I was being unreasonable.
Shrug.
I took him off ignore because he stayed in threads I didn't frequent.
So I use manual ignore for him now.
take deep breaths monster
geez I think no ones ever gotten in your face before
you're so upset you keep making typos
I'd make you a cup of herb tea if I could :kettle:
I always make typos. I can't type. and I hate herb tea. go away.
How about some :bong: then Monnie?
Nope, but thanks. I got me chinese and beer...
So I use manual ignore for him now.
What is this manual ignore you speak of woman? You must share this information as it is NOT common knowledge. ;)
Read the manual manual. :rtfm:
Pretty much 95% of everything I post is just the contents of the PMs I get. I just use my name instead of the person who messaged me, I shift a bunch of the words around, and add a few extra letters here and there. Other than that, pretty much everything I write isn't really mine.
In fact, I'm just a sock puppet for a dwellar who hasn't even registered yet.
He will though,when he gets back; he's trapped near the inner circle of fault right now.
Goddamnit foot, I told you not to use that PM. :rolleyes:
Goddamnit [COLOR="Red"]foot[/COLOR], I [COLOR="Red"]told you[/COLOR] not to [COLOR="Red"]use[/COLOR] that PM. :rolleyes:
You bastard, those are my words!
Bullshit, I paid good money for those words... I've got a receipt. [SIZE="1"]Let's see, Honest John's Pre-owned Words, yada yada yada, sold as is, yada yada yada, expressed or implied. [/SIZE] Yes, I've got a receipt, so there. :p
Excuse me, did you just type "yada"? I think you meant ©Yada®™
But I suppose you were too busy illegally downloading torrents from the interwebs on your google.
No no, Yada must be expressed as ©Yada®™, but yada may be written under fair use, because I have a friend who is a Brooklyn Jew, and she grants me privilege. :p
Is Yada Yidish?
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier yatata idle chatter, probably ultimately from British dial. and argot yatter-yatter to chatter, of imitative origin.
However, it's a common expression with NYC Jews. I've met.
[I]Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of earlier yatata idle chatter, probably ultimately from British dial. and argot yatter-yatter to chatter, of imitative origin.
Which I think means Bruce is quoting me.
Funny, you don't post Jewish.
Mostly I post cards and confectionery.
But I'd like to think I'm versatile.