A brief layout for everyone...this is PB in a conversation with someone logged in as "guest" not sure if they were legit or troliing or what....but that really has no relevance to the point here. PB (bold) / guest (italic) PB refered himself as "LazyAss" and the guests name was apparantly Dick.
I take it, it must take alot to get booted from this site?
yes Dick, it does, we are a friendly and flexible community
that's probably good for you LazyAss
even troublemakers can stay, they may not be real popular, but they can stay... and if they are a real asshole, we make Moderators out of them
would consider yourse;f a trouble maker?...you seem to be one
not me, I find trouble, but I don't make it, I am more of a trouble Seeker
a trouble seeker? That is different how?
It is different because I don't Cause the trouble personally, I just just exploit trouble caused by others, see?
WTF PB...this is so far off base? You're claiming that it is ok to cause trouble, you won't get booted for it, Leebo and myself are apparently "assholes", and you openly seek out trouble.
*** Let me say there was a lot that was said in the chat room leading up to this quote. The name LazyA$$ was given to me by Guest who had stated his real name was Dick(or at least to call him so). In jest, I changed my name, and by all who were there, it was Funny, and Funny is rooted in the word Fun, and that is why we were there. Tyhe comments that were made, were made also in Jest, I meant nothing by them in any way at all. And I am sure it was seen as such by those that were there. If ANYBODY is offended by those remarks I made to Guest then please accept my most humble oppology.
I WANT TO HERE FROM THE MEMBERS...EVERYONE!!!
1. Is this how you think the board is?
***Yes: Friendly and forgiving, very flexible.
2. Is this what you expect from this community?
***Yes and No, even trouble makers have been here a long time. NO, we don't make Moderators out of them, again it was a joke. And Personally, I think this IS the best place to be because of the differences in the members.
3. Do you want members to "seek out" trouble"? and do you find this a positive position here in the community?
***Absolutely NOT, again, said as a joke. Lighten up a bit will ya?
4. Can you find anything acceptable in these comments?
***If these comments were based in true feelings, I would boot myself. They were in keeping with the tone of the particular conversation and again said in Jest.
I WANT REPLIES!!! This is it. We're going to find out what kind of community you guys want. We either grow in a positive direction or this board is headed into the unknown. MAKE UP YOUR MINDS.
***That is what I think is the issue here. Because of my reputation, which I obviously deserve, I must be more carefull what I say. When I make a joke, it is assumed to be my true feelings. I can live with this and will henceforth make a point to NOT make jokes of this nature. Maybe one day you guys will be able to tell when I am joking and we can avoid all this mess. I have said it before and I will say it one more time. The reputation I have as a troublemaker was well earned. There was an issue that I was dealing with badly by trying to deny that I had a problem. This caused a considerable amount of trouble for me. Not just here but also with my family and my job. I was very close to loosing everything. I am now on a number of medications to deal with these issues and I am not the same person who caused all those fights in the past. I am however still a joking kind of person. I make jokes. If my Jokes have offended anybody, again my most sincere oppologies. I will try to refrain from making jokes in the future. I will talk about cigars. If I don't have anything to say about cigars then I simply will not say anything. Is this going to make anybody at all Happy? Let me know if this will work. If this explaination or my resolution is not acceptable, you have but to let me know and I will go away without another word. This is the last and I mean very last thing I will say on this subject. believe me, I am just as tired of the BS as any one of you.