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meltdown75

Lifer
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if you're going to post novels, i think you can turn off the bold. lol

all new joins are trolls. everyone knows this
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
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"She" might have been a female...or might not. We'll never know for sure.

In our defense, we deal with a ton of spammers and returning banned members.
This one came off as wither/both.

We should never aim to chase off legitimate members, regardless of gender, but when the OP starts off like a spammer and/or RBM, they're gonna be questioned in depth. That only seems appropriate.
 

esquared

Forum Director & Omnipotent Overlord
Forum Director
Oct 8, 2000
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if you're going to post novels, i think you can turn off the bold. lol

all new joins are trolls. everyone knows this



That's done for a purpose. I am posting as a mod (thus the bold). So now if I needed to moderate this thread again, I could and no one could accuse me of participating in the thread and then moderating it.

I am 99% sure she's female. I have my ways of knowing.

I thought I would try to be helpful but I see no good deed goes unpunished.

Maybe the last time I try to be helpful. I guess its back to being my asshole self :)
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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That's done for a purpose. I am posting as a mod (thus the bold). So now if I needed to moderate this thread again, I could and no one could accuse me of participating in the thread and then moderating it.

I am 99% sure she's female. I have my ways of knowing.

I thought I would try to be helpful but I see no good deed goes unpunished.

Maybe the last time I try to be helpful. I guess its back to being my asshole self :)

It works great for me!
:awe:
 

lxskllr

No Lifer
Nov 30, 2004
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That's done for a purpose. I am posting as a mod (thus the bold). So now if I needed to moderate this thread again, I could and no one could accuse me of participating in the thread and then moderating it.



I do the same thing on a board I moderate.
 

schneiderguy

Lifer
Jun 26, 2006
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Dammit, we chased off a female without even getting pics?

WTFmanSloth.jpg
 

Greenman

Lifer
Oct 15, 1999
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Now to be fair people. What I closed down in P&N was for a different issue. I explained to her about self-promotion. I told her that with the requisite number of posts she would be able to link to her website with a simple link in her sig.

The matter at hand here is different. I understand the OT humor, and I don't have a problem with it except.......

Don't assume that everyone that announces they're new means they are open season to be pummeled. The mild razzing is OK but even then not all may appreciate it. I am just telling you because you guys chase some people away because of it. Some of it was over the line for a n00b IMO. Now if that's your goal to chase people off, then my words are worthless.

For the record, she did not appreciate the welcome she was given. She will not be back.

You know guys, it's not like we have an abundance of female posters here. Why would you want to chase her off???

I agree with all of that, but I also think that if she had spent a couple hours reading she would have done a lot better. Right out of the chute she came across as being shady. We may have been wrong about her, but she sure as hell had motives beyond making some new friends.
 

Moonbeam

Elite Member
Nov 24, 1999
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I agree with all of that, but I also think that if she had spent a couple hours reading she would have done a lot better. Right out of the chute she came across as being shady. We may have been wrong about her, but she sure as hell had motives beyond making some new friends.

Shady? Just great, now we have a racist.
 

Moonbeam

Elite Member
Nov 24, 1999
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Now to be fair people. What I closed down in P&N was for a different issue. I explained to her about self-promotion. I told her that with the requisite number of posts she would be able to link to her website with a simple link in her sig.

The matter at hand here is different. I understand the OT humor, and I don't have a problem with it except.......

Don't assume that everyone that announces they're new means they are open season to be pummeled. The mild razzing is OK but even then not all may appreciate it. I am just telling you because you guys chase some people away because of it. Some of it was over the line for a n00b IMO. Now if that's your goal to chase people off, then my words are worthless.

For the record, she did not appreciate the welcome she was given. She will not be back.

You know guys, it's not like we have an abundance of female posters here. Why would you want to chase her off???

You have to understand that the folk who post here are very often profoundly emotionally insecure and struggling with the concept of manhood. The big thing among the youth today is superciliousness and gang bang mental rape as we see so clearly on TV. The coolest person is the one who is emotionally impregnable and stabs others in the heart. This is all they have to offer from their vacuous hearts. The self hater is looking for victims he can torture because is in deep pain himself. They collect in gangs for self assurance and to keep their consciences dead.
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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You have to understand that the folk who post here are very often profoundly emotionally insecure and struggling with the concept of manhood. The big thing among the youth today is superciliousness and gang bang mental rape as we see so clearly on TV. The coolest person is the one who is emotionally impregnable and stabs others in the heart. This is all they have to offer from their vacuous hearts. The self hater is looking for victims he can torture because is in deep pain himself. They collect in gangs for self assurance and to keep their consciences dead.

You really need your own forum.
And line of fragrances.
 

Greenman

Lifer
Oct 15, 1999
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You really need your own forum.
And line of fragrances.

While I enjoy Moonies brand of crazy, it's not a unique theme. Hunter Thompson already owns the rights to "Fear and Loathing", and without that, the marketing just wouldn't fly.
 

manimal

Lifer
Mar 30, 2007
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My wife started to read these forums for a few days, one night she said wtf is wrong with these people...


I know right..
 

AreaCode707

Lifer
Sep 21, 2001
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Heya. Don't mind the guys here, just remember that most men revert to 12 years old when society doesn't keep them in line. Treat them accordingly and you'll be fine. :)
 

AreaCode707

Lifer
Sep 21, 2001
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I think you're confusing "alimony" with "society".

I dunno, I had someone yell at me and a guy friend this evening as we were walking into a restaurant for dinner, "If you don't fuck her in the ass tonight, I will!" I don't think alimony would have prevented that.
 

BoomerD

No Lifer
Feb 26, 2006
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I dunno, I had someone yell at me and a guy friend this evening as we were walking into a restaurant for dinner, "If you don't fuck her in the ass tonight, I will!" I don't think alimony would have prevented that.

Some people just have no couth...neither society nor alimony can fix stupid.
 

Sumguy

Golden Member
Jun 2, 2007
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Hmm...I've always wondered if people read ATOT a bit before posting an introduction thread like this.

Though on second thought, maybe that IS the reason there aren't that many new members :hmm:
 

schneiderguy

Lifer
Jun 26, 2006
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I think you're confusing "alimony" with "society".

Actually, if you look at the most commonly enjoyed activities by both sexes, you'll find that society frowns upon all of the men's activities and none of the women's.

Men like to:

Have sex with teenage girls (mostly illegal)
Own fully automatic firearms (mostly illegal)
Street race in their high powered cars (illegal, and soon we'll be required to all drive Priuses)

Women like to:

Go shopping (legal, encouraged)
Apply makeup (legal, encouraged)
Make delicious sandwiches (legal, encouraged)

As you can see, men are prevented from doing things they enjoy by society, while women are free to do as they please.

I say we ban make up. For the safety of our children, of course.