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Termyn8or -> Bitch here (3/2/2008 12:38:52 PM)
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This may be another one of my failed ideas in the end, but at least I'll know one more thing that won't work.
I notice alot of bickering, quoting (as if to shove someone's own words down their throat) and bitching about unsupported statements purported as fact.
Now Mod 11 is going to be stepping in and hijacks and derailments will be reduced to say the least. She pulled one of my posts FROM A THREAD I STARTED !
So, what I propose is that when you think what someone says is wrong, stupid, invalid or off base in some way, instead of polluting the thread with incessant quotes inside of quotes, telling people they need a shrink and all that, we put it all here.
Oh, of course I am sure if people do this that someone will put my words here. If they're polite they might say something like "What were you smoking that day ?", something like that, but I am not big on politness. I have a thick skin and I know that at times I have been a bit drunk, so my foot is probably in my mouth as well, and I am sure someone around here is going to see to it that I am apprised of that fact. I don't mind.
But as the database, err thread grows we can be in a thread and just say "Please refer to page 143 of the Bitch here thread". See how nice it could work ? These days you can see a thread with 40 pages amd most of it is quoting. Goddammit, I might not remember everything I wrote in my whole life but that was fucking YESTERDAY. Come on.
But see in this thread you have good reason to quote. Calling anyuone on the carpet for proof or justification for their statements anywhere on the forum. I did not say fora because I think each section should have their own "Bitch here". But it is no more badly needed anywhere than Off Topic.
It's a simple process, do your quote, but post it here, also include the URL of the thread if you can (I have yet to figure that out but I will). Then your argument. You can be as insulting as CM allows (this is still CM). Provide links to evidence or whatever you want. Just stay out of those OPs' hair ! Dammit sometimes I start something, get back and there are three more pages. Even without quoting, without bickering, it gets to be alot to read.
This is killing threads. And I might as well say this now. At CM sometimes the rules work against me. Certain things, OK well I understand that I am welcome not to frequent here if I do not like the policies. But there is a rule I would like to see imposed, and as I know Mod 11 is watching me. Hey, I know me and I don't blame her a bit.
What I would like to see is a limit on how much can be quoted. Like a ten line limit. I do believe this would help. I know this would go against a few people's grain, but they do not realize what they are doing to these threads.
They are taking a very good subject, and polluting it to the point where it is intolerable. People quote entire articles. Once in a while someone will quote one of my longer articles and say nothing. Or does it just seem that way because they simply interspesed their replies in the quote ? That of all things should not be possible. How the hell is it a quote if they can edit it ? then the next person reading it doesn't sometimes know what is the response vs what is being responded to.
Now I am no dummy (if you disagree refer to page one of the Bitch here thread), and I know that changing how the software works is no easy task. But think of Mod 11, the hours and hours of shit she has to go through, because if she didn't, this would degenerate into a common blog.
This is a blog, it is just uncommon. I like to think that we are above the rabble that we may rouse. That is because I know something, something that seems not to cross everybody's mind all the time. This forum is public.
Took me some time to get that through my head. Anyone in the world can see all that we type, period. Do we want to bore them to death ?
I know you are watching Mod 11, I would love to hear from you about quote length limits and making quotes uneditable. This may dismay some but it would clean up the posts quite a bit. People would have to find the part to which they specifically refer in their reply, and then the reply is always outside the box.
If I am not mistaken this software is aspplayground, but I know nothing about it. The options to do this might be right there, I don't know. But all in all I think it may seemingly inconvenience some, but limitations on quoting would probably be a good thing. Your thoughts ?
Those who don't agree with me, well refer to page one of the thread "Bitch here". If you want to bitch about my bitching about bitching, refer to page one of the thread "Bitch here".
At first I was kind of screwing around, but trying to make a point, now I am not so sure. This might be the best idea since unsliced buns (the kind you can make a V cut in for a sausage sandwich). I was having a great Sunday, oh wait, I still am, am the only one in the house and I don't yet have my shoes on. But the thing is I am serious, bitch here.
So whaddyall think ? And when you get started and disagree with something someone else said, like it says, bitch here.(or do we need a seperate bitch here thread for this bitch here thread ?)
All be well, and remember, bitch here.
T
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