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NihilusZero -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 1:07:49 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Whiplashsmile4

Oh hell.. here's an interesting topic... in general but can be applied to BDSM.. hehehe
Daniel Kahneman: The riddle of experience vs. memory

I don't spend nearly enough time viewing TED videos. Thanks for this.



dreamerdreaming -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 2:10:48 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Whiplashsmile4

CNJDom
Watch this Video might explain why people enjoy having expecatations violated.. lol
This Will Violate Your Expectations

This really does not get into Humour or jokes as such, still none the less.
It's something people do love to have happen at times.
It will show up here on the Message Boards too.



COOL, thanks!



Whiplashsmile4 -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 2:44:21 AM)

Here's something regarding the Dictionary, since well all love to use it for reference at times here on the message boards. Something interesting to think about.

Erin McKean redefines the dictionary



heartfeltsub -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 2:57:48 AM)

While i agree with the OP in theory, having made mention myself about the quality of threads being posted .i then did something, started a hopefully substantive thread to deal publically with something that i would normally just deal with privately, as i felt it was better to light a candle than to just rail uselessly against the dark and do very little to change it. So yes i love seeing more substantive threads, but someone has to do something to change the trend.



Rochsub2009 -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 3:13:21 AM)

Like Heartfeltsub, i too partially agree with the OP.

i don't agree that the threads lately have been lacking in substance.  But i have noticed that they have not called out to me specifically.  So i have not written a response to any of them, even though i have been lurking.

i even sent a private message to someone on this board saying as much when they inquired about why i hadn't been posting lately.

To me, message boards are kind of like a buffet.  There are lots of things available, and different folks and going to select different items.  That doesn't necessarily mean that the board is lacking (like the OP suggest).  Rather, i view it to mean that there simply isn't anything on the menu that i want to eat right now.

i keep logging on, and when i see something that piques my interest, i will reply.  But in the meantime, i will continue to lurk because the board has not pulled me in lately.  That's not a reflection on the quality of the board, or on anybody who has participated in the threads that are going on.  It is simply a reflection of me, and what types of threads call out to me.

BTW, that's my long-winded way of saying that i partially agree with the OP, and don't see why his message was met with such a negative response.

Don't worry, OP.  These things go in cycles.  This too will pass. 



Whiplashsmile4 -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 3:22:49 AM)

In respone to Rochsub2009, there are times when I myself have simply lurked and read things, perhaps made a minor post to it. Heartfulsubs recent thread, I considered to be a very excellent one. The responses people posted were amazing, and it's been well worth the time to read and lurk about it.



Whiplashsmile4 -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 3:47:51 AM)

Took me a few to find this, however this video is rather interesting.
Deals with Human Buggy Moral Code. :-) Thought it was rather
topic for people. At times Moral code and Ethics comes up
time and time again here on the Message Boards.

Dan Ariely on our buggy moral code




LaTigresse -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 3:54:57 AM)

Using fast reply....

Basically, what Stella said with a little of what Rochsub said thrown in.

There are days I do not see a single thread that interests me except a......less than thought provoking one. Usually some pissant bitching and moaning about something, from their pulpit of, undoubtedly more intelligent, ideas. Which always begs the sharp stick be poked and being the sadistic person I am.......

The reality is that there are great threads created every day. Some though provoking and many just funny as hell. What I have to remember and the OP has to understand, is that they will not be thought provoking or funny for everyone.

So, as someone else said OPWhineypants........be the change you want to see. Otherwise, suck it up.



Whiplashsmile4 -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 3:57:42 AM)

One last video link post to the thread, and I'm outta here for awhile.

Dan Gilbert on our mistaken expectations

Perhaps these links I've shared this morning,
this will give people something to think about.

This only actually Fits into things very very very well... :-)

It's sort of humorous too.. check it out.

Enjoy, Be Well.







Whiplashsmile4 -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 4:33:20 AM)

One thing more link.... just for the Fun of it.
if you wanna play Online D/s and are bored
you can play with the Subservient Chicken



Jeffff -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 6:27:15 AM)

Here you go.

[image]local://upfiles/455552/BAC78AF378B241889E2A1017D055EFA1.jpg[/image]



LadyAngelika -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 6:37:17 AM)

I share your sentiments OP, but if I never started a thread about these sentiments because I could have predicted this response. Also, I realise that I am absolutely 100% biased in what I think is a good thread and these boards do not belong to me, but rather to a community.

I've also learned in life it is better to inspire change rather than rant about the status quo. I say if you want an intelligent discussion, start one. I attempt to do it often. Sometimes it even works ;-)

- LA



DarkSteven -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 6:51:32 AM)

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ORIGINAL: Smutmonger

Of course it is.

Cute puppies and kittens generate BILLIONS of dollars in revenue every year!


That's an outrage. It's bad enough that we have sweatshops with children, but sweatshops working cute puppies and kittens?!?!?!



petmonkey -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 8:44:58 AM)

The Hide button set me free from having to view a particular poster once i discovered i did not find value in their comments.  Once i determined that i probably never would ( i rarely use the words never and always) my enjoyment of the boards increased.  While i enjoy reading thoughtful threads, i also enjoy a bit of levity now and again.  i also enjoy finding the porous line between the need for analysis and the need to let it simply be. i enjoyed both the "Afraid to Be a Slave" thread and the "Pet names and titles" thread. i had the option to read or not read both.  Thank you, CM, for that option.

Excuse me while i read this:
http://www.alternet.org/sex/113745/bondage_and_humiliation_fantasies_--_and_the_feminists_who_enjoy_them_/



Musicmystery -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 9:11:46 AM)

Well, OP, you could post an interesting topic instead of yet another whiny thread.

That could work...



Wolf2Bear -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 9:33:29 AM)

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ORIGINAL: CNJDom

It seems that some topics here on the forums have been lacking something lately.  Asinine questions for the sake of posting something at the very least, or to spark some response of a debate over some topic that falls short sometimes of being an intelligent question.  I'm not suggesting the postings of newbies with valid (which may seem like silly questions to some) issues, but those that have posted continuously with topics without substance or value to contribute something to the BDSM community on any level. 

WHY?  Why ask these questions wasting time and bandwidth?  Why respond to these ridiculous questions that have no obvious or completely obvious answers to them, when with some real thought, some real topics could be addressed and do more for us all in a better light?  I don't think I'm being unreasonable in asking that perhaps we could stop with the silly or cheap filler posts, and move on?  I would just like to open up a posted topic and not have to see or think:  "Oh please give me a break!  Are you kidding me?!", and then see that pages of inflammable counter-postings lamenting on the mediocrity of it all feeding into the OP's humor to get a rise out of everybody. 

I'd like to see a change in this, and I hope a good majority of you out there would like to see that as well...Take care.




If you have been here long enough, you do see that the general gist of threads do run in cycles and that is especially true with the whiners complaining about the most trivial and inane garbage. Yes so naturally the regulars do get sick and tired and very frustrated in seeing the same old bullshit. So the way I see it...either part of the change or suck it up buttercup.




LadyPact -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 10:00:19 AM)

As the expression goes, you have to separate the wheat from the chaff.

Personally, I do tend to prefer discussions that focus on BDSM or on authority dynamics.  I also have a tendency to prefer anything that is based on real life, rather than fantasy.  I'm much more interested in something that comes from an experienced perspective, than from something that is just a hypothetical.  At the same time, I have to remember that not everyone thinks like Me or has My preferences.

Granted, there are some folks who start thread after thread because they are so desperately seeking attention that it couldn't be more obvious if they installed a flashing neon sign to their posts.  I don't always succeed in doing it, but I try to remember that, if their lives weren't so empty, or they were happy in some way, they would have better things to do.  I also have to remember that, if we didn't feed into it by responding to them, the attention whoring would cease to be beneficial to them, and it would stop.  Like having pity for them, I also fail at doing that at times.



LadyAngelika -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 10:22:30 AM)

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ORIGINAL: LadyPact
if we didn't feed into it by responding to them, the attention whoring would cease to be beneficial to them, and it would stop


I had to bold this and blow it up. I just really had to. It's common sense. Really.

- LA



juliaoceania -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 11:39:14 AM)

I suggest you start a few threads that you think will raise the IQ level here... be the change you want to see and all that jazz



CNJDom -> RE: Raising the I.Q. on forum topics (3/3/2010 11:52:20 AM)

Thanks to all who responded positively or with positive criticism; your understanding and sympathy in the sharing of my feelings and observations was welcome.  Also thank you to those individuals who felt the need to respond in a negative or apathetic manner, since your opinions matter as well.  One thing that is self evident about these types of responses, is one can always count on them to be present whether it be serious or not, and needed or not.  Doesn't matter does it?  Everything always cycles around as it was put, and I too usually only respond to things that interest me.  It's all a matter of perspective and perception; and opinions are like colors...which reflects personality.  Oh well...   



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