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The People's Choice

IMO, he stated his opinion and I stated mine, nothing more.
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Do you feel a warning point was warranted in this thread?
I am afraid some people may avoid posting opinions on the BOI or other forums on Fauna if there are points issued for a simple dissagreement. The many different and opposing view points have always made the BOI and Fauna my favorite site.
 
Casey Hulse said:
Do you feel a warning point was warranted in this thread?
I am afraid some people may avoid posting opinions on the BOI or other forums on Fauna if there are points issued for a simple dissagreement. The many different and opposing view points have always made the BOI and Fauna my favorite site.
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It's already happening Casey.

No offense to anyone who I respect, and those of you who are mods that I don't already know who you are and may feel free to be offended, but the "commoners" are not speaking as freely as they used to or perhaps would like to because of The Inquistion that now holds power here at fauna.

This little fracas is just the tip of the iceburg.
 
varnyard said:
Well you can call it anything you see fit. The facts are, you were wrong.

As for someone giving warnings, you are 110% wrong about that too. I do not have any control over who gives them but me. I had nothing to do with any points he received on this thread.

IMO, he stated his opinion and I stated mine, nothing more.
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LMAO.. omg, this is getting more and more hilarious and ridiculous. I can call it anything I see fit??? No, I wasn't wrong, where did that come from? I knew it was Chris who gave the points the whole time, and never said it was you. You can't see where I thought your post was arguing for the warning being warranted? That's it.. no more, no less.

And good grief, I didn't say you had anything to do with others giving points or that it had anything to do with you, where on earth did that come from???? Whether you are intentionally twisting or your reading comprehension is way off, I have no clue; however, I will bow to your greatness and give this one to you as a win. Feel better? :)
 
SoulSmilen said:
LMAO.. omg, this is getting more and more hilarious and ridiculous. I can call it anything I see fit??? No, I wasn't wrong, where did that come from? I knew it was Chris who gave the points the whole time, and never said it was you. You can't see where I thought your post was arguing for the warning being warranted? That's it.. no more, no less.

And good grief, I didn't say you had anything to do with others giving points or that it had anything to do with you, where on earth did that come from???? Whether you are intentionally twisting or your reading comprehension is way off, I have no clue; however, I will bow to your greatness and give this one to you as a win. Feel better? :)
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Denise, I did not know you hated the truth so bad. Here is one:

You've got to be kidding... Sledgehammer gets a warning when Bobby was the first one to try to steer the thread to a bad guy thread? Ben, shame, SHAME on you.. you should have cowered and sat there taking it like a doormat since it was a moderator you were replying to. Tsk tsk.
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But the fact was made, I had nothing to do with his warnings here.

Mike can certainly speak for himself, but I think he was talking about Bobby's reply to my post arguing that the points were warranted, regardless of who issued them.

They weren't warranted, and if they are, then Bobby needs points, too.
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Yea, ok you were not wrong.... :rolleyes:

I don't care if one likes Sledgehammer or not, this was pretty blatant and one-sided; not so different from several other threads where 'liked' members' posts are being overlooked and the not-so-popular ones are being slammed with points. Yeah, I know... several of you will say I'm whining and snicker waiting for me to get hit with more and more warning points or bad karma.

Keep up the tight little circle with the popularity contest and cliques; it makes Fauna look so good.

(I can see the replies now: "If you don't like Fauna so much, go someplace else", etc. Save it.. there's a lot of knowledge on this site and I'm here because there are people I respect.)
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Well, you said it, not me. I do see that you have a real problem with admitting when you are wrong. No twisting? :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
 
I'll try one last time, Bobby; you're misunderstanding all of this and us going on and on is insane. I did not say, nor did I imply that you gave him the points; I commented that it was wrong for him to have gotten points for being antagonistic toward you when it was OK for you to sling hash. That's it, end of story; where are you missing that?
 
SoulSmilen said:
I'll try one last time, Bobby; you're misunderstanding all of this and us going on and on is insane. I did not say, nor did I imply that you gave him the points; I commented that it was wrong for him to have gotten points for being antagonistic toward you when it was OK for you to sling hash. That's it, end of story; where are you missing that?
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Oh I am not missing anything Denise, I am more than sure no one else is either.
 
Seeing as there was no vetting process for the selection of the Keystone Cops, is anyone surprised that enforcement has not only been spotty, and at times willy-nilly, but that in the end its application was guaranteed to be fraught with silliness ! Not that all who have wielded it have been careless, but it only takes a few loose cannons to start the border wars. Is the new system working ? If I knew what it was supposed to accomplish, I might be able to render an informed opinion ! But being as I could not rationalize the means it was empowered with, I can't begin to assume what its goals were. With that as a guide, its possible it has been enormously successful :rolleyes:

If there is a complaint worth talking about here, then me thinks its with the person who decided to ding Ben. That's my $.02 worth ... better yet, to put it in its proper perspective, if Ben ever accumulates enough to pay a fine, then that ding will have cost him about $.07. Hell, I'll PayPal in a quarter to the "Ben Fund" if a few folks will just take a step back and try to imagine even just a few ways that their time could be better spent. Heck, drinking a cold beer is time better spent.
 
Casey Hulse said:
Do you feel a warning point was warranted in this thread?
I am afraid some people may avoid posting opinions on the BOI or other forums on Fauna if there are points issued for a simple dissagreement. The many different and opposing view points have always made the BOI and Fauna my favorite site.
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I am sorry I missed your question, but I stated it twice. He was speaking his opinion and I was speaking mine. I do not think someone should get warnings for expressing how they feel within the rules. So no, IMO he did not require warnings, at the same time I can only speak for me. What I think deserves warnings, someone else may not. IMO, yes the profanity in the other threads did, and he was warned by me. I had nothing to do with any warning he has been given on this thread.

Somehow it got twisted that I did, or that I agreed with them, it never happened.
 
Considering I quoted the name of the person who dinged him in my original comments, I didn't think it would be that hard to see who my original post was referring to. That's what I find so funny about all this and the perspective and misunderstandings that ensued.
 
SoulSmilen said:
Considering I quoted the name of the person who dinged him in my original comments, I didn't think it would be that hard to see who my original post was referring to. That's what I find so funny about all this and the perspective and misunderstandings that ensued.
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Denise, there was no misunderstanding on my part, you said:

SoulSmilen: Bobby, since my original post was about THIS thread and you replied to it talking about other threads and his warnings being legit, I took it to mean you were arguing the warning for this thread was warranted.
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You did not read the thread, but than ran in and posted. You were wrong as stated above. But now act like it never happened. So there was a misunderstanding, but it was yours.

I am sorry I will not let you make this thread into your own twists and turns, I would rather stick to facts.
 
Bobby, I read the thread, so keep your own misguided facts to yourself. You're so hot to trot to make me look bad that we can go 'round and 'round and you'll never back up to see where the first mishap took place, so I'll chalk it up to just that. I don't know what your beef is with me, but so be it. Funny how others understand and see what happened, but you refuse to acknowledge that it was miscommunication and misunterstanding of my first post that led to all of it.
 
I have no beef with you Denise.

I am glad to now see you admit it was your
misunterstanding, everyone else knew until you posted.
 
Yeah OK, Bobby... whatever you need to think to make you think you won. I'll keep the rest of my thoughts to myself less I be banned.
 
Bobby, Denise..... why do I get the feeling that in about a year we are all going to be getting wedding invitations from you two?
 
SoulSmilen said:
Yeah OK, Bobby... whatever you need to think to make you think you won. I'll keep the rest of my thoughts to myself less I be banned.
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I have won nothing, I stated facts.

If you get yourself banned, it will be your choice with nothing to do with me.
 
shrap said:
Bobby, Denise..... why do I get the feeling that in about a year we are all going to be getting wedding invitations from you two?
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LOL.. funniest thing I've seen in a while; you get points for levity.
 
shrap said:
Bobby, Denise..... why do I get the feeling that in about a year we are all going to be getting wedding invitations from you two?
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<hh covers mouth, and giggles in silence>
 
shrap said:
Bobby, Denise..... why do I get the feeling that in about a year we are all going to be getting wedding invitations from you two?
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Well Sammy, I don't know what to say. I guess I must answer your question with a question and a answer.


Why do people pay so much for a divorce?

Because they are worth it. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That was too funny Sammy, I must admit that. :rolleyes: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
 
varnyard said:
Well Sammy, I don't know what to say. I guess I must answer your question with a question and a answer.


Why do people pay so much for a divorce?

Because they are worth it. :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

That was too funny Sammy, I must admit that. :rolleyes: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Is that like keeping my thoughts to yourself? :ack2:
 
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