hey, notice how much better this board works...

[dagon]

They are PMs. Observer has violated his own rule by publishing my PM to him and he's denying that is a violation of his rule. It's wrong to publish a PM. The rule that no one publishes a PM is a good rule and I don't think I should violate it.

Observer's violation doesn't justify reciprocation.

Suffice it to say that the insults are the usual. No insight is to be gained by viewing any of it.

just tell him to stop trolling and participate in a discussion without routinely slipping into antagonist mode.  even he must see that he NEVER substantiates any of his opinions.  he just makes statements and when pressed he makes the same statement again and the best he ever comes up with is "you're wrong".

who the fuck wants that around?  he's a troll but he doesn't HAVE to be.

peace

[SpaceCadet]

So in the PMs I get an expected stream of belligerent nonsense from this guy.

I have disregarded most of it and I have cut right to the chase with him. He is to tell me if he's ready to change and be a decent person. All he is to say is "yes" if that's the case. Another long stream of bullshit is going to be deemed to be a no, even if a yes is embedded into it. No answer will be deemed to be a no.

I don't see why this place needs to be a shit hole like NoPC, or why he needs to be allowed to make into that. I left NoPC for a reason. A lot of people aren't posting here for a reason. Either he's going to be civil or there is no reason for him to be here.

As Malone says there is little substance to his posts. There's about 10 days left on the ban. I'm thinking if I don't get a clear yes by then, there's no point in letting him back in.

Any thoughts?

Seems fair enough.  He was not contrtbuting anything, just stirring up shit.

[Velleity]

just tell him to stop trolling and participate in a discussion without routinely slipping into antagonist mode.  even he must see that he NEVER substantiates any of his opinions.  he just makes statements and when pressed he makes the same statement again and the best he ever comes up with is "you're wrong".

who the fuck wants that around?  he's a troll but he doesn't HAVE to be.

peace

He's a troll and he's chasing good posters away from the board. It's true that he doesn't have to be and that's exactly what I have been trying to tell him.

Of course he's being obtuse about it and he's trying to negotiate with me in the most inane way I've ever seen. It seems I'm supposed to accept his notion that everyone else is an asshole and he's Lilly White. Of course John is still the anti-Christ and I'm John's minion. Only he can save Newsrake.

 

I've told him he's the prototypical dry alcoholic. I swear, he is that to the T.

But "doesn't have to be" is an interesting concept. Literally he "doesn't have to be" but who knows what demons he's chasing? Other than John, that is.

Observer also thinks this board will fail without him. Of course that too is just so typical of a dry alcoholic.

I've tried to explain to him, too, that addictive behavior is not so much about the addiction itself but rather the behavior. The addiction is just one symptom. He doesn't understand that concept.

He's obviously being enabled Dagon so don't expect that he can overcome whatever demons he's battling. He can't do it if he doesn't want to do it.

[Velleity]

So it is that his answer is no, and so it is that he's out of here.

[johnhp]

In the future, hopefully one not needed, i suggest using a graphic...

[admin]

In the future, hopefully one not needed, i suggest using a graphic...

 

I'm more a man of words. Reasons for banning:

Trolling, disruption, anti-social and obnoxious behavior

[johnhp]

i was not suggesting a graphic instead of text.  i just think the graphic takes it home.

[Velleity]

i was not suggesting a graphic instead of text.  i just think the graphic takes it home.

I know.

Hey, the mope banned me from NoPC! I haven't posted there in over a year and a half and flat out told him I intend to never post there again, and so he banned me for stalking.

Actually he PM'd me 19 times and I responded, so of course I'm stalking.

ROTFLMAO!

[Velleity]

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Observer's IP addy isn't in there at the moment.

Your traffic here is appreciated though.

[IM2]

So it is that his answer is no, and so it is that he's out of here.

Oh well.

[JC]

Am I reading this correctly? He's gone? The house landed on the witch and the witch is dead?

[johnhp]

good riddance.

[Velleity]

Am I reading this correctly? He's gone? The house landed on the witch and the witch is dead?

An annoying little fruitfly was swatted and is no more.

[IM2]

Oh well.... He always bragged about how no one could slap him down, and now he got the Mike Tyson.

[johnhp]

Oh well.... He always bragged about how no one could slap him down, and now he got the Mike Tyson.

He bragged through, figuratively speaking, the busted teeth he got every time he spouted his nonsense.