Ridicule Warning - Page 2

G9211 · 01-06-2010, 01:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burgundia

and I'll pretend that I didn't read your post....

WinterWolf · 01-06-2010, 06:16 PM

No. I'm not a parent. Nor do I need to be to to be able to have filters in place.

Burgania, keep patting yourself on the back with your fine whit.

I'd forgotten how cliquish this board is. There are those of you out there who like to speak on behalf of someone else specially when posts were not specifically directed towards you. Is that person incapable of speakng for themselves that they need someone else to speak for them?

you lot deride folks who have diffent view points and call in your buddies for reinforcement. Typical.

Just my .02 cents

Winter Wolf

Humble Janitor · 01-06-2010, 06:35 PM

If people want to ridicule you, let them.

Chances are, they're totally full of **** and it will make you look better to brush it off.

THE eXchanger · 01-06-2010, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Humble Janitor

If people want to ridicule you, let them.

Chances are, they're totally full of **** and it will make you look better to brush it off.

that is good advise, humble janitor

iT iS TYME for the i-magi = to awaken iN everyone

Stargazer1965 · 01-06-2010, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WinterWolf

No. I'm not a parent. Nor do I need to be to to be able to have filters in place.

Burgania, keep patting yourself on the back with your fine whit.

I'd forgotten how cliquish this board is. There are those of you out there who like to speak on behalf of someone else specially when posts were not specifically directed towards you. Is that person incapable of speakng for themselves that they need someone else to speak for them?

you lot deride folks who have diffent view points and call in your buddies for reinforcement. Typical.

Just my .02 cents

Winter Wolf

WW..Burgundia and I really don't speak and aren't in the same circles.

I'm just wondering why you feel "singled" out??

I wouldn't be here if I did not question authority and long have I trusted the power "in place" and been let down.

So if someone wants to step up and speak to the masses of some "danger" ...then let them speak and not criticize them for raising their voice.

Peace

Kulapops · 01-06-2010, 07:10 PM

Judge a book by its cover I say, especially if it's got large bright coloured pictures on the front and big easy to read letters.

...and judge people by their actions. I'm a newbie when it comes to forums, and in fact, this is probably the only forum I have any kind of familiarity with. However, it's pretty easy to feel where people are coming from, for example you can tell by how they write WHEN THEY ARE UPSET.

Even if they don't use capital letters, the message always comes through. Even if someone says...we should all be friends....and you read a few paragraphs, you might think... 'whoah... hold on?!'

Let us not forget, that with the best will in the world, we all have an ego, and that ego wants to defend itself to the hilt. And that means its ideas and values. Some egos don't mind interacting with other ones and even don't mind having other points of view pointed out to it. Some do. Me, I watch out for the ones that seem to be minding... then keep my wonderful opinion to myself. It's only happened to me a few times... usually when I've posted something really positive, someone will come and punch a hole in it. But that's just physics. Positive attracts negative. You can't get away from it.

But if we can ever get to understanding that the positive and negative are part of the same unity. Woah !

Peace n love to all

K

On rereading, I feel I should add to this, that the only real way to judge the proper context of debates in a forum is to get to know the people on it gradually. After reading dozens of their posts and seeing how they comment on the affairs of others, you get to know them. even if you don't 'know' them. So it can be tricky for the existing 'clan' if someone joins the forum and immediately starts making assumptions about the people who are already there. This isn't cliquishness in my opinion, more a sense of family. I've posted here (not much, you can see) since over a year. And some of those other posters I recognise, and I have a warm sense of communion when I see they are about to write their opinion on something.

Newcomers, i think are mostly treated with open arms and a warm welcome. But it's hard to know them until they've posted a bit, and you see what they post about. If they instantly get into wrangles with longstanding members, I can see why Northern Boy would want to warn others of this. As we all have such different backgrounds, it's hard to judge who is overreacting. So if I want to judege, I'd just follow the thread for a bit... and when , sometime later, a different topic comes up and I see the same posters, I read what they have to say with interest, and slowly my opinion of them forms. From this experience, I have the highest regard for posters like Mudra, Rhythm, Swanny, Anchor, Burgundia...but there are dozens more like them.

So be welcome in this forum Winter Wolf, watch the threads and I think you will see that it is not cliques that are being defended, but a warm environment to be shared with as many as possible.

chelmostef · 01-06-2010, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Kulapops

Mudra, Rhythm, Swanny, Anchor, Burgundia

I think Kulapops is certainly on this list too, as like you say are many more too

Stargazer1965 · 01-06-2010, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stargazer1965

WW..Burgundia and I really don't speak and aren't in the same circles.

I'm just wondering why you feel "singled" out??

I wouldn't be here if I did not question authority and long have I trusted the power "in place" and been let down.

So if someone wants to step up and speak to the masses of some "danger" ...then let them speak and not criticize them for raising their voice.

Peace

Now KPops...that's my peep.....

WinterWolf · 01-06-2010, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stargazer1965

WW..Burgundia and I really don't speak and aren't in the same circles.

I'm just wondering why you feel "singled" out??

I wouldn't be here if I did not question authority and long have I trusted the power "in place" and been let down.

So if someone wants to step up and speak to the masses of some "danger" ...then let them speak and not criticize them for raising their voice.

Peace

BMW is not supposed to say BMW. Was supposed to be family after community. Stupid phone. I can't scroll down to fix so..

I do not feel singled out at all. Why should I? My comment is a counter balance or opposite viewpoint on what I have observed on this forum. The treatment of people on this forum can be rather abysmal. You have cliques. You have infighting and you have the us versus them behavior.

You and I do no mean anyone in particular, cannot change a person. You can change yourself though. In my opinion it is through self change that the environment around us, the people we interact with changes. If you cannot see yourself. How do you expect to see others?

How can anyone foster peace in the world if peace cannot be found within a forum? How can there be lasting peace within a community or a BMW if this is how we treat each other?

Some people have posted that Love is one, one is Love etc. Yet what I have seen thus far is far from Love.

I do no speak for anyone else. I speak for myself. These are only my opinions on what I have seen on this board.

This forum is supposed to have a few thousand members an yet a small percentage post. Why is that? Grante there is nothin wron with lurking either.

Winter Wolf

Céline · 01-06-2010, 10:00 PM

Ridicule...in ANY form is destructive...

Kulapops · 01-06-2010, 10:02 PM

Hi Winter Wolf

I think you are so right to say that we can only change ourselves. And that through self change, the environment around us changes.

Spot on.

And yes all the rest is opinion.

I look forward to reading more of your opinions and getting to know you. I think I recognise your name. It must be from back near the start. Have not read much of what you've written so far, but no doubt will be reading more.

K

mudra · 01-06-2010, 10:10 PM

If we could all let everyone else be what he wants to be and trust that what he is good at he will do well in respect and honor of the greater good of the community we would have no problem.

If we start to think as individuated selfs than conflict will always arise but if we see each other as a whole living organism respect and kindness will replace doubt and judgement.

When a living organism is sound it's not subject to invasion of viruses . It can counter these easily .
A living organism to function well as lungs to let oxygen in ,Heart and blood flowing to nourish all cells , a stomach to digest food , intestines to let waste products out , white cells to counter foreign and inappropriate material, a brain to compute and synchronize it all .These are all vital.

Likewise a community when seen as a whole need these very same parts to function harmoniously .
Each individual has it's own role to play which according to it's own unique soul signature and experience will best fit anyone of these parts.

Understanding this one can see there is room for everyone and that the gathering of all as a whole is what keeps it in balance.

When our immune system as a community is sound then disruptive elements won't even have a chance to destroy our balance . So let's all work on ourselves and learn from each other's respective nature. In this way we will grow stronger in wisdom and won't be affected by any outside threats .

Until we each reach that point of perfect balance our guardians will have their role to play and we should respect them for doing so.

So if Northern Boy feels he would be good at that role why not elect him as a mod ? He is a well respected Old timer here .

Love Always
mudra

Anchor · 01-06-2010, 11:54 PM

The original poster has requested this thread be removed.

We dont like removing things unless there is a really good reason to do so, but I will close this thread now.

01-06-2010, 06:16 PM	#27
WinterWolf Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Everywhere and nowhere Posts: 202	Re: Ridicule Warning No. I'm not a parent. Nor do I need to be to to be able to have filters in place. Burgania, keep patting yourself on the back with your fine whit. I'd forgotten how cliquish this board is. There are those of you out there who like to speak on behalf of someone else specially when posts were not specifically directed towards you. Is that person incapable of speakng for themselves that they need someone else to speak for them? you lot deride folks who have diffent view points and call in your buddies for reinforcement. Typical. Just my .02 cents Winter Wolf

01-06-2010, 06:35 PM	#28
Humble Janitor Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,201	Re: Ridicule Warning If people want to ridicule you, let them. Chances are, they're totally full of **** and it will make you look better to brush it off.

01-06-2010, 07:10 PM	#31
Kulapops Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Torbay, UK Posts: 704	Re: Ridicule Warning Judge a book by its cover I say, especially if it's got large bright coloured pictures on the front and big easy to read letters. ...and judge people by their actions. I'm a newbie when it comes to forums, and in fact, this is probably the only forum I have any kind of familiarity with. However, it's pretty easy to feel where people are coming from, for example you can tell by how they write WHEN THEY ARE UPSET. Even if they don't use capital letters, the message always comes through. Even if someone says...we should all be friends....and you read a few paragraphs, you might think... 'whoah... hold on?!' Let us not forget, that with the best will in the world, we all have an ego, and that ego wants to defend itself to the hilt. And that means its ideas and values. Some egos don't mind interacting with other ones and even don't mind having other points of view pointed out to it. Some do. Me, I watch out for the ones that seem to be minding... then keep my wonderful opinion to myself. It's only happened to me a few times... usually when I've posted something really positive, someone will come and punch a hole in it. But that's just physics. Positive attracts negative. You can't get away from it. But if we can ever get to understanding that the positive and negative are part of the same unity. Woah ! Peace n love to all K On rereading, I feel I should add to this, that the only real way to judge the proper context of debates in a forum is to get to know the people on it gradually. After reading dozens of their posts and seeing how they comment on the affairs of others, you get to know them. even if you don't 'know' them. So it can be tricky for the existing 'clan' if someone joins the forum and immediately starts making assumptions about the people who are already there. This isn't cliquishness in my opinion, more a sense of family. I've posted here (not much, you can see) since over a year. And some of those other posters I recognise, and I have a warm sense of communion when I see they are about to write their opinion on something. Newcomers, i think are mostly treated with open arms and a warm welcome. But it's hard to know them until they've posted a bit, and you see what they post about. If they instantly get into wrangles with longstanding members, I can see why Northern Boy would want to warn others of this. As we all have such different backgrounds, it's hard to judge who is overreacting. So if I want to judege, I'd just follow the thread for a bit... and when , sometime later, a different topic comes up and I see the same posters, I read what they have to say with interest, and slowly my opinion of them forms. From this experience, I have the highest regard for posters like Mudra, Rhythm, Swanny, Anchor, Burgundia...but there are dozens more like them. So be welcome in this forum Winter Wolf, watch the threads and I think you will see that it is not cliques that are being defended, but a warm environment to be shared with as many as possible. Last edited by Kulapops; 01-06-2010 at 07:25 PM.

01-06-2010, 10:00 PM	#35
Céline Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 1,285	Re: Ridicule Warning Ridicule...in ANY form is destructive...

01-06-2010, 10:02 PM	#36
Kulapops Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Torbay, UK Posts: 704	Re: Ridicule Warning Hi Winter Wolf I think you are so right to say that we can only change ourselves. And that through self change, the environment around us changes. Spot on. And yes all the rest is opinion. I look forward to reading more of your opinions and getting to know you. I think I recognise your name. It must be from back near the start. Have not read much of what you've written so far, but no doubt will be reading more. K

01-06-2010, 10:10 PM	#37
mudra Avalon Spiritual Mother Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: belgium Posts: 4,919	Re: Ridicule Warning If we could all let everyone else be what he wants to be and trust that what he is good at he will do well in respect and honor of the greater good of the community we would have no problem. If we start to think as individuated selfs than conflict will always arise but if we see each other as a whole living organism respect and kindness will replace doubt and judgement. When a living organism is sound it's not subject to invasion of viruses . It can counter these easily . A living organism to function well as lungs to let oxygen in ,Heart and blood flowing to nourish all cells , a stomach to digest food , intestines to let waste products out , white cells to counter foreign and inappropriate material, a brain to compute and synchronize it all .These are all vital. Likewise a community when seen as a whole need these very same parts to function harmoniously . Each individual has it's own role to play which according to it's own unique soul signature and experience will best fit anyone of these parts. Understanding this one can see there is room for everyone and that the gathering of all as a whole is what keeps it in balance. When our immune system as a community is sound then disruptive elements won't even have a chance to destroy our balance . So let's all work on ourselves and learn from each other's respective nature. In this way we will grow stronger in wisdom and won't be affected by any outside threats . Until we each reach that point of perfect balance our guardians will have their role to play and we should respect them for doing so. So if Northern Boy feels he would be good at that role why not elect him as a mod ? He is a well respected Old timer here . Love Always mudra Last edited by mudra; 01-06-2010 at 10:19 PM.

01-06-2010, 11:54 PM	#38
Anchor Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,280	Re: Ridicule Warning The original poster has requested this thread be removed. We dont like removing things unless there is a really good reason to do so, but I will close this thread now.