bp2go
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Post by bp2go on Oct 21, 2016 16:14:15 GMT -8
How long do we need to put up with this John, if you only knew how much effort I am putting in to try getting TIM to be a better participant. You made a sharp remark the other day that suggested you think I or WE removed Travis and wondered why TIM was worth saving? Apples and oranges. Be assured that Travis removed his own account without any notice. He was offended by something. Tim is overly eager to participate but has no social skills. It's a guess that he deserves a little understanding here, but yes, his posts are annoying. I am glad to have zeke and rebecca to help me, and zeke has the lucky task of being the Dawn Patrol, finding Tim's overnight efforts hours before we western folks are at the keyboard. I am trying to get help from Proboards but having little luck. I have tried a few things that you would not have noticed. Tim's time may be coming to a close. Meanwhile, try to skip the Tim stuff if we miss something. The hope is to have a friendly forum where everyone has a voice...until they start insulting people or worse. It's a little subjective, but so far I think it's been working pretty well. – Steve
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Post by Deleted on Oct 21, 2016 16:31:09 GMT -8
I read through the 3 pages, as of this post, of TIMOTEO's words. With the postingd in one place, taken as a whole, there is a strange... Oh what's the word I am look for? Symmetry, that's the word... Symmetry to his writing.
My wife 'says' like a poem.
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Oct 21, 2016 17:16:06 GMT -8
You made a sharp remark the other day that suggested you think I or WE removed Travis and wondered why TIM was worth saving? I read that remark as Travis departed because of tolerance for Tim. I thought John had an inside angle on the story. When you say Travis was offended by "something", do you know what it is and you're being discreet, or you don't know what that "something" is?
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zeke
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Post by zeke on Oct 21, 2016 17:51:44 GMT -8
We have no idea what offended Travis
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Post by tigger on Oct 21, 2016 18:11:46 GMT -8
The current political candidates offend me. If I leave, now you know why...Canada, here I come...
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Post by johntpenca on Oct 21, 2016 22:53:14 GMT -8
John, if you only knew how much effort I am putting in to try getting TIM to be a better participant. You made a sharp remark the other day that suggested you think I or WE removed Travis and wondered why TIM was worth saving? Apples and oranges. Be assured that Travis removed his own account without any notice. He was offended by something. Tim is overly eager to participate but has no social skills. It's a guess that he deserves a little understanding here, but yes, his posts are annoying. I am glad to have zeke and rebecca to help me, and zeke has the lucky task of being the Dawn Patrol, finding Tim's overnight efforts hours before we western folks are at the keyboard. I am trying to get help from Proboards but having little luck. I have tried a few things that you would not have noticed. Tim's time may be coming to a close. Meanwhile, try to skip the Tim stuff if we miss something. The hope is to have a friendly forum where everyone has a voice...until they start insulting people or worse. It's a little subjective, but so far I think it's been working pretty well. – Steve Thanks bp2go. My bad in second guessing what is going on. You made it quite clear that Travis decided to delete his account of his own volition.
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Post by JRinGeorgia on Oct 22, 2016 3:33:30 GMT -8
We have no idea what offended Travis Thx, was just curious.
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Post by jazzmom on Oct 22, 2016 4:09:47 GMT -8
Oh, for Pete's sake. This is a public forum on the internet. Most of us are pretty polite, even politically correct. If a particular person's posts annoy you, just don't read them, and certainly don't respond to them. Is that so hard? Is it really necessary to incite a lynching? Oy, even my teenager knows how to deal with this stuff.
JMHO.
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 22, 2016 9:20:27 GMT -8
jazzmom The poster in question was flooding the forums with really bizarre posts. It's not so much about a lynching as needing to do something to keep the real posts from being drowned out. This one is definitely different from the usual "bad behavior." Though I will say that it's harder than one would think to not read/not respond to post that annoy one! We humans must have a naturally combative streak. Or a cantankerous one.
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Post by foxalo on Oct 22, 2016 9:44:34 GMT -8
One of the things I love about this forum is the variety of topics and the ability to read or not read based on how I access the threads. If I don't want to get annoyed about certain things, I have that ability to avoid them here by not clicking on that particular thread. It not easy to ignore on social media places like Facebook when everything a friend may post ends up on your feed too, so the politics, religion, the constant sappy quotes, or daily selfies get a little annoying forcing you to close shop to avoid disliking your friends.
I can't imagine what drove Travis to leave, other than a remark directly to him that just didn't sit well with him. It only takes one unpleasant person to ruin a whole thing for someone. And sometimes our skin isn't as thick as we think or others think. As for TIM, I wouldn't call him unpleasant, just weird. There's definitely something not right there.
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Post by BigLoad on Oct 22, 2016 10:15:08 GMT -8
I noticed in the last few months before his departure that some interactions with Travis had grown increasingly acrimonious, some involving people who I'd considered as being compatible with him. There may have been something going on behind the scenes that affected his approach to participation. In any case, I wish him well and I hope he finds his way back here eventually.
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Post by johntpenca on Oct 22, 2016 10:26:40 GMT -8
Time for me to take a time out. Let TIMATEO do as he will. None of my business anyway. Just my thinking that posts should have relative content. That is why I stated Travis may have left the forum because of the OT posts and threads. I only subscribe to 2 forums, this one and supertopo. Supertopo is much more confrontational and requires a thicker skin. I appreciate the mods on this forum for their effort for us to play nice and will try to chill out here in the future. But sometimes it is hard for me not to speak my mind. I'll work on toning it down.
I enjoy being a participant in this forum and don't want to jeopardize the privilege.
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Post by trinity on Oct 22, 2016 10:41:24 GMT -8
Time for me to take a time out. Let TIMATEO do as he will. None of my business anyway. Just my thinking that posts should have relative content. That is why I stated Travis may have left the forum because of the OT posts and threads. I only subscribe to 2 forums, this one and supertopo. Supertopo is much more confrontational and requires a thicker skin. I appreciate the mods on this forum for their effort for us to play nice and will try to chill out here in the future. But sometimes it hard for me not to speak my mind. I'll work on toning it down. I enjoy being a participant in this forum and don't want to jeopardize the privilege. Eh, you got a little worked up about something (which I'm pretty sure we've all been guilty of at one time or another), then upon further reflection you dialed it back and apologized. Can't ask for more than that. Good on you, I say.
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Post by tigger on Oct 22, 2016 13:55:28 GMT -8
Off with his head! Grab the torches...err, bic lighters...err, flint and steel, rub your sticks together and get em!
(OCC)
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Post by rebeccad on Oct 22, 2016 16:31:58 GMT -8
Does it matter? We need a sacrifice!
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