INTENSITY²
Start here => Free For ALL => Topic started by: purposefulinsanity on February 07, 2007, 03:57:15 PM
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When the idea for this forum was first discussed it was supposed to be a place where people could post suggestions or about problems with the site without fear of having to face a back-lash if their idea went down badly. It seems that its rarely used for that purpose. Instead people are using it to post things that they don't want to put their name to. To me this goes against the whole principle of having to back up your words and to me that is anti-Intensity. Its cowardly and whilst I understand that some people use this forum to try stir things up a bit, why can't they do so and put their name to it?
So the question is- what do other members feel about this forum?
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haven't really been paying much attention.
i mean i haven't really given it much thought.
why don't we take it over and turn it into the anti-emo forum. where there are no rules and only anarchy applies?
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why don't we take it over and turn it into the anti-emo forum. where there are no rules and only anarchy applies?
Sadly I thought that was what the whole of Intensity was supposed to be like.
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anarchy without democracy.
let the shit float freely here. no holds barred. balls out. to the maximim.
etc....
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anarchy without democracy.
let the shit float freely here. no holds barred. balls out. to the maximim.
etc....
And what about the admins not 'outing' cowards guest posters?
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well, i guess that if this forum is declared under anarchy rule than all bets are off.
it would have to be a gentlemany thing not to out people.
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haven't really been paying much attention.
i mean i haven't really given it much thought.
why don't we take it over and turn it into the anti-emo forum. where there are no rules and only anarchy applies?
When I first threw out the idea(s) for this, I thought it would be a place for guests to post and try the site on for size! Which has happened to some degree, but, it turned more into a place where former disgruntled members could hit and run and present members can be anonymous. It was not intended to be a site for posting suggestions about the site, IMO.
Turning it into a "No rules, anarchy forum" would certainly apply to the term "free for all".
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well, i guess that if this forum is declared under anarchy rule than all bets are off.
it would have to be a gentlemany thing not to out people.
Well, if your going to have anarchy, then "outing" should be allowed! IMO
Don't allow or frown on "Outing" in the general forums where guests can post, unless it's something really nasty and outrageous!
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Suggestions I have:
We keep it as it is and change the name to what it really is: the Coward and shit stirrers forum.
We change the name to the suggestion box- posts about the site are kept anonymous, whilst other 'guest' posters are outed if a member asks.
We go with your suggestion and make it a 'gloves off' forum, no politeness, no pc bullshit and no rules about whether admins out members or not. If you're a site member and post here as a guest you take the chance that someone will out you.
We leave it just the way it is- no-one else gives a shit really :laugh:
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It was not intended to be a site for posting suggestions about the site, IMO.
But it says that's exactly what its for in the board description ???
We encourage mainly site discussion topics or issues that involve the site and suggestions to improve the site.
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It was not intended to be a site for posting suggestions about the site, IMO.
But it says that's exactly what its for in the board description ???
We encourage mainly site discussion topics or issues that involve the site and suggestions to improve the site.
I stand corrected, guess I don't read certain things after awhile. The third suggestion sounds intriguing and good! But, if it goes to the fourth suggestion.......I don't really give a shit! :-* ;)
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When the idea for this forum was first discussed it was supposed to be a place where people could post suggestions or about problems with the site without fear of having to face a back-lash if their idea went down badly. It seems that its rarely used for that purpose. Instead people are using it to post things that they don't want to put their name to. To me this goes against the whole principle of having to back up your words and to me that is anti-Intensity. Its cowardly and whilst I understand that some people use this forum to try stir things up a bit, why can't they do so and put their name to it?
So the question is- what do other members feel about this forum?
I have a hard enough time keeping up with stuff, without contradictions being deliberately introduced. I'd have to agree, it is the definition of anti-Intensity, the way I understand it. I kind of thought that once we become members of Intensity, that we no longer needed to have safety nets or airbags and that we can deal with the real world the way it is, feast or famine, rain or shine, Ginger or Maryann ...
I like your third suggestion.
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I have always use My username when I make a suggestion anywhere on the forum.
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I agree that it's cowardly for people who are already members to post here. I like the idea of keeping it for the people who want to try out the site without registering, but the admins should be able to out the cowards who say things they don't want to put their name too.
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i rather enjoy scrap heaps outside the box shenanigans.
he keeps things interesting.
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meh
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And what about the admins not 'outing' cowards guest posters?
I posted I was leaving at 12:40. You replied at 12:40;54. You're sitting here 2 hours later calling me a coward (behind my back since that was my "final post")
If you think I'm a coward, then thinking isn't your forte. The next time you have a thought........just let it go..
I'd punch you, but shit splatters. :finger: :finger: :finger:
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I agree that it's cowardly for people who are already members to post here. I like the idea of keeping it for the people who want to try out the site without registering, but the admins should be able to out the cowards who say things they don't want to put their name too.
Interesting how many people start throwing out the term "Coward" when my back is turned. I see alot of this shit and It's why this site is getting stale.
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I think this forum is harmless, as long as its rules dont spread to others.
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I'd go with PI's #3 suggestion as well. I don't really like how members use this forum to post anonymously. I don't think it's cowardly, exactly, but it's not particularly intense either.
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One last thought before I sign off for a while. There's a lot of bithcing about "emoness" "cowardice" "boring"and "Hiding your Identity" (ahem coughcallaway) One thing you realize after many years......
YOU ARE WHAT YOU HATE!
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If that's not trying to get the last word, then I don't know what is. ::)
Cowardly, if you ask me.
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If that's not trying to get the last word, then I don't know what is. ::)
Cowardly, if you ask me.
No, Again thinking isn't your forte. I'll respond when I get back. I just don't like shit being said BEHIND my back.
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And what about the admins not 'outing' cowards guest posters?
I posted I was leaving at 12:40. You replied at 12:40;54. You're sitting here 2 hours later calling me a coward (behind my back since that was my "final post")
If you think I'm a coward, then thinking isn't your forte. The next time you have a thought........just let it go..
I'd punch you, but shit splatters. :finger: :finger: :finger:
Actually I had already stated my opinion on this forum earlier in the day, this was a thread that came about after hearing other people's opinions on it because I wondered what everyone else thought. So I didn't say anything behind your back. My opinion on this forum is one I have had and stated since it was first set up so don't assume that I waited till the coast was clear to post about it ::)
Besides I'd hardly say that most of the guests posts you made were of cowardly shit-stirring variety, most of the them came across as lame-ass jokes to me and other one's you've made about site direction are the ones that belonged in here and actually started some serious discussion. I have to wonder though what was going through your head when you made guest posts though for you to assume I was singling you out to call a coward.
I was sincere in my post I made on the away/back thread- I hope you come back soon when your bout of male PMS has passsed :finger:
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One last thought before I sign off for a while. There's a lot of bithcing about "emoness" "cowardice" "boring"and "Hiding your Identity" (ahem coughcallaway) One thing you realize after many years......
YOU ARE WHAT YOU HATE!
Funny how one of the posts you made in this forum was about treading on eggshells on Intensity, yet you slag us for the same thing.
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Something I want to adress is that I think that intensity being a place where you are free to say what you want, but you have to back up your words was a poorly worded attempt at saying that you are free to say what you want, but you had better be preprepared to hear people excersizing their right to call you an idiot if you say something stupid, that they have a problem with, and you can't defend your idea for shit. Not that that is very eloquent itself, but saying you had better be prepared to back up your words is misleading. I don't have to back up my words. Nobody here has to back up their words. You need to back up your arguments if you don't want people thinking you're an idiot(like happeh), but you are free to spout nonsense constantly if you damn well please(like flo).
I think the spirit of intensity is not curtailing the flow of thought and opinion with bannings and censorship. The essence of intensity is to be allowed to say what you are thinking, not be forced to. Cowardly or not, if people don't want others to know that it is them who is doing some bit of thinking, it isn't violating the spirit of intensity.
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Fuck me. ::)
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Have a going away present Scrap - I thought it might help you get that sand out of your mangina while you're away. :eyebrows:
I thought you were bigger than this shit, sulky chops. :shitfan:
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Something I want to adress is that I think that intensity being a place where you are free to say what you want, but you have to back up your words was a poorly worded attempt at saying that you are free to say what you want, but you had better be preprepared to hear people excersizing their right to call you an idiot if you say something stupid, that they have a problem with, and you can't defend your idea for shit. Not that that is very eloquent itself, but saying you had better be prepared to back up your words is misleading. I don't have to back up my words. Nobody here has to back up their words. You need to back up your arguments if you don't want people thinking you're an idiot(like happeh), but you are free to spout nonsense constantly if you damn well please(like flo).
I think the spirit of intensity is not curtailing the flow of thought and opinion with bannings and censorship. The essence of intensity is to be allowed to say what you are thinking, not be forced to. Cowardly or not, if people don't want others to know that it is them who is doing some bit of thinking, it isn't violating the spirit of intensity.
Some interesting points nomaken, but shouldn't the members of Intensity actually get a say about the existence of a forum that allows guest posts? It was an idea that was suggested and the admins just ran with it, whilst I'm not saying they can't do so, members also have the right to voice their disapproval (for example, how peaguy did about Flo's forum).
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If that's not trying to get the last word, then I don't know what is. ::)
Cowardly, if you ask me.
No, Again thinking isn't your forte. I'll respond when I get back. I just don't like shit being said BEHIND my back.
How can it be behind your back when you returned to reply? Fool.
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i will ask him that question tomorrow, when we get together for lunch and a cock-tail.
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If the members don't want it, that is fine, but I don't think the basis should be upon it being anti-intensity or not. I don't think we'd lose any significant function by merging it, except the fun of posting anonymously occasionally. I know why people want to get rid of it, they don't like getting sniped at, without being able to bitch out the one responsible. But, and maybe this is just a theory of mind thing, I don't see why people care about the opinions of someone who is so insecure in their opinion that they refuse to take credit for it.
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i will ask him that question tomorrow, when we get together for lunch and a cock-tail.
That's when you'll drink and be all emo about this place?
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I see Scrapheap's taken the time to respond maturely. :laugh:
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I guess he finally did leave to attend his RL problems.
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i will ask him that question tomorrow, when we get together for lunch and a cock-tail.
That's when you'll drink and be all emo about this place?
you, odeon, are at the top of our agenda.
we will plot against you iver a couple of shirley temples and a garden salad (two forks).
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i will ask him that question tomorrow, when we get together for lunch and a cock-tail.
That's when you'll drink and be all emo about this place?
you, odeon, are at the top of our agenda.
we will plot against you iver a couple of shirley temples and a garden salad (two forks).
I fuckn knew it. I'll stage a coup before you can get back.
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:o
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i will ask him that question tomorrow, when we get together for lunch and a cock-tail.
That's when you'll drink and be all emo about this place?
you, odeon, are at the top of our agenda.
we will plot against you iver a couple of shirley temples and a garden salad (two forks).
I fuckn knew it. I'll stage a coup before you can get back.
So do we call you "Dear Leader" or "Fearless Leader". :-\
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Everyone must bow to our master, Odeon.
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I don't really care for the forum, but if it contradicts Intensity in any way to you, feel free to vote on it.
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i will ask him that question tomorrow, when we get together for lunch and a cock-tail.
That's when you'll drink and be all emo about this place?
you, odeon, are at the top of our agenda.
we will plot against you iver a couple of shirley temples and a garden salad (two forks).
I fuckn knew it. I'll stage a coup before you can get back.
So do we call you "Dear Leader" or "Fearless Leader". :-\
I like the latter title.
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HAIL :cheer:, OUR FEARLESS LEADER, ODEON!
Your throne awaits........ :fos:
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I don't really care for the forum, but if it contradicts Intensity in any way to you, feel free to vote on it.
Yeah I'm considering a vote but I wanted to get other people's views on it first and see what suggestions people had so we had clear options what to vote on.
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i think anonymous and guest postings shouldn't be allowed in here (free-for-all) cos it gives a free ticket to the cowards & low-self-esteem types to post in this forum
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i think anonymous and guest postings shouldn't be allowed in here (free-for-all) cos it gives a free ticket to the cowards & low-self-esteem types to post in this forum
you are so sexy when you have an opinion.
now keep that to yourself and c'mere you! :squit: