Should this Forum be renamed?

Doggie Daddy · Dec 4, 2009

cheri1122 said:
Jammin Jim stated a position, and I commented on it - you have a problem with that?

Not at all, I was merely suggesting a simple solution to what you consider to be a problem here on the forum.

I believe the chef has a right to post anything that he wishes,as long as it falls into compliance with the rules and there is really not a thing you can do about it.

I also believe that you have the right to think that posting "cut and paste" articles is a rude thing to do,but again,there is not a thing you can do about it.

RLENT · Dec 4, 2009

Doggie Daddy said:
Not at all, I was merely suggesting a simple solution to what you consider to be a problem here on the forum.

Ahhhh, yeeeaah ..... but that's not a solution ..... (you misunderstand the problem)

Doggie Daddy said:
I believe the chef has a right to post anything that he wishes,as long as it falls into compliance with the rules and there is really not a thing you can do about it.

.... it's really more like that Ron White routine:

"They told me I had the right to remain silent ... but I just didn't have the ability ..."

Doggie Daddy said:
I also believe that you have the right to think that posting "cut and paste" articles is a rude thing to do,but again,there is not a thing you can do about it.

.... and nana-nana-boo-boo .....

greg334 · Dec 4, 2009

jaminjim said:
For me it has little to do with agreeing with or disagreeing with the topic of the thread. But it gets tiresome to see an entire page of posts all the same subject, same theme, just a rehash from a lot of Obama haters that most people have never heard of. If you find the same subject but it's an article from the WSJ or a reputable organization great. Post it comment on it state your views and lets discuss.

But the constant name calling (by posting crap about Obama) reminds me of a bunch of second graders ragging on the red headed kid. Twenty posts half of which are from dubious sources does nothing. Five hundred threads since April of this year.

Face it our guy didn't win, we'll get them next election.

Well I kind of agree with you on this point and this is what I am driving at, not just about Chef but in general with others too. The line for me is the suorce and the idea of a reputable organization being used is where the problem is for me.

See Jim I don't view the legitimacy of many of the former news outlets simply because they are as 'evil' as the blogs you are pointing out. They shifted from objective journalism to opinion journalism and they are as good as a review of Rachel Ray by Martha Stewart is.

cheri1122 · Dec 4, 2009

Doggie Daddy said:
Not at all, I was merely suggesting a simple solution to what you consider to be a problem here on the forum.
I'd already suggested a solution: the Chef can email the articles to those who appreciate his 'finding' them. Though it reminds me of the saying "Give a man a fish, etc"
It's also highly ironic that you offer advice that you don't take yourself, eh? [You're not ignoring my comments, for example.]

I believe the chef has a right to post anything that he wishes,as long as it falls into compliance with the rules and there is really not a thing you can do about it.
Of course he has the right, and everyone else has the right to comment.

I also believe that you have the right to think that posting "cut and paste" articles is a rude thing to do,but again,there is not a thing you can do about it.

Actually, there is: I can stand up and say so, which is what I did.
And just for clarification: posting cut & paste isn't rude in and of itself - it becomes rude when it floods, wallpapers, or otherwise dominates a forum, as it has done in this case.

jaminjim · Dec 4, 2009

Doggie Daddy said:
You could click the ignore button,or simply skip by the posts that you don't like. But I guess that would be too simple eh?

No Daddy that isn't to hard, and I do skip by 95% of Dennis's posts. But on the rare occasion that he posts something TRUE and informative then I would miss out on a possible great conversation.

But wouldn't fewer TRUE posts with his own words telling what he actually thought about a topic be more effective. It's hard to take a guy seriously when he has stated that he does not have a clue if what he is posting is correct and doesn't care if it's based on any facts. Because he hasn't broken a written rule. Just one of common sense.

RLENT · Dec 4, 2009

cheri1122 said:
posting cut & paste isn't rude in and of itself - it becomes rude when it floods, wallpapers, or otherwise dominates a forum, as it has done in this case.

Yeah, exactly .... and besides: I mean why bother actually having a conversation with someone .... when you can just drown them out instead ? .....

jaminjim · Dec 4, 2009

Quote:
Originally Posted by cheri1122
posting cut & paste isn't rude in and of itself - it becomes rude when it floods, wallpapers, or otherwise dominates a forum, as it has done in this case.

Rlent said.
Yeah, exactly .... and besides: I mean why bother actually having a conversation with someone .... when you can just drown them out instead ? .....

All without saying anything.

Doggie Daddy · Dec 4, 2009

cheri1122 said:
Actually, there is: I can stand up and say so, which is what I did.
And just for clarification: posting cut & paste isn't rude in and of itself - it becomes rude when it floods, wallpapers, or otherwise dominates a forum, as it has done in this case.

And I agree you have the right to say it,just as the chef has the right to keep on doing exactly what he is doing.

AIN'T AMERICA GREAT !!!

jaminjim · Dec 4, 2009

Doggie Daddy said:
And I agree you have the right to say it,just as the chef has the right to keep on doing exactly what he is doing.

AIN'T AMERICA GREAT !!!

So do you support/agree with what the Chef is doing? Or do you just think it's one of his rights? Or both?

RLENT · Dec 4, 2009

jaminjim said:
All without saying anything.

............................

muttly · Dec 4, 2009

Doggie Daddy said:
You could click the ignore button,or simply skip by the posts that you don't like. But I guess that would be too simple eh?

Exactly. Must be stange concept for some. Maybe it is because Chef posts things that some people don't want to know the truth about and don't want other people to know the truth about.

I think your posts hit a nerve Chef. Time to redouble your efforts.

cheri1122 · Dec 4, 2009

muttly said:
Exactly. Must be stange concept for some.
Exactly: it is a strange concept, the 'ignore' feature - that's what people do when THEY don't want to know.
Maybe it is because Chef posts things that some people don't want to know the truth about and don't want other people to know the truth about. I think your posts hit a nerve Chef. Time to redouble your efforts.

The Chef has admitted that he has NO IDEA whether any of the cut & paste articles are 'truth', so you're barking up the wrong tree there, Mutt.

jaminjim · Dec 4, 2009

muttly said:
Exactly. Must be stange concept for some. Maybe it is because Chef posts things that some people don't want to know the truth about and don't want other people to know the truth about. I think your posts hit a nerve Chef. Time to redouble your efforts.

Gee you got me there. Oh wait Chef said that he has no idea whether they are true or not and that he really didn't care. Is that how you form your opinions?

jaminjim · Dec 4, 2009

cheri1122 said:
The Chef has admitted that he has NO IDEA whether any of the cut & paste articles are 'truth', so you're barking up the wrong tree there, Mutt.

Barking up the wrong tree, funny

RLENT · Dec 4, 2009

muttly said:
Maybe it is because Chef posts things that some people don't want to know the truth about and don't want other people to know the truth about.

Yeah, yeah .... that's it ......

muttly said:
I think your posts hit a nerve Chef.

Ya figger ?

muttly said:
Time to redouble your efforts.

Congratulations - you have beat out all other contenders and I am now pleased to award the first (of many to come):

"Most Utterly Retarded Soapbox Posting of the Week"

jaminjim · Dec 4, 2009

RLENT posted
Most Utterly Retarded Soapbox Posting of the Week"

Dang I was glad he vaulted into first place, I was starting to worry.

RLENT · Dec 4, 2009

RLENT said:
Yeah, exactly .... and besides: I mean why bother actually having a conversation with someone .... when you can just drown them out instead ? .....

Possible collorary:

"If one is incapable of having a conversation with others, you have no choice but to drown them out.

cheri1122 · Dec 4, 2009

Another possible corollary: if one wishes to engage in a battle of wits without possessing weapons, one can simply borrow them. [Trusting that the gun was properly loaded, of course]

OntarioVanMan · Dec 4, 2009

And I cut and paste some light hearted good news and the nay sayers...Obama haters, belittle every point, because if it were good news that would make the big O look good and we can't have that...not in here....A bunch of grumpy ole men they are....