Gloating Truce

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I have a nasty feeling that  tomorrow evening/night/morning a lot of gloating and self pity is going to happen here...

And I do NOT want to see that happen.

Here's my suggestions to avoid it:

1. Set up a "Gloat" thread and a "Mope" thread
2. Encourage gloaters/mopers to head to gwbush.com or freerepublic.com
3. Sign a pledge not to do either

Please note that gloating about getting ever state and % correct is fine. That's not what I'm worried about. What I'm worried about is threads with titles like:

BIN LADEN/OIL MEN IS/ARE HAPPY NOW THAT KERRY/BUSH IS [STILL] PRESIDENT

FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE WHIPPED YOU'RE ASS!!!!!!!!!

BUSH IS BACK!!! NOW YOU COMMIES WILL PAY!!!!
KERRY'S BEATEN BUSH!!! NOW YOU NAZI'S WILL PAY!!!

NADER WAS THE TRUE WINNER!!!!!!

etc etc etc

[Reds4]

I agree to this, I hope everyone will. Let's be civil. We disagree on the issues and candidates I'm sure Al, but you seem to be a fair minded person, which I appreciate.

[Silent Hunter]

I agree too. And I won't gloat either way.

[Light Touch]

Not sure I could gloat...

[Gabu]

I had hoped someone would bring this up.  Yes, I'll pledge not to do this.  I wouldn't really look forward to logging on if Bush wins and seeing 50,000 topics bashing liberals and praising how socialism has been defeated, so I won't do anything like that to conservatives if Kerry wins.

[ATFFL]

I agree. 

WIth the exception that I will gloat if my dog turns out to be accurate.

[AuH2O]

I'll only gloat on the accuracy of my predictions, not because Bush wins.

[The Vorlon]

No Gloating... sure....

And magic pigs will fly through the air and dance Romeo & Juliet in Central park while pigions suddenly learn to play the flute to provide background music.

[Jake]

I'm going to gloat only if Bush breaks 300.

[Erc]

We all should have the right to gloat about one thing...but otherwise we should keep civil.


I have the right to gloat if Bush wins NH.  Other people will have the right to gloat if Kerry wins VA.  And so on.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

No Gloating... sure....

And magic pigs will fly through the air and dance Romeo & Juliet in Central park while pigions suddenly learn to play the flute to provide background music.

That's it :-)

Seriously, I expect some gloating but the possibility of this board turning into a partisan screech owl contest... is bad...

[M]

I agree, certainly. Good idea, Al, just hope everyone honors it.

Vorlon, what's your Kentucky prediction?

[angus]

capulets = Bush supporters
montagues = Kerry supporters

anyone?

[12th Doctor]

I can make no promises.

Personally, if Bush loses I be pretty sad and probably pretty drunk.  Not a good combo.

[Volrath50]

If, by some freak chance, Bandarik manages to win *snicker*, I think the Libertarians should be allowed to gloat.

[Erc]

capulets = Bush supporters
montagues = Kerry supporters

anyone?

So one of the Bush twins is Juliet and Chris Heinz is Romeo?

*me shivers in terror*

[angus]

If, by some freak chance, Bandarik manages to win *snicker*, I think the Libertarians should be allowed to gloat.

yeah, and if socialist candidate James Harris wins, I think the hardcore leftists should be allowed a gloat as well.

and if Nader wins, Osama can gloat 

[J. J.]

If George W. Bush carries NJ, you all are invited to show up at the safety island at Broad and Erie to kiss my semi-white ____________ !  :-)

[Blue Rectangle]

I'll only gloat on the accuracy of my predictions, not because Bush wins.

Yeah, if my prediction nails it, I'll be gloating.

If Bush wins by more than 3 points, he will be able to claim a mandate.  There's a fine line between celebrating a mandate and gloating.  I promise not to gloat for the sake of gloating.

Also: if Nader falls below 0.5%, then BRTD should be allowed to gloat for the next year or so.

[DFLofMN]

 I will only mope if my MN goes for Bush.  If MN goes for Bush and he wins, I will be hanging out with my friend Sam Adams for quite some time.

[shankbear]

ANGUS, to get to the gloat/no gloat point we have to remember.....first, we kill all the lawyers.....

[iosip]

if kerry wins, then gloat i will.

all the republicans ever do is gloat, and it's only fair that we reciprocate.

[Bogart]

I can't promise no gloating. I can agree to no partisan hackery (word?).

If Kerry wins, I'll return to the favorite activity of the loyal Opposition--taking pot shots at Kerry like the Dems have been doing for the last four years.

[Platypus]

*signs*

[© tweed]

I have a nasty feeling that  tomorrow evening/night/morning a lot of gloating and self pity is going to happen here...

And I do NOT want to see that happen.

Here's my suggestions to avoid it:

1. Set up a "Gloat" thread and a "Mope" thread
2. Encourage gloaters/mopers to head to gwbush.com or freerepublic.com
3. Sign a pledge not to do either

Please note that gloating about getting ever state and % correct is fine. That's not what I'm worried about. What I'm worried about is threads with titles like:

BIN LADEN/OIL MEN IS/ARE HAPPY NOW THAT KERRY/BUSH IS [STILL] PRESIDENT

FRAUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

WE WHIPPED YOU'RE ASS!!!!!!!!!

BUSH IS BACK!!! NOW YOU COMMIES WILL PAY!!!!
KERRY'S BEATEN BUSH!!! NOW YOU NAZI'S WILL PAY!!!

NADER WAS THE TRUE WINNER!!!!!!

etc etc etc

I will not agree to this truce.

We've waited for 500 days for the election and cannot gloat?  ---