My soon-to-be fiancé and I

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

Well, I've gotta say... marrying into a Wiccan family is definitely less weird than this thread turned out to be.

Anyway, congrats.

yeah, the whole word thing was rather rude

[FEMA Camp Administrator]

A belated Merry Christmas to all.  In the spirit of forgiveness to our foes taught by Jesus called Christ of Nazareth, I will let this thread remain open.

Are you saying that your foes are taught by Jesus, or that forgiveness was taught by Jesus?

Reading comprehension...

...shows that this is an example of syntactic ambiguity, in the spirit of "Franzl saw the man who killed Cathcon with binoculars."  The linguist approves.

I know what Mikado meant, I was making sure Mikado knew. The example sentence is hilarious, though.

[Lunar]

A belated Merry Christmas to all.  In the spirit of forgiveness to our foes taught by Jesus called Christ of Nazareth, I will let this thread remain open.

The moderators have more or less agreed that banned posters who have come back to troll with sock accounts should not be allowed to return.  So in the name of xmas ending, he has been muted by yours truly until Dave returns from his personal life to finish the deed. fyi for all.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

A belated Merry Christmas to all.  In the spirit of forgiveness to our foes taught by Jesus called Christ of Nazareth, I will let this thread remain open.

The moderators have more or less agreed that banned posters who have come back to troll with sock accounts should not be allowed to return.  So in the name of xmas ending, he has been muted by yours truly until Dave returns from his personal life to finish the deed. fyi for all.

I think his postings have been better than ever.....and not personal in nature.  A poor decision, imo.

[The Mikado]

Well, pretty much all of us were in agreement to some degree on this one.  If you're permanently banned, you shouldn't be allowed to return.  We kind of slipped up with Ogis IMO. 

[Gustaf]

A belated Merry Christmas to all.  In the spirit of forgiveness to our foes taught by Jesus called Christ of Nazareth, I will let this thread remain open.

The moderators have more or less agreed that banned posters who have come back to troll with sock accounts should not be allowed to return.  So in the name of xmas ending, he has been muted by yours truly until Dave returns from his personal life to finish the deed. fyi for all.

I think his postings have been better than ever.....and not personal in nature.  A poor decision, imo.

That isn't necessarily relevant though. If a ban is to have any kind of meaning it has to be upheld.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

A belated Merry Christmas to all.  In the spirit of forgiveness to our foes taught by Jesus called Christ of Nazareth, I will let this thread remain open.

The moderators have more or less agreed that banned posters who have come back to troll with sock accounts should not be allowed to return.  So in the name of xmas ending, he has been muted by yours truly until Dave returns from his personal life to finish the deed. fyi for all.

I think his postings have been better than ever.....and not personal in nature.  A poor decision, imo.

That isn't necessarily relevant though. If a ban is to have any kind of meaning it has to be upheld.

Well there's nothing any of us can do about it, since you guys control the buttons, but a blanket zero exception policy isn't always a wise policy.  His postings don't warrant this action and he's clearly going out of his way to show he's changed, but again, there's nothing we can do about it....except express our view of it.

Oh and I'm not attacking Lunar or anyone, just talking, that's all.

[Lunar]

Well there's nothing any of us can do about it, since you guys control the buttons, but a blanketzero exception policy isn't always a wise policy.  His postings don't warrant this actions and he's clearly going out of his way to show he's changed, but again, there's nothing we can do about it....except express our view of it.

He has not been banned again yet, only silenced until Dave returns.  If you have any viewpoint on the matter, bring it up with him.

We are not a rehab center for troubled youth.  Hamilton could come back and act normal as well, it does not mean that he should be allowed to.  A ban is a ban, regardless how likable someone is or appears to be.  If a ban is to have any meaning, it has to be enforced consistently.

If an exception is to be made, it needs to be made deliberatively.

I should be clear, since I just got a barrage of PMs from Ziggy, that when banned posters return, we maxinfract their posts without any rhyme or reason to temporarily silence them.  When I said "returned with sock accounts to troll" I am referring to his hyper-Christian troll account.

I'm not sure how much more on the matter I have to say.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Well there's nothing any of us can do about it, since you guys control the buttons, but a blanketzero exception policy isn't always a wise policy.  His postings don't warrant this actions and he's clearly going out of his way to show he's changed, but again, there's nothing we can do about it....except express our view of it.

He has not been banned, only silenced until Dave returns.  If you have any viewpoint on the matter, bring it up with him.

We are not a rehab center for troubled youth.  Hamilton could come back and act normal as well, it does not mean that he should be allowed to.  A ban is a ban, regardless how likable someone is or appears to be.

I should be clear, since I just got a barrage of PMs from Ziggy, that when banned posters return, we maxinfract their posts without any rhyme or reason to temporarily silence them.  When I said "returned with sock accounts to troll" I am referring to his hyper-Christian troll account.

I'm not sure how much more on the matter I have to say.

You might have missed the last sentence of my post that I added, since I knew you'd read it wrong

[Lunar]

I added a few to mine as well, heh.  No worries.  Some posters who are banned are popular among certain segments of the forum community (like Hamilton, Libertas, etc.) and some level of complaining seems to be inevitable.

Petition Dave if you'd like to see the ban lifted, there's a decent chance he'll agree, but until we hear word from him on the matter, I think the silencing is appropriate and fair.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

Petition Dave if you'd like to see the ban lifted, there's a decent chance he'll agree, but until we hear word from him on the matter, I think the silencing is appropriate and fair.

Ok, I did........thanks.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

History of this thread:

An reformed antichrist finds a way out of hell and shows off his antichrist fiancée...
Satanic symbols are discussed...
A christian shows off his christian family...
People debate words...
A dispute ensues over the style of the All-American-Girl-Next-Door-Type...
A guilty live dog stands over an innocent dead deer...
Season greetings are exchanged...
Nazis show up in the streets and round up the antichrist...
People protest the nazis...
Appeals are made to the lead nazi to free the antichrist...

Audience is left wondering what comes next....

[k-onmmunist]

jmfsct reminds me of Ned Flanders.

[k-onmmunist]

I just finished reading this thread.

Slaughterhouse Five now seems quite normal by comparison.

[memphis]

jmfsct reminds me of Ned Flanders.

Nah, Ned was humble and wasn't preachy.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

jmfsct reminds me of Ned Flanders.

Nah, Ned was humble and wasn't preachy.

shucks, just when I'm about to compare myself to Master Po in Kung Fu, you have to mention the word "humble"....then I'll just have to settle for Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport.

[Grumpier Than Uncle Joe]

jmfsct reminds me of Ned Flanders.

Nah, Ned was humble and wasn't preachy.

shucks, just when I'm about to compare myself to Master Po in Kung Fu, you have to mention the word "humble"....then I'll just have to settle for Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport.

I'd compare you to:

[angus]

History of this thread:

An reformed antichrist finds a way out of hell and shows off his antichrist fiancée...
Satanic symbols are discussed...
A christian shows off his christian family...
People debate words...
A dispute ensues over the style of the All-American-Girl-Next-Door-Type...
A guilty live dog stands over an innocent dead deer...
Season greetings are exchanged...
Nazis show up in the streets and round up the antichrist...
People protest the nazis...
Appeals are made to the lead nazi to free the antichrist...

Audience is left wondering what comes next....

The gratuitous Simpson's reference would be in order.

Oh, I see someone's done that.  I would have gone with "Worst.  Thread.  Description.  Ever."  But Flanders works just as well.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

lol

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

jmfsct reminds me of Ned Flanders.

Nah, Ned was humble and wasn't preachy.

shucks, just when I'm about to compare myself to Master Po in Kung Fu, you have to mention the word "humble"....then I'll just have to settle for Jean-Claude Van Damme in Bloodsport.

I'd compare you to:

does the term "buzzkill" mean anything to you?

[Keystone Phil]

does the term "buzzkill" mean anything to you?

Of course but we like to use its synonym: "jmfcst."

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

does the term "buzzkill" mean anything to you?

Of course but we like to use its synonym: "jmfcst."

don't be so hard on yourself

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ah, I just noticed she is a Longhorns fan.  that moves her up a couple of pegs

(someday, this thread's gonna end...but today is not that day  )

[angus]

ah, I just noticed she is a Longhorns fan.  that moves her up a couple of pegs

(someday, this thread's gonna end...but today is not that day  )

I thought you were a Cougar.  Hook 'em Horns would make her the enemy.  Or maybe that's true only if you're an aggie.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

ah, I just noticed she is a Longhorns fan.  that moves her up a couple of pegs

(someday, this thread's gonna end...but today is not that day  )

I thought you were a Cougar.  Hook 'em Horns would make her the enemy.  Or maybe that's true only if you're an aggie.

I am a Cougar, but Austin isn't that far away and is a former SWC member, so I do cheer for them.  Of couse, my post wasn't seriously about UT cause that aint the Hook em Horns sign she is making.