Can we please have a flameworthy/unpopular thread?

[Deleted]

As usual, I have nothing of worth to contribute, but would appreciate anyone else's contributions as I try to think of something that isn't incredibly lame

[aurora]

No.







(Isn't that an unpopular reply?)

[Kore]

After an epic battle between CEP & ML yesterday, the popular opinion is that mods are held to a higher standard than the average poster. So I'm not allowed to be flameworthy. Sorry :-#

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2013 17:44:55 GMT -5 @champagna said:

lol, v. You really like these threads.

I have unpopular opinions, but when these threads come up, my mind goes blank and I have nothing to contribute.

I'm a big fan of drama

But yeah, I feel like I spend all day with nasty and unpopular ideas in my head, but then I start a thread like this and my brain turns all Pollyanna on me.

[smock]

Feb 12, 2013 17:46:16 GMT -5 Kore said:

After an epic battle between CEP & ML yesterday, the popular opinion is that mods are held to a higher standard than the average poster. So I'm not allowed to be flameworthy. Sorry :-#

lol Kore!

You're allowed to be flameworthy, you just might want to avoid c&p'ing reported threads. Which, hey, now we can't even see reported threads, so this shouldn't be an issue!

[soozy87]

Apparently this is flameworthy. I don't think boys should wear girl clothes, make-up, etc.

[Kore]

Feb 12, 2013 17:48:32 GMT -5 smock said:

Feb 12, 2013 17:46:16 GMT -5 Kore said:

After an epic battle between CEP & ML yesterday, the popular opinion is that mods are held to a higher standard than the average poster. So I'm not allowed to be flameworthy. Sorry :-#

lol Kore!

You're allowed to be flameworthy, you just might want to avoid c&p'ing reported threads. Which, hey, now we can't even see reported threads, so this shouldn't be an issue!

Better safe than sorry

I love message boards. Epic battles one day, completely forgotten the next.

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2013 17:46:16 GMT -5 Kore said:

After an epic battle between CEP & ML yesterday, the popular opinion is that mods are held to a higher standard than the average poster. So I'm not allowed to be flameworthy. Sorry :-#

What happened?

[Kore]

Feb 12, 2013 17:50:13 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Apparently this is flameworthy. I don't think boys should wear girl clothes, make-up, etc.

Of your expressed opinions, this is pretty tame/completely expected.

[cjeanette]

Feb 12, 2013 17:46:16 GMT -5 Kore said:

After an epic battle between CEP & ML yesterday, the popular opinion is that mods are held to a higher standard than the average poster. So I'm not allowed to be flameworthy. Sorry :-#

You had to bring it up again.  I am going to go start a MMM/S&B board war to keep you busy.

[smock]

Uh oh, Kore, you stepped in it this time!

[Deleted]

Am I the only one who can never really understand ML drama? I'm not sure whether I'm too dense to get what's going on, or just too lazy to sort through 10 pages of GIFs and inside jokes to try to figure out WTF is going on.

[Deleted]

Feb 12, 2013 17:50:13 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Apparently this is flameworthy. I don't think boys should wear girl clothes, make-up, etc.

I guess we'll never be neighbors, because that's like half the crowd on my block on Thursday through Saturday nights

[cjeanette]

Feb 12, 2013 17:54:41 GMT -5 v said:

Am I the only one who can never really understand ML drama? I'm not sure whether I'm too dense to easily get what's going on, or just too lazy to sort through 10 pages of GIFs and inside jokes to try to figure out WTF is going on.

It's the GIFs.  I lack the patience to scroll through them all.

[Kore]

Feb 12, 2013 17:52:19 GMT -5 @redbellpeppers said:

Feb 12, 2013 17:46:16 GMT -5 Kore said:

After an epic battle between CEP & ML yesterday, the popular opinion is that mods are held to a higher standard than the average poster. So I'm not allowed to be flameworthy. Sorry :-#

What happened?

It's SO dumb. The recap won't be as fun as the event. Basically, a CEPer with a grudge for cjoy accused her of abusing her mod powers when she C&P'd a (public) post from Starting Over. The SO post was deleted 20 mins later, and cjoy left her post up. This happened Friday. For whatever reason, it became a big fucking deal yesterday. cjoy's post was never reported or anything, and was very typical C&P stuff. I can understand why people think she should have deleted her C&P, but it had nothing to do with her mod powers, nor was her post ever reported. Cue 300-response post on CEP, 200 response post on ML, and 150 response post on the mod board. MM was oblivious :-p

[Muddled]

Feb 12, 2013 17:50:13 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Apparently this is flameworthy. I don't think boys should wear girl clothes, make-up, etc.

Shocking.

Do you think that girls should be able to wear traditionally boy clothes -- pants, button-downs, jeans, jackets...? Is it acceptable for a girl to have short hair or like the color blue?

[Kore]

Feb 12, 2013 17:56:11 GMT -5 cjeanette said:

Feb 12, 2013 17:54:41 GMT -5 v said:

Am I the only one who can never really understand ML drama? I'm not sure whether I'm too dense to easily get what's going on, or just too lazy to sort through 10 pages of GIFs and inside jokes to try to figure out WTF is going on.

It's the GIFs.  I lack the patience to scroll through them all.

The app won't show most GIFs. It's awesome. lol.

[upupandaway]

I thought something last night as I watched the news. The Navy Seal (The Shooter) who is down on his luck. And my thought is: you couldn't stick it out for another three years in a desk job to secure a 50% pension for the rest of your life? Seriously?

[soozy87]

Feb 12, 2013 17:56:54 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Feb 12, 2013 17:50:13 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Apparently this is flameworthy. I don't think boys should wear girl clothes, make-up, etc.

Shocking.

Do you think that girls should be able to wear traditionally boy clothes -- pants, button-downs, jeans, jackets...? Is it acceptable for a girl to have short hair or like the color blue?

I think there is more wiggle room for girls. So, yes to all of those things.

[Muddled]

Feb 12, 2013 17:56:25 GMT -5 Kore said:

Feb 12, 2013 17:52:19 GMT -5 @redbellpeppers said:

What happened?

It's SO dumb. The recap won't be as fun as the event. Basically, a CEPer with a grudge for cjoy accused her of abusing her mod powers when she C&P'd a (public) post from Starting Over. The SO post was deleted 20 mins later, and cjoy left her post up. This happened Friday. For whatever reason, it became a big fucking deal yesterday. cjoy's post was never reported or anything, and was very typical C&P stuff. I can understand why people think she should have deleted her C&P, but it had nothing to do with her mod powers, nor was her post ever reported. Cue 300-response post on CEP, 200 response post on ML, and 150 response post on the mod board. MM was oblivious :-p

I don't think it was actually about a grudge. I think it was the fact that a moderator who had the power to delete a post that was reported for containing personal info chose to C&P said post. People would have been upset if it had been anybody.

[Muddled]

Feb 12, 2013 17:58:50 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Feb 12, 2013 17:56:54 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Shocking.

Do you think that girls should be able to wear traditionally boy clothes -- pants, button-downs, jeans, jackets...? Is it acceptable for a girl to have short hair or like the color blue?

I think there is more wiggle room for girls. So, yes to all of those things.

Why am I not surprised by this. ugh.

[Kore]

Feb 12, 2013 17:59:47 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Feb 12, 2013 17:56:25 GMT -5 Kore said:

It's SO dumb. The recap won't be as fun as the event. Basically, a CEPer with a grudge for cjoy accused her of abusing her mod powers when she C&P'd a (public) post from Starting Over. The SO post was deleted 20 mins later, and cjoy left her post up. This happened Friday. For whatever reason, it became a big fucking deal yesterday. cjoy's post was never reported or anything, and was very typical C&P stuff. I can understand why people think she should have deleted her C&P, but it had nothing to do with her mod powers, nor was her post ever reported. Cue 300-response post on CEP, 200 response post on ML, and 150 response post on the mod board. MM was oblivious :-p

I don't think it was actually about a grudge. I think it was the fact that a moderator who had the power to delete a post that was reported for containing personal info chose to C&P said post. People would have been upset if it had been anybody.

There's definitely a grudge. And whether it contained personal enough info for another board's mod to step in is still up for debate.

[smock]

Feb 12, 2013 17:58:50 GMT -5 soozy87 said:

Feb 12, 2013 17:56:54 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Shocking.

Do you think that girls should be able to wear traditionally boy clothes -- pants, button-downs, jeans, jackets...? Is it acceptable for a girl to have short hair or like the color blue?

I think there is more wiggle room for girls. So, yes to all of those things.

Soozy, why is it cool for girls to wear "boy" clothes, but not vice versa?

[pugz]

I think Valentine's Day is stupid. Although it is a great excuse to have expensive wine and cheese. And chocolate.

[Kore]

PS: It's Mardi Gras & I'm drunk. I don't actually think I can't post fun things anymore (kiss)

[cjeanette]

Feb 12, 2013 18:01:42 GMT -5 Kore said:

Feb 12, 2013 17:59:47 GMT -5 Muddled said:

I don't think it was actually about a grudge. I think it was the fact that a moderator who had the power to delete a post that was reported for containing personal info chose to C&P said post. People would have been upset if it had been anybody.

There's definitely a grudge. And whether it contained personal enough info for another board's mod to step in is still up for debate.

No one said she should have stepped in.  She was accused of clicking on the post when the admin box popped up and then sharing it.  

Now I am backing away before I suddenly become Pixy.  It's a slippery slope yo.

[aurora]

Feb 12, 2013 18:03:25 GMT -5 pugz said:

I think Valentine's Day is stupid. Although it is a great excuse to have expensive wine and cheese. And chocolate.

I don't see anything flameful or unpopular in this opinion.  DH and I and a lot of people we know don't celebrate Valentine's Day.

And wine, cheese, and chocolate are always good.

[niq]

Feb 12, 2013 18:04:27 GMT -5 Kore said:

PS: It's Mardi Gras & I'm drunk. I don't actually think I can't post fun things anymore (kiss)

Isn't that an excuse to post more fun things and blame it on the booze afterwards?

[nickyd2006]

Feb 12, 2013 17:58:20 GMT -5 upupandaway said:

I thought something last night as I watched the news. The Navy Seal (The Shooter) who is down on his luck. And my thought is: you couldn't stick it out for another three years in a desk job to secure a 50% pension for the rest of your life? Seriously?

DH was like, wow, this dude's a real life Rambo! Anyway, I don't know about ML or SO drama, I'm too concerned about my bank accounts and budgeting. I like it that way.

[lime]

UO- I don't like GS cookies.